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Communities Against The Fast-track Heartened By ‘Overwhelming’ Public Response; Disgusted By ‘Transparency’ Claims

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:37 PM
With submissions closing today, Macassey-Pickard says groups around the country have been supporting a huge range of people to make their submissions. Read more...

Renters Rights To Drastically Reduce Under Landlord Government

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:32 PM
The Government’s announced changes around tenancy rules set renters’ rights back by nearly a decade. Read more...

NZPI Submission on Fast Track Approvals Bill

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:30 PM
Our response to the new legislation is informed by targeted conversations with practitioners working in the system and through an implementation lens. Read more...

Fast Track Invite List Includes Most Destructive Industries In New Zealand

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:26 PM
The new ‘Fast-track Approvals Bill’ would give just three Ministers the power to approve or deny development projects. They would avoid the usual checks and balances that are in place to protect rivers, land, the ocean, and communities. Read more...

Mental Health Foundation Facing Staff Cuts From Govt Funding Squeeze

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 02:31 PM
The Mental Health Foundation provides support and resources for those facing the loss of their job, so it’s wrong in the very week the Government adds another 1000 jobs to its tally of cuts, that this is happening. Read more...

Unions Collaborate With Thousands Of Job Cuts

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 01:48 PM
With New Zealand officially in recession, a swathe of mass sackings is currently sending shockwaves through the entire working class. Read more...

“Fast-track Law To Kill Kiwi”: Students Say Fight Against Anti-democracy Legislation Is Only Just Beginning

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 09:18 AM
Student groups ‘Climate Action VUW’, Schools Strike 4 Climate and VUWSA will be on the street in Wellington today, the last day for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill, with a message that the fight against the Government’s ‘War on ... Read more...

Rip It Up And Start Over – Fast-Track Approvals Bill Needs To Be Scrapped

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 09:00 AM
“It will cause significant harm to our environment and communities. It is completely at odds with New Zealanders’ relationship with nature and our need for a low-carbon, sustainable economic future." Read more...

Maori Authority Warns Government On Fast Track Legislation

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:36 AM
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has warned a Parliamentary Select Committee that fast-tracking legislation is a perilous practice that undermines the core tenets of democracy, transparency, and accountability. Read more...

‘Character’ And Its Impact On Immigration Status

Published: Fri 19 Apr 2024 08:30 AM
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is sounding a warning to migrants, that running foul of the law may see them leaving the country prematurely. Read more...
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