Image description: Picture of the following text: "Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa Changing The Narrative About Drugs The Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 is not for purpose, it's unsafe & causes immense harm No more reviews, no more amendments, repeal and replace our drug laws Sign the Parliamentary petition For more information visit https://hrca.nz"

Please sign this petition by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa calling for the repeal of the carceral Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and replace it with legislation that legalises all drugs and has a human rights and public health approach to drug use. petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

Image five description: Picture of the following text: "No rules on what happens to your data The Bill places no limits on how long police can store the photos, recordings and information they gather; or on who can access it, or what they can use it for. Police already use AI and other algorithmic processing (like facial recognition) in their databases.⁶ This technology is known to be biased against minority groups.⁷ A database full of photos of Māori, fed into biased algorithms, means more Māori flagged, more Māori stopped, and more Māori entering the justice system – which is already stacked against Māori."

Image six description: Picture of the following text: "The Bill breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Bill amplifies racist policing of Māori. It authorises the collection of images of tā moko and moko kauae, which are taonga protected under Te Tiriti. The Bill was drafted and introduced without consultation or partnership with Māori. It fails to protect tamariki and rangatahi Māori, and does not guarantee the Māori the same rights as Pākehā."

Image seven description: Picture of the following text: "Make a submission Submissions close on 22nd April You don’t need to be an expert. Simply write a few sentences about why this Bill concerns you. We need the Justice Committee to hear loud and clear that this Bill should be thrown out. We also want the police to actually delete the tens of thousands of photos that they illegally gathered. And rather than surveillance, we want the government to invest in things that actually keep communities safe: housing, healthcare, education, eradicating poverty, and giving effect to Te Tiriti. On our blog you can find links to make your submission, as well as a guide to making submissions and our draft submission on this Bill: papa.org.nz/blog"

Image eight description: Picture of the following text: "¹ Tamiefuna v R [2025] NZSC 40 ² Cardwell, Hamish. 2022. "Police Illegally Photographing Youth, Māori a 'Widespread Practice', Investigation Finds." RNZ, September 8, 2022. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474366/police-illegally-photographing-youth-maori-a-widespread-practice-investigation-finds. ³ Understanding Policing Delivery Independent Panel. 2024. Kia Tika Ai, Kia Tōkeke Ai: Make Fair and Just Decisions; Independent Panel Report Two. Wellington: New Zealand Police. https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/understanding-policing-delivery-publications. ⁴ People Against Prisons Aotearoa. 2022. "Input to Review of Search and Surveillance Act 2012." https://papa.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Input-to-review-of-Search-and-Surveillance-Act-2012.pdf. ⁵ Cardwell, “Police Illegally Photographing Youth”. ⁶ Sims, Alexandra. 2023. "NZ Police Are Using AI to Catch Criminals – but the Law Urgently Needs to Catch Up Too." The Conversation, October 13, 2023. https://theconversation.com/nz-police-are-using-ai-to-catch-criminals-but-the-law-urgently-needs-to-catch-up-too-214833. ⁷ Lynch, Nessa and Andrew Chen, "Facial Recognition Technology: Considerations for use in policing," accessed 30 May 2022; Kitharidis, Sofoklis, Anthonie Schaap, Thomas Bäck, and Niki van Stein. 2026. “Bridging Racial and Age Gaps in Face Recognition: A Data-Augmentation Framework for Fair AI.” SN Computer Science 7 (4): 338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-026-04885-x."

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Image one description: Picture of the following text: "In 2021, it was revealed that police all over the country were stopping rangatahi Māori in the street and photographing them for no reason. Tens of thousands of photos were added to police databases, over 50% of them of Māori. The Supreme Court, IPCA and Privacy Commission all said this was illegal. Now the government is changing the law to make these practices legal. Police will be able to photograph you and your kids, anytime and anywhere, and keep those photos forever. Here’s what you need to know about the Policing Amendment Bill…"

Image two description: Picture of the following text: "What the Bill does The Policing Amendment Bill gives police the power to photograph and record anyone, both in public and on private property, so long as they think it “will or may support” any function of the Police. That means they don't need to suspect you of anything. Any intelligence gathering can be justified simply “in anticipation of the possibility of future offending.”¹ This kind of discretion has already resulted in rangatahi Māori being targeted. This is a massive violation of rights to privacy and freedom from unreasonable search."

Image three description: Picture of the following text: "Who the Bill targets Before the IPCA and Privacy Commission stepped in, more than half of the photos that police had collected were of Māori.² This isn’t a coincidence. The police’s own research confirms deep institutional racism.³ Māori are six times as likely to come into contact with police for no reason than Pākehā, and are subject to warrantless searches at a rate four times higher.⁴"

Image four description: Picture of the following text: "Tamariki and rangatahi are not protected Police were illegally stopping tamariki and rangatahi in the street to photograph them and record their details.⁵ The Bill makes this practice legal, and includes zero protections for children and young people. It creates a pipeline for tamariki and rangatahi Māori into police databases and a lifetime of surveillance by the justice system."

You have until Wednesday 22nd April to submit against the Government's bill that will allow Police to photograph you and your kids for any reason and erode our political and civil liberties. You can make a submission and find a guide to submit here: papa.org.nz/2026/04/12/p...

Image description: Picture of a prison wall with the following text above the picture: "More than a dozen released from prison dead by suspected suicide since 2023 - coroners 6:18 pm on 8 April 2026 Finn Blackwell, Reporter"

Content warning: suicide

The Government has blood on their hands, as their failure to provide support to those released from prison led to them taking their lives. This will only end when the Government provides comprehensive reintegration support. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

If you wish to purchase Te Kāhui's new book Wāhine Inside, you can do so here: www.tekaahuicreativewriting.org/about-1

The ‘lifesaving’ creative writing programme transforming prisoners into poets Inside the creative writing course offering incarcerated women choice, a voice, and hope.

Te Kāhui must receive the funding they need to continue operating because their creative writing course has transformed the lives of the incarcerated people who have participated in it, as their recently released book Wāhine Inside demonstrates. thespinoff.co.nz/books/04-04-...

Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness! Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...

Whether you can attend the National Day of Action or not, please sign this petition calling on the Government to develop and implement Duty to Assist legislation: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

Image description: Picture of the following text: "Sunday 29th March Move On the Move On Orders Te Whanganui A Tara 11-2PM Te Aro Eats pop-up at Cuba Dupa 6PM Cathedral of St Paul (Connect to Common Grace Aotearoa to register) Whangārei 12PM Laurie Hall Park (Farmers Car Park) Waiharakeke 2PM The Forum Blenheim Tāmaki Makaurau 5PM Meet at Aotea Square hīkoi to Ellen Meville Tauranga 1PM Holy Trinity Lawn 215 Devonport Road Ōtautahi 11AM Latimer Square Christchurch Ōtepoti 11AM Octagon Plaza Dunedin #HousingNotHandcuffs"

Aotearoa whānau, join us on the National Day of Action on Sunday 29th March to oppose the Government's proposed carceral and anti-homeless Move-On Orders legislation! You can find out if there's an event in your area via the picture below! #HousingNotHandcuffs

Government and Privacy Commissioner on collision course over new legislation to boost police intelligence-gathering powers - Law News The Government and Privacy Commissioner are on a collision course over proposed laws expanding police intelligence-gathering powers and data use.

The Government is so hellbent on expanding the Police's surveillance powers while also eroding our civil liberties that it's willing to override a Supreme Court ruling limiting Police surveillance powers and ignore the Privacy Commissioner's warnings. lawnews.nz/administrati...

Image description: Picture of a piece of cardboard with the following text on and around the cardboard: "Kia Tū Kotahi Move on the move on orders 29.03 Housing and dignity for all Sunday 29 March #housingnothandcuffs"

Tāmaki whānau, come along to this march from Aotea Square to Ellen Melville Centre on Sunday 29th March from 5PM as part of the National Day of Action against the Government's carceral and anti-homeless Move-On orders as well as housing justice! www.facebook.com/events/95448...

Wāhine Inside Tāmaki Makaurau Book Launch Join us for an intimate evening showcasing poetry and prose by wāhine currently or formerly incarcerated.

Tāmaki whānau, please head along to this event on Friday 27th March from 7PM-9PM at Ellen Melville Centre by Te Kāhui Creative Writing that's launching the book Wāhine Inside, which compiles writings by currently and formerly incarcerated wāhine. www.eventbrite.com/e/wahine-ins...

Get people in prison the basic supplies they are legally entitled to The Department of Corrections is failing to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in s...

In addition, incarcerated people should receive the basic supplies they're legally entitled to. Please sign this petition calling on Corrections to follow the law. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...

Phones in every cell? The growing pressure to overhaul prison phone rules One Serco-run prison already has a monitored phone installed in every cell.

Phones should be in every prison cell, as incarcerated people's connection with their whānau through phone calls improves their mental health and helps them prepare to reintegrate into the community after they're released from prison. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prison-ph...

Ban on protests outside homes 'unduly chilling on free speech', Opposition says Select committee recommends new safeguard to protect protests outside Premier House when connected to state visits – but the Opposition believes the law should be canned entirely.

The Government's legislation to ban protests outside homes will restrict our right to protest and will lead to us going down the repressive path of Australia and Britain. This bill must be scrapped. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/26/b...

Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go Ministry of Justice factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made up 44 percent of all women who were proceeded against by police.

Awatea is right: this Ministry of Justice factsheet adds to the mountain of evidence demonstrating the racism and sexism that wāhine Māori suffer under the criminal legal system. This will only end through abolition feminism as well as decolonisation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness! Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...

Please sign this petition calling on the Government to develop and implement Duty to Assist legislation: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers People living and working in Auckland's central city are making their opposition known.

Aucklanders through this protest have said it loud and clear: homelessness should be addressed through providing homes and care, not through move-on orders, police brutality and incarceration. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness! Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...

Please sign this petition calling on the Government to to develop and implement Duty to Assist legislation. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

Government announces homeless move-on orders - for all town centres, not just Auckland Police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old.

The Government is further empowering Police to harass our most vulnerable people. Laws like this make it disgustingly clear that the only accommodation that this government is prepared to fund is prisons. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Feeling the heat: inside a prison cell as temperatures rise Comment from Victoria University: Reducing the hours prisoners are in cells and better cell ventilation are important but Corrections Regulations need to reflect our changing climate

While many Kiwis enjoy summer on the beach, for incarcerated people, summer is torture, as their prison cells turn into furnaces, while Corrections has no regulations to cool cells. This torture can end through improving prison conditions and decarceration. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/19/f...

Multiplying cells: A tale of two prisons Corrections is rushing new high-security units at Hawke's Bay, prompting questions over risks and reduced amenities amid record inmate growth.

The Government's failed tough on crime policies are leading to them fast-tracking the construction of prisons that have worse living conditions for incarcerated people. This will keep happening until all prison expansion ends and decarceration begins. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Get people in prison the basic supplies they are legally entitled to The Department of Corrections is failing to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in s...

While Corrections refuses to provide prompt healthcare to incarcerated people, it also fails to fulfill its legal obligations to provide incarcerated people basic supplies. Please sign our petition calling on Corrections to do what it's legally required to do our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...

Prisoner with burst appendix not taken to hospital for six days A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.

This horrific incident is one of a mountain of cases of incarcerated people being denied prompt access to quality healthcare. Corrections' response that this happened due to staff turnover illustrates why decarceration must be implemented. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Our prisons cause more harm | E-Tangata "Lots of people in our society are happy to have vast amounts spent on the mass imprisonment of our Indigenous population. It's an industry. And the industry relies on society thinking that this is th...

Dr Paula Toko King is right: prison expansion will make our communities less safe, intensify intergenerational harm and worsen the health of whānau who go to prison. The solution is ending prison expansion and engaging in decarceration. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

The unshakeable Sunny Kaushal How one man complained himself into a top job and changed the Crimes Act.

The Government is changing the Crimes Act to make citizens' arrests legal. Even the majority of the retail sector lobbyists are against this move. It will endanger people further and do nothing to address the drivers of low level crime, like retail theft. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...

Woman who gave cop 'thumbs down' pepper-sprayed, has top ripped, underwear exposed The IPCA has found the officer's actions were unlawful and disproportionate.

Content warning: gender violence

This horrific instance of gender violence and the cops refusal to engage in accountability illustrates how Police are a patriarchal institution. Such gender violence will only end when the Police are defunded, disarmed and disbanded. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Get people in prison the basic supplies they are legally entitled to The Department of Corrections is failing to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in s...

While Corrections refuses to provide high-quality healthcare to incarcerated people inside prison, it also fails to fulfill its legal obligations to provide incarcerated people basic supplies. Please sign our petition calling on Corrections to follow the law. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...

Corrections to trial 'hospital hub', current model of hospital escorts 'no longer fit-for-purpose' It comes after a prisoner was on the run for more than a week after escaping while in a hospital escort in Auckland.

The only reason that Corrections is starting an absurd trial of hospital hubs for incarcerated people sent to hospital is because Corrections continues to deny high-quality healthcare to incarcerated people inside prison. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

High Court orders Corrections boss to stop breaking the law The High Court has issued a rare 'mandamus order' to the Corrections boss: stop breaking the law or risk being held in contempt of court

Corrections are breaking the law everyday by denying prisoners access the bare minimum owed to them under domestic and international law. Failed tough on crime policies are intensifying this problem, the solution to which is to engage in decarceration. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/18/h...

Image one description: Picture of the following text: "Block the Ban National Day of Action Friday 19 December, 6PM, Western Park, Freemans Bay Tāmaki Makaurau"

Image two description: Picture of an artistic depiction of a rally with the following text in it: "Stop the Puberty Blocker Ban Rally 19th Dec 2025 1PM, Civic Square Kirikiriroa Hamilton Please bring your mask, water bottle, sunscreen and sign to this peaceful demonstration Protect transgender kids"

Image three description: Picture of a trans rights rally in front of the Beehive with the following text on top: "Stop the Ban on Puberty Blockers! Rally and Petition Handover December 18th 12PM Thursday @ Parliament Lawn"

Join Block the Ban and Queer Endurance in Defiance's national protests against the government's ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. Let's show the coalition of chaos what we think about their culture war.