To the Nelson/Marlborough DHB: keep the 24 hour dedicated CAMHS crisis service intact. We want you to stop plans to amalgamate the CAMHS crisis team with the adult team.

The government is changing the Human Rights Act 1993 to ban hate speech targeted at religious groups but not the queer community, women and disabled people. Under the Human Rights Act, it is illegal to publish or distribute threatening, abusive or insulting words likely to "excite hostility against" or "bring into contempt or ridicule" any group on the grounds of skin colour, race, ethnic or national origins. The changes will extend this to cover religious beliefs. It is necessary to protect religious communities, particularly the Muslim community, in light of the terrorist attack. The government must extend the changes to ban hate speech and incitement of violence against the queer community, women and disabled people.

Dear Minister, please reinstate the Postgraduate Student Allowance for 2019 as you promised in the 2017 election.

We demand that the Members of Parliament and the NZ Judicial System undertake a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the New Zealand Family Court System, as per the call of the Backbone Collective.[1] We are the parents, families, communities and supporters of children involved in Family Court cases, and we are appalled at the lack of safety, accountability and transparency in the existing Family Court system as a whole, and particularly where Domestic Violence is involved. The Human Rights of children, and of survivors of violence against women are being breached by the Family Courts system every day. We must have an Inquiry into the Family Courts as it is failing to observe and uphold the law surrounding Care of Children and Domestic Violence. Observing and upholding the law is vital in order to save the lives and wellbeing of thousands of innocent loved ones who go through Family Court cases each year.

We would like the New Zealand Government to stand up for the rights of black people worldwide. We would like the rights of black people to be respected world wide and for them to live just like any other race. We don't only want justice for what has happened so far, such as the death of George Floyd, but we would like for world leaders to help prevent things from happening before we lose another valuable black human. We would like to be acknowledged as a citizen of the world and we not only want to be given the rights but we want the rights we are given to be respected. Do not speak for us but acknowledge you stand with us and give us an opportunity to speak and let our voices be heard. Advocate and acknowledge the problem to an international level, let us know you stand by your black people.

We want more homes for all - Wellington City Council needs to pass an ambitious Spatial Plan. 1. We’re in a crisis and people are crying out for help. Adopt an even more ambitious Spatial Plan that means more healthy, accessible, and affordable homes. 2. Allow for density and scale. Up-zone to at least 4-6 storeys everywhere in walking distance of the centre city and along good public transport routes. 3. Targeted heritage protection is good. But blanket protection of colonial character homes that make people sick is bad. Reduce the proposed character protections to small, well maintained pockets. 4. The District Plan that will follow the Spatial Plan must include universal design requirements to make new housing accessible, rules to allow for urban papakāinga, increased social housing investment, better design guidelines and stronger environmental rules.

1) The Hamilton City Council signs the ‘Local Government Leaders’ Climate Change Declaration’ We acknowledge the work the Hamilton City Council has done thus far to address environmental issues, but we want a commitment to be made that Hamilton will work alongside other cities and the central government to reduce New Zealand’s overall carbon footprint. 2) Declare a climate emergency, locally and nationally. Our planet is in a state of crisis. All reports show that action needs to be taken immediately before further damage is caused. Hamilton needs to be vocal about the urgency this situation requires to its residents, businesses, and central government. 3) Set a more ambitious timeframe for going carbon zero. 2050 is 15 years past the point of no return yet that is the time at which New Zealand will be considered “Carbon Zero” The Zero Carbon act needs to be a priority. 4) Support the creation of Circular Economies A circular economy is a self-sustaining system driven by renewable energy with an imperative to keep material resources in use, or ‘circulating’ for as long as possible. It extracts the maximum value from these resources while in use, then recovers and regenerates products and materials. The Council should provide a leadership role in encouraging businesses to adopt circular economy principles. 5) Actively adopt the Waikato Regional Council’s vision of ‘being a Zero Waste’ region. Seek to reduce waste to landfill and methane production through implementing tougher waste reduction policies, for example, diverting construction and demolition rubble and organic waste from landfill 6) Implement tougher waste reduction policies. Although Hamilton City Council has “sustainability principle 10” defined as “Council works with its communities to minimise the production of waste and maximise opportunities to recycle,” the actions that have been taken as a result of this principle has had little to do with plastic reduction and the educational campaign “fight the landfill” has not been promoted or imposed as much as it should be. Furthermore, construction and demolition materials is the largest waste to landfill material (27%) and yet, the only measure taken to minimise this is that “Contractors are required to dispose of any building materials/refuse in the most environmentally friendly manner feasible.” 7) Combine the effort from the government and industries to ban both soft plastics and plastics 3-7 and start the onshore recycling of plastics 1-2. New policies need to be implemented regarding the complete ban of soft plastics and plastics 3-7. According to a report done by 1NN, plastics 1-2 are able to be recycled onshore while zero value plastics 3-7 are sent to countries like Indonesia which have experienced extreme pollution because of our actions. Instead of exporting our waste residue overseas, we need to hold ourselves accountable. 8) Divert compostable waste from landfill through food waste collection for residents and businesses and organic recycling. It is estimated that 26% of municipal waste in the Waikato Region is putrescible (green and organic waste). It is the largest component of household waste to landfill. Diverting compostable waste from landfill will reduce methane emissions and provide organic compost for soil regeneration. 9) Increase the area of indigenous vegetation cover to 30% of the area of Hamilton City. There are huge amounts of empty/sparse spaces in the city that has the potential to have indigenous vegetation planted or at least, incorporated into the city plan’s design. Currently, indigenous vegetation only covers around 1.5% of Hamilton which is dismal. 10) Implement mandatory educational programs surrounding conservation and consumer education. This is severely lacking in New Zealand, let alone Hamilton. Integration of educational programs surrounding environmentalism needs to be established in the school education system. This information also needs to be displayed clearly in places of consumption such as supermarkets. 11) Free buses for under 18 year olds This will encourage the younger generation to utilize public transportation as opposed to private transportation.

We call on you to protect Timaru's little blue penguins by reconsidering your plan to change local bylaws to allow dogs at Caroline Bay between 5am - 9am in summer. We ask that you continue the no dogs on Caroline Bay policy during the summer months and push the period during which they are not allowed back to the 1st of August.

We, the undersigned residents of the Whakatū/Nelson region, call upon our elected officials in the Nelson City Council to add the following wording to its procurement policies: The Nelson City Council will comply with United Nations resolution 2334 (1) 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.

For the good of our health, our economy, our waterways, our land use, our ecosystems, our biodiversity and to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions we are asking for government direction, funding and support to encourage farmers to future proof and diversify their farming to include crop growing and/or rewilding their land for carbon sequestration. [This petition has been reopened so that it can be handed in directly to parliament]