We would like the Hamilton City Council to declare a climate emergency so that urgency is taken when making climate action. Our Climate is in a state of emergency because we have failed to act upon the warnings that science has given us for over 40 years and the council needs to recognise this. Declaring a Climate Emergency would send a message to society that now is the time to act and therefore ensure current and future generations have a place to live in the years to come. The current plan put in place by the government isn't good enough. 2050 is too late. 2025 may even be too late unless we start taking action right now.

We want Greater Wellington Regional Council to agree to a moratorium on any current consents and to not allow any water-bottling from the Waiwhetu aquifer.

Create a safe crossing on Cobham Drive, Evans Bay

Please sign our petition to join us in calling on our sanctioned trusts and outrigger canoe clubs to enter into a tri-polynesian waka ama sanction agreement (aotearoa new zealand, maoli hawaii and tahiti french polynesian) including multi-hull racing as a popular competitive sport, to work with polynesian expert navigators to implement a strategic policy with timeline as a registered and licensed event for future representatives to enter Olympic games. “The Olympic rings symbol expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.” (Olympic Charter, Rule 8). The International Olympic Committee (IOC) may admit an activity into the Olympic program in one of three different ways: as a sport; as a discipline, which is a branch of a sport; or as an event, which is a competition within a discipline. For instance, triathlon was admitted as a sport, debuting at the 2000 Games in Sydney. Athletes must first comply with the Olympic Charter and follow the rules of the International Federation (IF) governing their sport. The IFs establish the rules and organize qualifying events, while the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the athlete’s country supports the athlete and is responsible for entering them for the Games. (1) Tokyo Olympics July 23 to August 8 in 2021 (although the games are now held in 2021, for marketing and branding reasons, it is still referred to as 'Tokyo 2020') (2) Paralympic Games August 24 to September 5, 2021. (3) Beijing 2022 04 Feb - 20 Feb 2022 (Peoples Republic of China) Olympic Charter: Chapter 5, Rules 40-44 https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf#_ga=1.171251561.879522158.1448460117 National Olympic Committees https://www.olympic.org/national-olympic-committees

Dear Samoan Government, We are asking you to deeply consider reforming section 67, 68 and 71 of the Crimes Act 2013. Currently, the law means Samoan men cannot engage in homosexual activity without receiving a prison sentence. We want you to reform these laws, to allow for homosexual relations and relationships, but to also protect landlords or household caregivers from being prosecuted for holding a place of residence for gay people. The current law states that homosexual relations could result in a max. 7 year prison sentence and holders of residence could face a max. 5 year prison sentence. Your stance in terms of justice of these laws is not enough; saying that you will be less tough in terms of prosecution is deficient. We are asking for these laws to be abolished, so that there is no potential leg room for prosecution.

We, the undersigned residents of Kāwhia and others with longstanding ties to the region, call upon our elected officials and staff of Ōtorohanga District Council to:    1. Remove vehicle access from vulnerable areas of the inner Kāwhia Harbour to protect:     - The harbour's delicate ecosystem and marine life     - Public safety in recreational areas     - Cultural and historical sites     - Shoreline stability    2. Support the development of alternative access infrastructure, specifically:     - Establish a designated access way at Ocean Beach as offered by TKI     - Ensure the new access point minimises environmental impact     - Create appropriate parking facilities away from sensitive areas    3. Work with the community to:     - Develop a comprehensive implementation plan     - Consider the needs of all harbour users     - Protect both environmental and recreational values  

The coalition government plans to change Aotearoa's gun laws by 2026. These new laws allegedly aim to alleviate the pressure on recreational gun users (e.g. gun ranges.) However, there is a palpable lack of transparency surrounding the consultation process which has left many key parties in the dark. The NZ police are not involved in this consultation process and ACT has not been specific in who they have asked to join in the consultation. They are not currently willing to share the document with the public: inquiries towards this have been ignored. Changing the gun laws is a decision which will affect the entirety of Aotearoa and the consultation document should at the very least be shared with the police, if not the public as well.  We are calling on the gun minister, Nicole Mckee, to increase transparency around the consultation document and the government's plans to change the gun laws. 

We write on behalf of the Consent Law Reform campaign to urge immediate action on modernizing New Zealand’s sexual consent laws. New Zealand's consent laws are outdated, and in desperate need of review. New Zealand deserves clear consent laws that reflect the type of healthy relationships we want to see in our country. On 27 September 2022, Supported by HELP Auckland, Dear Em, RespectEd, Wellington Rape Crisis and other advocacy groups, Zubair formally delivered a 12,177-signature petition to Parliament calling for consent law reform. This petition reflected “an outcry from young people about the need for an affirmative definition of consent,” as HELP Auckland noted at the handover. In August 2023, the Justice Select Committee released its report on Layba Zubair’s petition, with unanimous cross-party support calling for Parliament to “consider re-examining the law on consent.” The Committee emphasized that “having a consistent definition of consent in the legislation may help to protect victims of sexual crimes,” and it specifically recommended examining all sexual conduct offences to include a clear, statutory definition of consent. We welcome the Committee’s finding that our consent laws are “due for re-examination”, and we remind all political parties that this is exactly the issue Layba raised in her petition. As the Committee urged, any review should listen to survivors and experts to ensure the law truly protects victims. Key Issues with Current Law Throughout the consent law reform campaign, we have consistently highlighted three key legislative issues which require addressing: • No statutory definition of consent. Currently the Crimes Act defines consent by what it is not (e.g. no deception, no force) but never what it is. This gap leaves juries and judges free to apply myths about consent. For example, victims are still subject to defence arguments that silence or hesitation is automatically consent. As one submission noted, “the absence of a positive definition of consent contributes to negative experiences” for sexual assault complainants. • Age-related inconsistencies. Our laws protect very young children from being asked about consent, but leave older minors exposed. The recent Victims of Sexual Violence bill (passed June 2025) finally ensures that children under 12 cannot be questioned about whether they consented, rightly affirming that children cannot consent to abuse. However, this change means that 12–16-year-olds now become the sole remaining cohort of minors who can be subjected to consent-defence arguments in court. In other words, once the under-12 protections take effect, all survivors aged 12–16 can still have their credibility unfairly attacked by outdated notions of consent under section 128B. The campaign has long warned that this loophole causes amplified harm for young survivors and must be closed by clarifying the law’s stance on age and consent. • Problematic “reasonable belief” standard. Even where the Act requires proof of non-consent, the defendant can argue they had a “reasonable belief” that consent was given. In practice, this has allowed juries to entertain rape myths.  New Zealand has no affirmative consent law, which means that a rape myths, such as assumed consent within relationships etcetera may bolster the defendant’s claim of reasonable belief.  In short, without a clear definition of consent to guide the “reasonable belief” test, courts may tacitly allow victims’ silence or submission to be read as consent, contrary to the spirit of affirmative consent taught today. The campaign has repeatedly raised this issue in submissions – noting that case law (e.g. Christian v R) still permits a passive acquiescence plus “some factor” (like being in a relationship) to count as consent – demonstrating the urgent need to rethink the standard.

Sign and share this petition amongst friends, peers and family to stop funding cuts to the CAB. We the community, need to mobilise in support of our CAB to stop cuts that put the entire service at risk. We ask that Wellington City Councillors and Mayor Justin Lester put an end to the threat of funding cuts and loss of premises for the Wellington CAB.

Ban all semiautomatic firearms, and large-capacity magazines.