Dear Minister of Parliament, We are writing to you on behalf of the Uyghur community in Aotearoa New Zealand, and as a coalition of organisations and individuals concerned about the actions of the state of the People's Republic of China towards the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities living in China. As you can imagine, the small Uyghur community of Aotearoa New Zealand holds deep concerns for their family members back home affected by the actions of the Chinese government. Members of the Uyghur community here who also fear for their safety, and therefore prefer to remain anonymous, want you to hear the following pleas: “The New Zealand Government has condemned China multiple times on different stages including at the UN Forum. We appreciate the Government for speaking out against human rights violations against Uyghur people. But it is time to put the words into action and help the Uyghur community abroad who escaped China from persecution but living in limbo. Thousands of Uyghurs need urgent help in several countries, facing a lot of uncertainty including risk of being deported back to China. We request New Zealand Government to accept Uyghur Refugees as part of Refugee Quota Programme so that they can safely settle here and build their future without fear of being persecuted.” "Being a small community, we would welcome more Uyghurs calling New Zealand home. We are committed to being contributing members of New Zealand society and many of us have been successful in our careers here. However, we often feel marginalised, ignored, and alone. Uyghur refugees cannot go back home as they are facing severe persecution, and are amongst the most vulnerable of diaspora groups. Bringing more Uyghurs to New Zealand will help some of the most persecuted of people find safety. It will strengthen and enrich our community and New Zealand alike." "When I see a group of people doing family barbecue in a park with their relatives, I tell myself, one day. One day this will happen to me." We are writing to ask that you consider working with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in carving a path through our Refugee Quota Programme so that members of Uyghur community here can reconnect with their families and those currently displaced overseas can find safety in New Zealand from persecution. We know this is possible, because it has been done before with the Rohingya. So we invite you, as you firm up your plans for the change you intend to make in the 53rd New Zealand Parliament, to consider this being part of the change you make. As a coalition of concerned citizens we would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you. Yours sincerely,

Based on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women’s recommendations, we ask you to: ➜ Adopt a comprehensive and cross-party strategy on preventing and ending gender based violence against women; ➜ Run public awareness and behavioural change programmes in collaboration with teachers and the media, including social media, to promote understanding and prevention of violence against women, and encourage victims and witnesses to report violence; ➜ Allocate adequate resources to comprehensive and evidence-based prevention of violence against women; ➜ Ensure that every woman in Aotearoa New Zealand, from every community and background, has access to culturally appropriate domestic and sexual violence support and healing services when and where they need it.

When you announced the increase in the Overseas Development Assistance earlier this year you said we can and must show the international community that New Zealand is serious in addressing the global and regional challenges and helping people in need.[1] We ask you now to help people in need by doubling the refugee quota to 1500. You supported raising the quota last year from 750 to 1000 - New Zealand can provide the opportunity to live in peaceful, caring communities to 500 more men, women and children, and we believe we should do it. This is such a small number in the big scheme of things, but will mean so much to those families seeking a chance to rebuild their lives. The world needs us now.

We request that the 2016 Defence White Paper proposal to spend an extra $20 billion over the next 15 years be reconsidered, and instead that this money be redirected into purposeful peacemaking and non-violent ends - specifically on child safety education and other welfare work.

Help us stop the export of live animals from Port Taranaki. We, the undersigned, request that Taranaki Regional Council, as sole shareholder in Port Taranaki, directs the Port to cease the export of live farmed animals.

1. Stop providing sponsorship, funding and support to the annual NZ Defence Industry expo, and militarisation. 2. Redirect the “Vote Defence Budget” for urgent housing, educational, health, social and environmental needs, and for supporting an increased refugee intake from war torn countries. 3. Support a strong stand for peace. Kia kaha. PETIHANA HOUHANGA RONGO Kaua e whakaae ki te hui taonga-patu, me te pōwhiri i ngā waka pora ki roto i o mātou puaha. Ki te Whare o Raro o te Pāremata o Aotearoa Ko tā mātou: He whenua Karihi-Kore Houhanga Rongo a Aotearoa. E mautohe ana mātou i te utu nui e haumi ana i ngā waonga pakanga, e kore e taitu ana i te whakatuatea, engari ka akiaki kē i te whakarekereke, ki hea noa iho he pakanga mutunga kore. E kore mātou e whakaae ana ki te tautoko o te Paremata i te hui taonga-patu mo ngā rōpu taonga patu o te ao. Ko te 16 me te 17 o Whiringa-ā-rangi ngā rā kua whiriwhiria mo tēnei hui ki Tāmaki Makau Rau, ā, ko te rōpu hanga taonga-patu nui ake o te ao, hanga taonga-patu kōrihi hoki, a Lockheed Martin, te tino kaitautoko o tēnei hui. E whakatakoto ana mātou, o Aotearoa, i te mānuka ki te Paremata: 1. Kāti te tautoko i te hui a tau o te Roopu Waonga o Aotearoa, me te mahi whakareri mo te pakanga. 2. Tākoha i te moni mo te “Vote Defence Budget” ki ngā raru pāpori, ngā raru whare, ngā raru kura, ngā raru hauora, ngā raru taiao, me te tautoko i te whakanuia i te āheinga ki te pōwhiri i ngā rerenga mai ngā motu e kaha pakanga ana. 3. Tū kaha mo te houhanga a rongo.

We are calling on the Minister of Transport, Michael Wood, to implement free bus fares for tertiary and high school students across New Zealand.

Cervical cancer is now preventable. The new screening programme must be FREE OF CHARGE. Please become a champion to eradicate cervical cancer in Aotearoa in our lifetime - sign this petition, share it on social media and let your MP know that the upcoming programme should be at no cost to you or your whānau.

Update the Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act to remove loopholes and make country of origin labelling compulsory for all foods including processed meats.

To: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Due to current unstable and insufficient clean drinking in many towns and cities in NZ and predicted record high temperatures over the summer, serious urgent action needs to be taken. We demand that: 1. A comprehensive and consistent national standard of acceptable drinking water to be implemented immediately, backed up by regular uniform tests. 2. That Council staff report fairly, transparently and regularly on their current situations, so surprises do not occur for communities. 3. Proper resourcing is provided for the highest possible drinking water standards and supply to be maintained.