Issues

The Hub   (www.thehub.co.nz)  

An open public discussion forum for all New Zealand public transport. Discuss bus, train, and ferry services in NZ.

Open Letter   (www.executive.govt.nz/93-96/minister/pm/nuclear/letter.htm)  

An open letter to President Chirac from the Prime Minister and people of New Zealand expressing concern at the decision announced to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific.

Dev-Zone   (www.dev-zone.org)  

An independent, New Zealand based resource centre on international development and global issues, aiming to educate and inform.

Life.org.nz   (www.life.org.nz)  

A New Zealand information resource for life related issues: suicide, abortion and euthanasia.

NZine   (www.nzine.co.nz/features/emr.html)  

Find out more about Electromagnetic Radiation and it's effects in New Zealand by reading through this index of articles.

New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987   (canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/peace/nukefree.html)  

An Act to establish in New Zealand a Nuclear Free Zone, to promote and encourage an active and effective contribution by New Zealand to the essential process of disarmament and international arms control.

Hot Topic   (www.hot-topic.co.nz)  

A blog addressing the issue of global warming, as it affects New Zealand. Gareth Renowden blogs on new scientific developments, political moves and the international climate change movement.

Treaty Resource Centre   (www.trc.org.nz)  

Based in Auckland, the centre delivers Treaty workshops, consults on policy development, supports Treaty audits and maintains a reference collection of Treaty-related material.

Family Violence: It's Not OK   (www.areyouok.org.nz)  

Family violence causes death, injury and fear. It causes families to break up and jeopardises children's health, education and social outcomes. The four year Campaign for Action on Family Violence will help us change the way we think and act about family violence.

SPINZ   (www.spinz.org.nz)  

Suicide prevention information New Zealand.

New Zealand Geotechnical Society Inc   (www.nzgeotechsoc.org.nz)  

The New Zealand Geotechnical Society serves the function of the New Zealand Group for Soil Mechanics, Rock Mechanics and Engineering and Geology.

Child Poverty Action Aotearoa   (www.cpag.org.nz)  

A non-profit group made up of academics, practitioners, supporters and advocates for more informed social policy to support children.

Animal Research   (www.health.org.nz)  

Free access to the entire contents of and background to abook that shows how vivisection is harmful to human health.

Petrol Tax   (www.petroltax.org.nz)  

A comprehensive source of information on road funding and traffic statistics in New Zealand, supplying information on political decisions, toll roads, road safety and Auckland motorways.

Gambling Watch   (www.gamblingwatch.org.nz)  

Providing information and help to communities facing gambling expansion.

SALT : Slower and Less Traffic   (www.salt.net.nz)  

A community organisation based in Point Chevalier, Auckland. The organisation was started by a group of residents concerned about the effects of traffic on the community and the environment.

Dove : Campaign For Real Beauty   (www.campaignforrealbeauty.co.nz)  

Join the debate on representation of women in the media. The Dove Campaign For Real Beauty portrays real beauty, not just conventional physical beauty.

Living Streets Aotearoa   (www.livingstreets.org.nz)  

A voluntary group set up in 1998 by a group of Wellingtonians with an interest in the rights of pedestrians and the benefits of walking.

Voice For Life   (www.voiceforlife.org.nz)  

An organisation committed to making an environment which is safe for all New Zealanders, from conception through to natural death. They aim to educate and inform, encouraging people to value and protect the gift of human life.

Internet Peace Gateway   (www.peace.org.nz)  

An online directory of groups in New Zealand who are working for peace, brought to you by the Peace Movement Aotearoa, the national networking organisation for people interested in peace and related issues.

Our Media   (www.ourmedia.org.nz)  

Fighting for quality news in New Zealand. Help stop the decline of our country's media and our democracy by joining the campaign to reclaim our media.

New Zealand Diversity   (www.nzdiversity.org.nz)  

On 10 August 2004, Parliament passed a unanimous resolution condemning all forms of racial and ethnic hatred, persecution and discrimination. This site presents discussion and information on strengthening New Zealand's cultural diversity.

Peter Ellis   (www.peterellis.org.nz)  

Seeking justice for Peter Ellis and other victims, both past and present, of the New Zealand sex abuse moral panic. An information site with particular emphasis on the case of Peter Ellis and the Christchurch Civic Creche, but also on all related issues.

New Zealand Refugee Law   (www.refugee.org.nz)  

RefNZ provides a searchable database of all the decisions of New Zealand's Refugee Status Appeals Authority.

Endangered Species   (www.resist.co.nz)  

Maori community support for anti-smoking.