The New Zealand Government must sanction Israel now for its war crimes and breaches of international law across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

We call on the Minister of Defence and on the Coalition Government to abandon plans for spending an extra $12 billion on defence and instead freeze all spending on the military.  Instead of further militarisation, Aotearoa needs an independent foreign policy and a focus on the greatest threat to our region’s security, climate change. We must have the capability to support our Pacific island neighbours. We must urgently address Aotearoa’s real needs for healthcare, housing, schools, welfare, and environmental protection. We call on the Minister of Defence and on the Coalition Government to: 1. Abandon plans to spend an additional $12 billion on the military. 2. Declare Aotearoa a non-aligned country. We need a truly independent foreign policy, focusing on the real threats to security, with capability to support our Pacific neighbours. 3. Invest in civil defence and emergency management to deal with climate crises. 4. Maintain adequate shipping, aircraft, and technology to protect fisheries and support Pacific island neighbours. 5. Show international leadership in promoting peace and international law.

We call upon our Far North District Council to urgently amend the title of the currently advertised role of ‘Solid Waste Engineer’  into a 'Waste Management and Minimisation Officer’ and to amend the responsibilities to focus more on fully on waste minimisation aspects. 

It’s time for the government to balance the scales in our economy, ensure corporations contribute fairly to our tax system and fund the public services we need. We are calling on the Prime Minister to increase the tax on corporate profits. This would avoid spiralling prices, top up our collective pool of funds and contribute more to the services and infrastructure that look after all of us. UPDATE: On 4 September 2025 Tax Justice Aotearoa and the Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign released research which shows  the largest multi-national tech companies - like Facebook, Amazon, Google and Microsoft (owned by some of the richest men on the planet, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos etc) are making billions of dollars in NZ, but are paying very little tax. These tech giants are using our services and infrastructure, but they’re not paying to maintain them. And NZ is missing out on much needed tax revenue to the tune of $100s millions, revenue that could pay for over 10,000 extra elective surgeries each year, build 1,400 social housing units, or reverse the $130m government cuts to the school lunch programme.  There are practical steps the government can take to ensure Big Tech pays its fair share - dedicating resources to enforcing their tax obligations, closing any loopholes in existing legislation, and increasing transparency through country-by-country reporting and amendments to the Companies Act to require these companies to file accounts locally. We shouldn’t be letting billionaire tech giants off the hook while our kids go hungry! But this is just a start. We want all corporates to pay their fair share. Sign the petition and join the campaign for Better Taxes!

We, the undersigned, urge our leaders to act now and take the following actions: • Action Item 1 WHAKAHOKIA WHENUA MAI The immediate return of all lands within the Ngati Oneone tribal estate that are not operating as core business of Eastland Port and Gisborne District Council. • Action Item 2 WHAKAMANA TANGATA Financial recompense by Trust Tairawhiti (as the sole Shareholder of Eastland Port) to Ngati Oneone for the continued alienation from our lands and, refrain from placing further demands on Ngati Oneone causing duress, suffering and grievance. • Action Item 3 TE TIRITI Actively seek a pathway whereby Ngati Oneone are treated in the same vein as a "Treaty" Partner who holds mana whenua of said lands, as opposed to a community group.

👉 We urge the Government to stop the replacement process and instead engage in authentic, sector-wide consultation to improve and future-proof NCEA. 👉 We urge the Government to stop the narrowing of the New Zealand Curriculum and the removal of a wide range of NCEA subjects so as to ensure that learners’ needs and interests are met.

Survivors of abuse in State and Faith-based care, and their communities call on Hon. Erica Stanford to implement a new single redress agency as promised by the Prime Minister, RT Hon. Christopher Luxon, in his apology to abuse in care survivors. The Implementation of a new single redress agency is recommended by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care's Final Report Whanaketia Through Pain and Trauma, From Darkness to Light, there interim report He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu from Redress to Puretumu Torowhānui, and Pūtahi te mauri, he wai ora e Connected we find vitality - the Report of the Redress Design Group. The Crown has a duty of care to survivors to implement a new single redress agency, and implement all of the recommendations from the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

That the House of Representatives urge the Minister for Regulation to review the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and associated legislation, including the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013, to modernise New Zealand’s drug laws.

We call on you to keep building the promised state homes in West Auckland that have been cancelled and do not allow the land to be sold off to private developers and investors.

We urge Waikato Regional Council and Waipā District Council to say ‘NO’ to a waste-to-energy incinerator in Te Awamutu. We call on the Waikato Regional Council to decline the resource consent application by Global Contracting Solutions Limited to: 1. discharge toxins into the air; 2. fill in the floodplain to build the waste-to-energy-incinerator; 3. discharge toxic stormwater to the Mangapiko stream; And, that the Waipā District Council decline the resource consent application for a change in land use by Global Contracting Solutions Limited (GCS) for the purposes of building a waste-to-energy incinerator at 401 Racecourse Road, Te Awamutu, Aotearoa New Zealand. Failing that, both Waikato Regional Council and Waipā District Council choose to publicly notify the resource consent applications so that Te Awamutu and the wider community are consulted and have the opportunity to find out more information and provide feedback. In addition, we request that: 1. Waikato Regional Council require that the consenting process extends beyond emissions to air to also include discharge to land and water - because we know that toxicants will be produced in the processes being described by GCS and potentially released into our waterways and soils. 2. Waikato Regional Council identifies the lack of alignment of the resource consent applications with: a. their Regional Plan policy 6.1.5.1, environmental education, Council states it will use environmental education to help the community understand the types of adverse effects on air quality which includes incinerators b. their Council’s Waste Strategic Action Plan 2020-2025, which goals include accelerate transitioning to a circular economy in the Waikato region and working together towards a zero-waste region. A waste-to-energy-incinerator is the direct opposite of promoting a circular economy. 3. Waipā District Council identify the lack of alignment with their Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2017-2023 and Waipā Waste Strategy 2017-2035. 4. Waikato Regional Council and the Waipā District Council obtain a public health expert assessment of the proposed waste-to-energy incinerator before it is given consent to proceed.