We want schools to lead the conversation, as most of our youth are in schools and can be educated about this issue of violence. We want to normalise conversations about teen violence within schools and communities. This needs to be talked about openly so we can do something about it, and help prevent further damage to our youth. Dear Schools, educate our youth and help them.

We ask you to cancel plans to close the Saturday morning music programme which has provided affordable music lessons for Wellington children for over 60 years.

For a system that puts people and papatūānuku over profits

On 13-14 October 2020, the Minerals Forum happens again in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton. The forum will have speakers and representatives from gold, coal, oil and gas, iron sand, phosphate, lithium and aggregate mining companies as well as intensive farming companies and government departments. These include Bathurst, Trans Tasman Resources, OceanaGold, Chatham Rock Phosphate, NZ Petroleum and Minerals, Straterra, Fonterra and more. Ironically, the theme of the 2020 Minerals Forum is 'Mining’s Role in a Prosperous, Low-emissions Economy'. We need an urgent shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative one. We want real action on changing our economy now and we want this forum stopped! This year we've seen massive change happen across Aotearoa with communities returning to growing their own food, repairing things, getting back on bikes and reaching out to share resources and look after one another. This is how it should be. This is what will actually halt climate change and bring back a regenerative economy based on environmental restoration and responsible production with abundance and health for all. Put money and expertise in a regenerative economy, not in mining our future.

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.

Survivors of abuse in State and Faith-based care, and their supporters call on the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, to implement all of the 138 Recommendations of Whanaketia Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light and the 95 Holistic Recommendations of the Inquiry's Interim Report, He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu from Redress to Puretumu Torowhānui.

In light of COVID-19 the Government should trial paying everyone a Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the same level as Superannuation. A regular cash payment made to everyone, with no strings attached, will help support all of us through this crisis. A UBI could also be rolled out in a phased approach that recognises some people are more vulnerable to the virus as well as those who are the backbone of our communities providing care for children, whānau, and elderly people.

We ask you, the members of Parliament, to oppose the Protection for First Responders and Correction Officers Bill and work to provide solutions that prevent first responders from being harmed in the first place. The Protection for First Responders and Police officers Bill will not succeed in keeping our brave frontline staff safe, and instead will only punish vulnerable people who need help, increasing our prison population in the process. We ask Parliament to not proceed with this bill, but rather redirect its energy into providing solutions that will mitigate the risk that our First Responders and Prison Officers face, with the goal of focusing on prevention, rather than punishment.

That the Ministers divest District Health Boards of the responsibility of funding NZNO members' wage negotiations for safe staffing.

Publicly funded charter schools in New Zealand are currently being fast-tracked without sufficient transparency, accountability, or oversight, raising serious concerns for education integrity, student safety, and public trust. The House of Representatives has a responsibility to protect public education and ensure children are safe. Delaying action would be neglecting that duty.   Key issues include: 1. Aotearoa Infinite Academy & Crimson Education: The charter school model is being promoted by a company that profits from private tutoring while seeking public funding. A tutor previously employed under the Crimson umbrella had historical indecency convictions and later abused multiple children, highlighting risks in staff vetting and child safety. (https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/highly-sought-after-tutor-indecently-assaulted-school-students) 2. Unfair treatment of existing schools: Schools such as The Liger Leadership Academy in Queenstown have been denied charter approval despite a proven commitment to student welfare and education quality. 3. Kelston Boys’ attempted takeover by Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust (BEWT): The process has included incorrectly redacted documents submitted by BEWT. These documents indicate that NZ Police personnel may have been referenced or involved without clear approval from NZ Police, to support claims that the school was “violent”. 4. Weak oversight and accountability: Current approval and monitoring processes do not adequately protect students, ensure staff vetting, or make governance publicly accountable. Public funding is being directed to entities with opaque management and potentially unsafe practices. These issues demonstrate the urgent need for the House of Representatives to pause all charter-school approvals and conduct an independent review of governance, conflicts of interest, staff vetting, and public accountability before any further funding or approvals are granted.