We, the undersigned residents of the Whanganui region, call upon our elected officials in the Whanganui District Council and Horizons Regional Council to add the following wording to its procurement policies: The Whanganui District Council will comply with UN resolution 2334 and will not contract with the list of companies identified by the United Nations Human Rights Council as being involved in the building or maintenance of illegal Israeli settlements.

We are calling on the government to tax the import and production of virgin plastics, and funnel that income into subsidizing the use of recycled plastics which will help us see more plastic being recycled, less money traveling into the hands of oil producers, and less plastic in our landfills.

We urge you to consider funding of an all schools copyright licence so that all our teachers and students have equal access to the digital and physical resources they need for their teaching and learning.

We call for Onoke Pā to be reserved as a wāhi tapu (sacred site). Remove residential zoning of Onoke Pā in Te Kamo, Whangārei.

Ensure RNZFB governance practices and decision-making processes that give real effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equitable governance representation, inclusive participation by all stakeholders – kāpō Māori, kāpō youth, tāngata kāpō, parents and whānau and sustainable investment in tāngata kāpō and parent community leadership.

Sign this petition by Sunday 8 April to tell Councillors the one-way system and all wheel cruise way trial at the Mount should go ahead.

Justice Minister, Andrew Little is convening the first substantial Justice Summit, Hapaitia Te Oranga Tangata, and review of the justice system for 30 years. This is a great opportunity for NZ to address the criminal abuse of children in institutions, including those in churches. It is a significant part of the ‘broken justice system’ Minister Little says we must ‘have the guts to look at honestly’ so ‘we can have safer Kiwi communities’. We are extremely concerned many institutional abuse survivors will be denied justice again if they aren’t included in the Royal Commission. This will also limit the possibility of preventing the criminal abuse of children in the future. Send an email now to ask Minister Little to make the Inquiry inclusive, to seek justice and take the opportunity to prevent future abuse in institutions in NZ.

To find a way to reinstate the health funding commitment of over 30 years to Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective at the same level (as a minimum), that will soon be lost due to a recent decision by the MidCentral District Health Board.

Dear Minister Hipkins, As changes to the Teaching Council’s certification process come into effect on February 1, 2021, the damage to teachers becomes a reality. We, the undersigned, urge you to intervene to stop this harm. We ask you to: 1. Reverse the fees increases that came into effect on February 1st 2021 and develop a fair funding model for the Teaching Council The fees are increasing by more than 100 percent. They are blanket fees which hit our most vulnerable teachers hardest – beginning teachers, part-time teachers, relief teachers, itinerant music teachers, and teachers who have financial commitments to their whānau and communities. 2. Remove the requirement for annual certification The Teaching Council has also announced that teachers will need to be re-certified every year rather than every three years. This is a low-trust model that creates unnecessary workload for principals and teachers. 3. Change the Teaching Council legislation so that it focusses on fulfilling its core functions efficiently We agree that teachers should be registered and held to high professional standards. However, the Teaching Council has expanded its remit into areas of professional development and leadership. As a result, teachers are required to pay increased fees for services they neither requested nor desire. Teachers are also experiencing frustratingly long delays in having their registration and/or certification fulfilled. Confirmation of registration/certification is in some cases taking months to arrive; an issue which is becoming increasingly nerve-wracking for teachers who are still waiting for the certification as the year begins. They cannot legally be employed without it. Changing the legislation to limit the Teaching Council to its core functions is a matter of fairness. If teachers must pay for their own registration and certification, they should not therefore be required to cover the costs of any and all activities that the Teaching Council undertakes.

We ask that the Whangarei District Council reject the Zodiac Holdings Limited application to construct and operate a mineral water bottling plant on Lot 1 DP 482474, at 649 Mangakahia Road, Whangarei. We oppose any risk from commercial operations that threatens the pristine aquifer.