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Good turn-out to protest the disability funding cuts today! Here's the team that spoke for Inclusive Greens/Greens and a pic of the crowd. Acknowledging the cross-Party solidarity we had from Labour too. #ReverseTheCuts #FlexibleBudgetsNow

May Day - a good day for this Govt to commit to ✨ending the minimum wage exemption✨

Epic to be part of the 20,000 strong crowd marching for Tiriti and taiao today! The call for the Government to stop its destructive, anti-Tiriti, anti-democratic Fast Track bill was loud and clear. 1/2

Christ nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/as…

This Govt is taking us backwards by ditching the subsidy which would've ensured all disabled ppl can be paid a min wage along w/ everyone else - the entire point of a MINIMUM is it's the floor w/o any exceptions. Appreciate Ricardo Menéndez advocacy here nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/as…

It’s a sad day because Keith Locke was a dedicated human rights leader who stood with marginalised peoples from across the world, his loss is a moment to stop and honour a proud legacy from an utterly determined social justice spirit

“This Government doesn’t have reducing poverty as a priority and the recent child poverty targets are evidence of that,” says Ricardo Menéndez stuff.co.nz/politics/35035…

The Govt quietly set new child poverty reduction targets that will see 17,000 more children in material hardship and overall poverty reduction weakened. They were hoping no one would notice. Poverty is a political choice. Liveable incomes now! stuff.co.nz/politics/35035…

Next up, Louise Upston, NZ’s champion of child poverty reduction. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Children #ChildPoverty

These are all political choices, including keeping benefits below the poverty line. We will repeal these violent policies that will only increase hardship and introduce an Income Guarantee to lift all families out of poverty so people can also find employment on their terms.

Kudos to my colleague Francisco Hernandez for uncovering the huge hypocrisy happening in the Ministry of Regulations. Public servants deserve good pay and conditions, but the Govt is cutting thousands of jobs while giving a its pet ministries big salaries rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Before the election, the Greens moved an amendment to the Therapeutic Products Act to ban direct to consumer prescription drug advertisements - but Labour and ACT voted it down.

1/ VICTORY We're so happy for and proud of the Vasquez family who were forced to advocate relentlessly over nine years for their residency due to our ableist immigration requirements. The road is not an easy one. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350420…

Submissions for Bill #3 of the week, the Social Security Amendment Act Bill, close tonight. This Bill will enable cruel and ineffective sanctions against beneficiaries. It includes money management cards and forced community work experience, and a 26 week limit on JobSeeker.

I wrote about Destiny Church's campaign against queer public life in Aotearoa. Destiny relies on our fear of them - but there have always been more of us than there are of them. Come to DEFYING DESTINY: DAY OF QUEER POWER this Sunday and prove it. newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/19/des…

Dental for All published a new report today telling the stories of 10 people struggling in NZ's privatised dental system. It shows the $1000 WINZ dental grant is not fit for purpose,+makes the case for universal, free, Te Tiriti-consistent oral healthcare: dentalforall.nz/research