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.

 As cis women in Aotearoa, we’re standing alongside our trans whānau and calling on all members of this Government to affirm everyone’s right to exist as who they are in society, and vote against the Legislation (Definition of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill at its second reading. We’re making it clear: transgender women are women, and we stand alongside them. They don’t speak for us - this Bill is not in our name! 

We ask to save STAND children’s health camps from closure and for the Government to reconsider its position and give STAND camp the funding that had been allocated for its services for the past 99 years. Ask this government to stay true to its elections promise of 'children first'.

Dear Tony and the Board at Kapiti College We are writing this collective letter to you and the Board as a group of parents of students currently attending Kapiti College on the Kapiti Coast, Wellington. We ask you and the Board to urgently give much greater priority to supporting our children to learn and do more about climate change. We also offer any support we can that could assist KC in developing and adopting a much more climate-aware educational experience for its students. Whether in lobbying the MoE for new teacher guides and curricula, or helping to find guest speakers, exploring our networks for technical support or even helping in fund raising if budgets become a major impediment, we are ready to do what we can if KC takes the lead. We look forward to hearing from you on this issue and would be ready to come to the college at any stage to discuss further with you if that would help.

We call on the New Zealand Government, Police, Oranga Tamariki, and local councils to: • Amend the Joint Child Protection Protocol (CPP) to uphold mana tamaiti, and expressly include unclaimed or abandoned tamariki as a category. Add a clause to the Child Protection Protocol (CPP) explicitly recognising safe relinquishment of newborns as a protective act, not neglect or abandonment in the criminal sense. • Designate hospitals, birthing centres, or community health providers as Safe Haven sites, locations in which newborns can be anonymously and safely left without legal consequences. • In cases of safe relinquishment, protocols should establish transparent processes, activate a culturally grounded, trauma-informed response team (e.g., Māori social worker, midwife, support kaimahi) before any State intervention. • In cases where an abandoned newborn dies and is unclaimed by whānau, a tangi or dignified farewell should be put in place, allowing for community or iwi-led ceremonies and with clear public communication.

We, the undersigned, object to the application for a liquor licence for a new large Super Liquor store at 509 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings. We object to the issue of this licence as another off-licence bottle shop in the area will reduce the amenity and good order of the locality significantly. We oppose the application for the following reasons: · Current density of off-licences - There are at least eleven existing off-licences within 2km of the site, including two within a short walk (at the Countdown across the road from the site and at Three Kings Liquor, 501D Mt Albert Rd). · Existing anti-social behavior in the area - noise, nuisance and vandalism in the immediate area, and violence outside a nearby on-licence across the road. · Large number of sensitive sites nearby - In the surrounding 2 kms there are at least 12 schools, 9 ECE centres and 10 places of worship, and also other sites of cultural importance such as Te Tatua A Riukiuta (Big King, a maunga), Pah Homestead (a heritage house and art gallery), the Mt Roskill Library, and Ranfurly Retirement Village (which is also a war memorial). We call on the District Licensing Committee to uphold the community’s concerns about this application and decline it.

Dear Minister of Justice Andrew Little, You proposed a review of the Three Strikes Law to the Cabinet in November 2017, but you had withdrew the review due to the disagreement in the coalition between Labour Party, Green Party and NZ First. We agree with the idea that 'tough on crime' policies are not addressing the issue of reoffending - we believe that the Three Strikes Law should be abolished as it is ineffective. Please reconsider proposing the review of the Three Strikes Law to the Cabinet with the appeal of abolishing it.

We call on the Minister for ACC, the Chief Executive of ACC, and the ACC Board to immediately: 1. Reinstate access to fully funded trauma counselling for all accepted sensitive claimants living overseas. 2. Remove the requirement for reassessment in Aotearoa for overseas-based survivors with accepted claims. 3. Develop transparent and accountable decision-making frameworks, including a clear definition of “special circumstances” and proportionate set of criteria regarding overseas funding. 4. Conduct an independent review of current policies regarding offshore survivors, with a focus on systemic bias against transgender, disabled, and Māori survivors. 5. Establish a transparent appeal process for any survivor denied access to overseas treatment under their sensitive claim.

We call on you to provide state housing for everyone in the Hutt Valley/Te Awakairangi on the public housing waitlist or who does not have decent, appropriate, stable housing. We ask you to resource, instruct and empower Kāinga Ora to provide this housing. 

We the undersigned assert that Charlie Girl Kākā is a valued Ambassador Bird and she should be returned to her caring home at the Punanga Manu o Te Anau, the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary. Regardless of the long-term status of the Sanctuary, Charlie Girl should be returned home immediately, and the community can help address her long-term care.