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.

Our hope is for our local community to be protected from Covid. Right now, Northland is at risk of Covid rapidly expanding in our area which would be devastating for our local people. We have low vaccination rates and high risk due to co-morbidities in the region. Thankfully, the Northland Iwi Border Patrol have shown leadership by looking after our community when we need it the most. They are volunteering their own time to take care of others by slowing the spread of Covid into our vulnerable communities. But they need more support now to continue this work. We, the undersigned, ask Chris Hipkins, Minister for Covid 19 Response to help our local community by: Empowering the Northland Iwi Border Patrol with resourcing and authority to protect our vulnerable and marginalised communities so they can effectively help prevent the further spread of the Covid pandemic into our region. Specifically we ask for temporary lawful authority for the Northland Iwi Border Patrol to immediately: (1) Be able to question and if necessary, stop vehicles from crossing the border (2) Be provided with financial resources to help the iwi look after our community through the patrol (3) Be provided with logistical support to keep the patrol in place

Withdraw the bill and wait for the final report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care before proceeding further.

We ask Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister Stuart Nash to resist an increased militarising of police in this country - stop the trial of and commit to not implementing the Armed Response Teams and the further arming of our police. May 2020 UPDATE: This petition was delivered to Parliament and is being considered by the Justice Select Committee. You are still very welcome to sign to show your support, receive updates about this kaupapa, and opportunities to take further actions together to ensure police in New Zealand will not carry guns.

No matter who we are, or where we’re from, we all deserve access to justice. But right now, successive governments have underfunded Legal Aid to the point where access to good legal representation is reserved only for the rich. We, the undersigned, call on Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Justice Minister Andrew Little to make sure our legal system cares for all of us, regardless of our bank balance, by significantly increasing funding to legal aid and the provision of cultural reports in Budget 2020.

Aotearoa New Zealand we urgently need your help! We are asking for YOUR help to SAVE KAITI BEACH! Join us in calling for the Gisborne District Council to say NO more expansion at Eastland Port! We must protect Kaiti Beach for future generations, so our tamariki children can have access to healthy ecosystems free from toxins, access to clean and safe areas for water activities and less noise pollution in the environment. This is for the protection of precious taonga species, for the mana and mauri of the moana, this is for our future and the preservation of a significant historical site. Together we ask the Gisborne District Council to protect this site and say NO to Eastland Port Twin Berth Project.

On Thursday 6 May Manawatū District Council voted to defer the decision of the establishment of Māori wards until 2023. On 11 May a Notice of Motion was put forward by four councilors to revoke this decision. Two additional votes FOR a Māori ward are needed to revoke the 6 May decision. Mayor Worboys & Deputy Mayor Ford have supported a Māori ward before, and have recently said in a press release that they would bring the deferral forward to 2022, at which time they would support a Māori ward. But this isn't soon enough, and those are promises that they may not be able to keep. Also, this proposal is not a real compromise, as it would still mean Māori won't get a seat at the table until 2025. This petition is to urge them to change and reconsider their position at the next meeting on 20 May, and vote to establish Māori wards NOW.

Te Awarua o Porirua is a taonga and deserves to be treated as such. All people of Porirua deserve a healthy, flourishing harbour. A place to come back to, pass down traditional mātauranga, to collect kai from, for waka ama, rowing, swimming, and many recreational activities. But ongoing pollution has degraded the health of the moana for over 50 years, meaning we are unable to engage with the moana without health risks. The continuous overflow of raw sewage into our harbour, rivers, and beaches poses a severe threat to public health, the environment, and the quality of life for all residents of Porirua.