I absolutely believe we need to fix this. The Prostitution Reform Act has made sex work much safer and we need to ensure migrants also get those protections.
If approved, the vote later this year would establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice - a formal body for Indigenous people to give advice on laws.
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Four years on from the March 15 mosque attacks, we send our aroha to our Muslim friends and community. All of us have a part to play in ensuring Aotearoa is a safe place for the Muslim community, to give nothing to racism, to support unity and spread kindness every day.
Today, we acknowledge the passing of Georgina Beyer – the worlds first openly transgender MP. Georgina has left lasting impression on Parliament, and we extend our condolences to her loved ones.
Watch Georgina's Rainbow Voices interview from 2019: https://t.co/sWBLubpvfm
“When you point to colonisation as a major factor, a lot of people are inclined to dismiss that and say: ‘Yeah, but that was back in the 1800s.’ The fact, though, is that colonisation is an ongoing process.” — the late Chester Borrows.
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Health inequities between Pākehā and Māori are often framed as complex and difficult to change. But free GPs and dentist visits will save money and ensure Māori rights to good governance and equity under te Tiriti o Waitangi are upheld. https://t.co/9ZBENbxU7I
"We’ve heard too many stories of children traumatised by emergency housing" - @NZHumanRights is bringing its concerns to the @UNHumanRights Convention of the Child in Geneva this week and our @ChildrensCommNZ is there too. Read more: https://t.co/OP0w0MJaK2
Have your say! Consultation now open on NZ's 9th report on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Consultation open between 26/1-24/3 2023. Click here to find out how to provide feedback: https://t.co/B3Zm2R9VfJ