We call on Napier City Council to declare a climate emergency and urgently address climate breakdown through new policy initiatives and specific deadlines. We call for united action from our political representatives to acknowledge and address this challenge to be able to transition our present harmful economics to nurture the planet and look after the people. Sign this petition to urge the Council to urgently declare a climate emergency so it can make decisions and allocate resources to protect our future.

We call on the Horizons Regional Council to declare a climate emergency and urgently address climate breakdown through new policy initiatives and specific deadlines. We call for united action from our political representatives to acknowledge and address this challenge to be able to transition our present harmful economics to nurture the planet and look after the people. Sign this petition to urge the Council to urgently declare a climate emergency so it can make decisions and allocate resources to protect our future.

We call on Tauranga City Council to declare a climate emergency and urgently address climate breakdown through new policy initiatives and specific deadlines. We call for united action from our political representatives to acknowledge and address this challenge to be able to transition our present harmful economics to nurture the planet and look after the people. Sign this petition to urge the Council to urgently declare a climate emergency so it can make decisions and allocate resources to protect our future.

We call on Marlborough District Council (MDC) to declare a climate emergency and urgently address climate breakdown through new policy initiatives and specific deadlines. We call for united action from our political representatives to acknowledge and address this challenge to be able to transition our present harmful economics to nurture the planet and look after the people. Sign this petition to urge the Council to urgently declare a climate emergency so it can make decisions and allocate resources to protect our future.

We need better, more consistent sex education in secondary schools, focusing on making consent a compulsory part of our curriculum, as it is not currently, as well as teaching healthy relationships with LGBTQI+ inclusion. We're calling for Hekia Parata and any following ministers of education to commit to make consent and healthy relationships a compulsory part of the curriculum. To achieve this, we are suggesting that Mates and Dates, a healthy relationships course for secondary school students, is introduced into all high schools in New Zealand.

Dear Minister, Please remove the BMI test from B4 School Checks. It is an unreliable measure and discussing children's weight in term of being 'fat', 'overweight' or 'obese', can plant the seeds that lead to disordered thinking around food and exercise, leading to eating disorders in the future. As a Government that is committed to improving the mental health of New Zealander's, we would like to see greater emphasis placed on eating disorder prevention, given that it is the number one cause of mental health-related deaths.

In light of the current social upheaval and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the wider Kiwi Lankan community and allies are calling for the New Zealand Government to: - Condemn the numerous and severe human rights breaches by the current Sri Lankan government. - Provide humanitarian aid to the people of Sri Lanka. - Liaise with, and support Kiwi Lankan communities in Aotearoa to respond to the ongoing crisis and conflict in Sri Lanka. - Extend the visas of Sri Lankan nationals onshore - Process the visas of people offshore - Provide family reunification pathways

The Right Honourable Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand we call on you to enforce standards of conduct across your Government, including investigating and calling into line members of your cabinet who breach the Cabinet Manual.   We are particularly concerned about the campaign of online harassment and intimidation against university scholars that is being orchestrated by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. We call on you to immediately investigate this matter and address this serious breach of the Cabinet Manual.  

We want the New Zealand Government to make it easier for people and supermarkets to refill bottles and containers instead of throwing them away by: • Change the Waste Management Act so supermarkets and producers are encouraged and supported to offer refill options — for drinks, pantry staples, cleaning products, and more, and;  • Updating food safety rules, including the Food Act so it’s legal to bring our own bottles and containers to stores — or so supermarkets can supply their own, cleaning them when they are returned.

Ko mātou ngā waitohu i raro nei, e tono atu ki Te Kaunihera o Te  Hiku o Te Ika kia tiakina te hauora me te oranga o tō tātou hapori, mā te whakatau ture kia oti katoa ngā toa haurehu, ā, kia rāhuitia te hoko haurehu i ngā takiwā katoa o te rohe nei.  We, the undersigned, call on the Far North District Council to take urgent action to protect the health and wellbeing of our community, by immediately passing regulations to close all Vape shops and ban all Vape sales in all districts.     As parents, we care deeply about the long-term health and wellbeing of our tamariki. There is a shortage of doctors and dentists in the Far North, and healthcare services are stretched thin. We must ensure that our tamariki do not have access to products that contribute to addiction, respiratory illness, and other serious consequences [1,2].   Our children should be able to attend kura without having to walk past multiple vape shops. In the main streets of Kaitaia and Kaikohe, there is a vape shop nearly every 40 meters. While selling vapes to children under 18 is illegal, it is still happening; in fact, the Ministry of Health found that 1 in 10 vape retailers sells to minors [4]. Vaping is harmful to everyone's health, but it poses even greater risks to children whose brains are still developing [5].   Our local area is a good place to start with these policies. As a youth health worker in Kaitaia stated, “I think a more achievable first step is to lobby our local council to introduce a bylaw that bans sales in our rohe. If we can make that happen locally, it could help build a strong case for national policy change.”   These vape outlets have spread rapidly across Muriwhenua, and we are already noticing signs of addiction in our rangatahi, along with a new wave of health issues on the horizon.