"All New Zealanders are Equal, but some are more equal than others" Due to works at the Maidment Theatre the 2016 venue is the Old Government House Lecture Theatre. This means there is limited seating, so REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. The OGH bar will be open from 5.30pm and after the lecture. Admission is free, but there will be a koha collection, so please bring some … Continue reading Reminder – Lisa Marriott to Deliver 2016 Bruce Jesson Lecture – 10th October

2016 has seen the Government change the law to remove previous restrictions on domestic spying by the NZ Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). Not only does it systematically spy on New Zealanders – but it also routinely spies on any number of other countries, on behalf of the US National Security Agency (NSA). And the NSA spies on everyone. It is essential that more pressure … Continue reading Come To Waihopai Spy Base Protest: January 27-29, 2017

No Warships! No Weapons Expo! Organising meetings View this email in your browser Waiheke Public Meeting The community of Waiheke (and anyone that would like to attend) are invited to a public meeting at Morra Hall on the 26th of September 7-9pm. The purpose of meeting is to plan a response to the Government’s planned Week of War (14th-21st November) Hear brief presentations from: • … Continue reading Upcoming peace action organising meetings

SOUL gains a foothold on the whenua Tēnā koutou katoa… Welcome to the September issue of the SOUL newsletter. There is a lot going on as we’re sure you are aware with major developments in the campaign, from the placing of the Tohu Whenua on the land in the form of a whare, to big publicity from this week’s Sunday programme on TV1. Today, we … Continue reading First house built on SHA62, and it’s ours

The Roger Award is for The Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2016 Here is the link to the 2016 Roger Award online nomination form http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/community/CAFCA/roger-award-2016-form.html You can also download the hard copy nomination form from there. Criteria: The criteria for judging are by assessing the transnational (a corporation which is 25% or more foreign-owned) that has the most negative impact in each … Continue reading Roger Award 2016: Nominations Now Open

INVITATION: Please join our farewell and poroporoaki for Green Party MP Marama Davidson at the upstairs departure area, Auckland International Airport from 6pm on Weds 21 September – as she leaves to represent New Zealand/Aotearoa on the international Women’s Boats to Gaza peace flotilla. A poroporoaki farewell will be performed by the Heikura kapahaka group from Manurewa Marae. Follow the flotilla on our FaceBook pages … Continue reading Farewell MP Marama Davidson international Women’s Boats to Gaza peace flotilla

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here 16/09/2016: News from CPAG Child Poverty and Social Injustice seminar Wellington, Wednesday 21 September Despite a common urge to cling to the ideology of New Zealand as an egalitarian society, we are not all treated equally in this land of abundance and flourishing economy. Our modern systems exist upon a vision that being ‘in paid work’ is the … Continue reading Child Poverty and Social Injustice seminar in Wellington, 21 Sept

WHEN: 17th September 2016 (4 – 5PM) WHERE: Police stations nationwide WHY Public support: Polls now show that two-thirds of New Zealanders want to end criminal penalties for cannabis possession, and up to 82% support medical use. Diverts police attention away from real crime: The police claim to be under-resourced but still place a high priority on busting pot smokers. There is a cannabis arrest … Continue reading Stop The Arrests – National Day of Action Saturday September 17

Pax Christi Aotearoa NZ invites you to The 2nd Annual David Wakim Memorial Lecture Title: Polluted inheritance: New Zealand’s freshwater crisis. Speaker: Mike Joy BSc, MSc (1st class hons), PhD in Ecology, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science at the Ecology Group-Institute of Agriculture and Environment Massey University Palmerston North. Venue: St Columba Centre, Vermont Street, Ponsonby Date: Friday 30th September 2016 7.00 pm … Continue reading Pax Christi Aotearoa invites you to the 2nd David Wakim Memorial Lecture

Submissions on the new Intelligence and Security Bill giving the GCSB and SIS wider powers need to be sent to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee by 7 October. Read what the Anti Bases Campaign wrote about the Review by Sir Michael Cullen and Dame Patsy Reddy (their recommendations are the basis of this new Bill). ABC’s June Peace Researcher contains an excellent analysis … Continue reading CAFCA: Submissions In Opposing New Intelligence & Security Bill close Oct 7