We, the undersigned, call for immediate action to strengthen the Wildlife Act 1953 to prioritise the protection of Aotearoa New Zealand's unique species and remove clauses from the Act which fail to protect native species. We ask that you review the Wildlife Act 1953 to ensure that the primary purpose of the Act is to explicitly protect indigenous and endemic species and their habitats including: • Removing the provisions that permit development interests to override the protection of native wildlife.  • Eliminating authorisation powers for killing protected species for development purposes, so that officials or Ministers cannot allow the death of rare, at-risk, declining, threatened, or endangered species..

Dear Hon. Andrew Little, We are calling on the Government to enshrine voting rights for all people who are incarcerated. In 2010 National MP Paul Quinn introduced a Member’s Bill to Parliament that saw the complete removal of voting rights for prisoners, regardless of how long the sentence. Since then, the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s ruling that limiting the right to vote for prisoners is a breach of the Bill of Rights, section 12(a). Voting must belong to all of us for the health of our democracy, and removing basic rights should never be used as a means to punish people. We are proud of Aotearoa New Zealand’s history - where people have successfully campaigned for the right to vote for all Māori and women. That legacy should not be thrown away lightly. That's why we are calling on the Government to amend the Electoral Act of 1993 and ensure that all New Zealanders are able to determine who represents them, and who makes the laws that govern them.

Tēnā kōrua Minister Stanford and Minister Brown Children are our most precious taonga. We send our children to school to learn, not to come home sick. We need action to prevent the spread of Covid in our schools and early childhood education centres.  We call on the government to prevent the spread of Covid in New Zealand schools by: • Ensuring each school and ECE can monitor air quality • Supplying technology to clean the air and reduce viral load • Granting access to all New Zealanders 6 months and older, to up-to-date vaccines, regular boosters and antivirals • Reintroducing free Rapid Antigen Tests • Providing extra sick leave for teachers, school support staff, including teacher aides, and caregivers • Recognising Long Covid as an occupational hazard for educators • Recognising and better supporting children and educators with Long Covid through more research into its effects, diagnosis, and treatment.

Reducing the nicotine in cigarettes will save lives. Sign this petition to tell our government there's no more time to waste. By introducing legislation to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels, we can support our loved ones to quit smoking and prevent our rangatahi from becoming addicted to this deadly habit.

In response to COVID-19, the Government should implement a Universal Education Income / Te Rourou Matanui-a-Wānanga. A weekly payment available to all domestic students (part time and full time) would enable students to continue studying during the COVID-19 crisis. It would enable education and training to be a viable option for New Zealanders in the reset of our economy, post COVID-19. A Universal Education Income / Te Rourou Matanui-a-Wānanga is the only solution to the issues that students are facing in light of COVID-19.

We call on you to urgently withdraw permission for a pipeline to be laid through a sanctuary that is home to New Zealand's rarest kiwi, the Haast Tokoeka by Mount Aspiring National Park. There's just over 400 Haast Tokoeka left in Aotearoa. The Department of Conservation (DoC) says its status is "Nationally Critical", and 33 of them are believed to live near where the pipeline is to be laid.

Dear NZ Parliament, We ask you to please consider the benefits of placing a beehive or two on top of your beautiful BEEHIVE Parliament building or within its grounds, to produce local honey.

We ask Auckland Council to help provide a night shelter. Auckland had a night shelter until 2012. The number of people sleeping on the street in Auckland city centre doubled in the two years following the closure of the night shelter (Auckland City Mission research). All other major cities in New Zealand have a night shelter, as do many other cities throughout the world. Sleeping on the street is unacceptable.

Tena koe Prime Minister, Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern Please expand the Terms of Reference of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care, to include faith-based institutions, including churches and schools. Catholic and Anglican church leaders have called for the churches to be included in this Inquiry as a way to achieve truth, justice and reconciliation. (Radio NZ 26 March) This is especially important for victims or survivors who have been abused in these institutions. Including these faith-based institutions will help ensure that they have appropriate policies and practices to respond to allegations of abuse in the future. Failing to include them will convey a message that these institutions do not have the same duty-of-care expected of others.

Amend the Holidays Act 2003 to add a public holiday that marks Matariki.