Let's build a thriving, just future for all in Aotearoa by honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We are asking the government to change the current ‘Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations’ to enable early childcare education providers to set up and run full time nature based early childhood education (ECE) centres. Currently all ECE licences require 2.5sm of indoor space per child. A nature based centre doesn't need this indoor space, however there will likely be some form of shelter. This petition will support a formal submission that will be presented to the Minister of Education and will suggest a new licence type for nature bases ECE centres in New Zealand. When we say nature based ECE we mean centres that run their programmes almost entirely outdoors e.g. in a reserve, park, beach-lands or piece of bush. PLEASE NOTE - THIS PETITION HAS BEEN PRESENTED. YOU CAN STILL SIGN THE PETITION TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. For further information please contact Celia Hogan, petition organiser [email protected]

More than 100 men have reportedly been arrested under suspicion of being gay in Chechnya, Russia. At least three men are reported murdered. We call on you to urge Russia to investigate the detention and murders of (perceived) gay men in Chechnya, publicly condemn this violent persecution, demand an immediate halt to the violence against the LGBTI community within Russian borders and the release of those detained.

Tēnā koe Vanessa, As constituents in your electorate, we write to express our deep concern regarding the ongoing and systematic violations of human rights committed by the Israeli regime in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The United Nations General Assembly—supported by the New Zealand government—has deemed this occupation a violation of international law. In light of these grave concerns, we respectfully urge you to support the Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill. This legislation provides an important and lawful mechanism for New Zealand to uphold its commitment to human rights and international law. We believe New Zealand's failure to respond proportionately to the mass atrocities in Gaza risks rendering us complicit through inaction. As a democratic nation that upholds the principles of justice and human dignity, we must act decisively to prevent further suffering. Supporting this Bill is a meaningful, concrete step toward that goal.

Dear Minister of Education, School libraries transform, this to us is not a catch phrase, it is a reality. Te Mana Whakaaweawe o Te Wharepukapuka - The influential power of the library. We as school librarians know the transformative power our mahi accomplishes. We know that because of our work students gain higher academic results in NCEA. We know library users have higher literacy rates. We know our spaces provide manaakitanga. We know the community that a library provides enables our students to flourish. We have multiple stories across Aotearoa where we have seen our libraries be a haven, a place of solace, but also a busy place of noisy learning, quiet reading and a supportive community. School Libraries Transform! Many of us face budget cuts, we have had our rooms taken from us, we have had hours of work reduced. We do not want that because we know what we do has the power to transform our tamariki in their learning and well-being journeys. We ask that the Ministry of Education mandate every student to have access to a school library staffed by specialist school librarians and funded by the Ministry.

Show our Prime Minister we stand behind her calls for action on the desperate situation on Manus Island, and urge her to keep the pressure on the Australian Parliament to evacuate the refugees. Send PM Jacinda Ardern an email commending her actions and calling on her to go further.

Fund the pay equity claim for all care and support workers, and stop the delays so we can reach a settlement.

The future of one of the country’s oldest early education services, Playcentre, is now under threat. Playcentre educates more than 7 per cent of New Zealand’s preschoolers, yet receives less than one per cent of the Government’s funding for the Early Childhood Education sector. Its national body, Playcentre Aotearoa, says despite working over many months on a 2020 Budget bid with Ministry of Education officials, the small increase it received in the Budget is very disappointing and an insult to the valuable service Playcentre provides not just for children, but also to the parents who put in hours of voluntary work to maintain what is a unique organisation. There are more than 420 Playcentres all around the country, with about a third serving rural areas where sometimes a Playcentre is the only Centre-based service. Playcentre Aotearoa says it is those Centres that are the most vulnerable and may not survive the Government’s continued underfunding. Playcentre is a parent-led service, but in order to meet Government regulations, many Centres employ trained and qualified supervisors. Mr McKinley, the Playcentre General Manager, says it will now be very difficult to compete in the early childhood education market. “Playcentre has been cast adrift by the Government. We are urgently asking the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, to address our very real concerns before this unique learning choice is no longer available in the country where it was founded almost 80 years ago.” https://www.playcentre.org.nz/

We, the undersigned, seek that legislation be passed that the Government provide a daily fresh, healthy, nutritious and delicious lunch to all children at school and in early childhood education in New Zealand

We request that the House of Representatives reject the Plain Language Act Repeal Bill.