{"id":842,"date":"2025-05-24T13:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/?p=842"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:03:13","slug":"what-a-wild-week-in-politics-it-has-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"What a wild week in politics it has been"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/actionstation.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Action Station Org NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Coalition Government desperately tried to rein in their own self-inflicted chaos as the consequences of their policy decisions took centre stage. On Tuesday, hundreds of people gathered in the icy cold to haka their hearts out in protest of the unprecedented punishment of Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori MPs, and the incoming Regulatory Standards Bill which is described as the Treaty Principles Bill\u2019s \u2018evil twin.\u2019 And while the Finance Minister, Nicola Willis was proudly handing out her Budget papers on Thursday, the rage of betrayed women could be heard reverberating around the Parliament forecourt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_843\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843\" class=\"size-large wp-image-843\" src=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Pay Equity Rally - 22\/5\/25. Photo credit: Public Service Association.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pay Equity Rally &#8211; 22\/5\/25. Photo credit: Public Service Association.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If anything, this week has told us that the tide is most definitely turning on this Government, as more and more people realise that cruelty is at the heart of their policy decisions, not compassion and care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Here are some key takeaways from the Budget yesterday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Cuts to support for families<\/strong>: by making the first year of the Best Start program, which supports families with new babies, dependent on a family&#8217;s income, as well as benefit amounts for 18 and 19 year olds (at a time when youth unemployment is at its highest in a decade).<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Cuts to government contributions to KiwiSaver\u00a0<\/strong>which will further push the responsibility of retirement savings on working people,at a time where many New Zealanders are struggling to make ends meet.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Theft of $12.8 billion from the lowest earning women<\/strong>: by cutting 33 current pay equity claims and restricting the conditions for future ones which will make them \u2018virtually impossible&#8217;.<sup>3,4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Tax breaks to business:\u00a0<\/strong>Allowing them to deduct 20% of the cost of new assets or used assets they import from overseas which will benefit multi-national companies.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Ongoing fossil fuel extraction<\/strong>\u00a0with $200 million going into new gas exploration projects.<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>No commitments to ending child poverty,\u00a0<\/strong>leaving 12% of children in Aotearoa to remain under the poverty line.<sup>7<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, the government quietly canned the Digital Services Tax Bill which would have taxed the biggest international tech giants and contributed $100 million of tax revenue into our collective pool each year.<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, this Coalition Government has shown exactly who they are and what they stand for. While we expect any decision-makers to be responsible with our collective resources,<strong>\u00a0the National Party are currently using the front of achieving surplus and minimising government spending as a justification for their harsh cuts and transfer of public funds into private hands.\u00a0<\/strong>The truth is that government debt is different from household debt, and we are being simply tricked into accepting that the government has no money to spend on the public services we need the most \u2013 while giving multinational corporations a free or subsidised ride.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dave, it\u2019s easy to feel hopeless and overwhelmed by a government blatantly riding roughshod over evidence, democratic conventions and their own rules in the house \u2013 to take from the struggling majority and funnel it upwards \u2013 while distracting us with \u2018culture wars\u2019 style policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a deliberate strategy of flooding us with harmful legislation, forcing us to deal personally with the consequences of job losses and rising living costs, and tearing down the most vocal opposition so we become worn out and demoralised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Because it was people who put this government in power, and it is people who will remove them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_844\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-844\" class=\"size-large wp-image-844\" src=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Toit\u016b Te Tiriti rally - 20\/5\/25. Photo credit: Kassie H.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Toit\u016b Te Tiriti rally &#8211; 20\/5\/25. Photo credit: Kassie H.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s essential that we do not lose hope, or check out of what is taking place in Parliament. By all means, protect your wairua (spirit) and ng\u0101kau (heart) in ways that make sense for you. Stay connected with loved ones and find the joy where you can. Be the compassion and care that you want to see in your community. Keep aroha at the forefront of your actions, more than ever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>And at the same time, become a part of the movement that will make this government simply a disturbing, chaotic and embarrassing blip in the history books.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movements are made up of small, loving and fierce actions from the hands and hearts of countless people. When we are part of a movement, we stop thinking of ourselves as individual little drops \u2013 but a giant, powerful wave \u2013 capable of pushing forward necessary change in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can be a part of the wave, if you share a vision for an Aotearoa with compassion, care, aroha and justness at its core. It doesn\u2019t matter where you come from, what your postcode is, or how you arrived here. It\u2019s about what we stand for, together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>If you\u2019re ready to join the wave, or take it to the next level, here are our ideas on how you can get involved:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Follow organisations that share your values on social media \u2013 they will share opportunities to attend in-person events to connect with others (active groups include: Toit\u016b Te Tiriti, Justice For Palestine, 350 Aotearoa, Council of Trade Unions plus ActionStation is on Facebook and Instagram).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Join a local group \u2013 there&#8217;s lots of people organising locally around food, housing, climate and more (plus groups love new members to bring fresh energy)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Join your union and get involved!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Funion.org.nz%2Ffind-your-union%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=8074ca25d87525ed3eded894309f87492a015142247eb3af070ae52e09c25516\">Check out if your sector is unionised here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Make talking and doing politics together a part of the everyday things you&#8217;re already a part of, whether it\u2019s the school board or local community group.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Bring your values to the conversation. Research shows that centering the values you care about and leading with curiosity makes a big difference. Here\u2019s a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1uvIFWwX8Tqm0okHAcWqTM0ZKc7VlKpDX%2Fview%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=7c44f754c517ec118754cfb135c08c3f24851f2f8a1327ad60f30b786c95bf57\">great guide<\/a>\u00a0for talking about Te Tiriti, which can be used for other issues too. If this is your cup of tea,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tauiwitautoko.com%2Fcourse%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=c52fbd19980563784f9f9654535f73cc3920cba47a599b912e7127090459870a\">become a volunteer with Tauiwi Tautoko<\/a>\u00a0who run trainings and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at ActionStation, we support hundreds of campaigns led by our team and grassroots communities around the country.\u00a0<strong>If you\u2019d like to support a specific kaupapa, check out our top picks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalforall.nz%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=533244c1276926a0ba2d65ab8ec3ead84986e08b423540848f3095c28b635f7b\">Dental for All<\/a>\u00a0team is gearing up to hit the streets with a roadshow around the country, featuring community events and free dental days!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Factionstation.typeform.com%2Fto%2FGiYUm7cG%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496%26typeform-source%3Dwww.dentalforall.nz&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=f9b2cfb2dee909b4511a6376b783da35425fba24a555e253a22983c823630644\">You can get more involved by signing up here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Our Public Housing Futures campaign for state housing is ramping up \u2013 if you want to take action locally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publichousingfutures.com%2Ftake-action%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=e24fcc6c4255fc8b79ce92594ab1db3867b8427568e056104d4a82198c4b3185\">sign up here and be invited to the first campaign call<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Our Te Tiriti justice crew are preparing to keep M\u0101ori wards in 42 council referendums this October.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Four.actionstation.org.nz%2Fpetitions%2Fkeep-our-maori-wards%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=baf2a4f139b69ddc97f3849cb36da660ce62bca46ea3dab1e0a1faa006ffaa33\">Sign the petition<\/a>\u00a0to stay in the loop or reply to this if you\u2019d like to organise locally.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Start your own campaign on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Four.actionstation.org.nz%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=4c7a13c7ee464dae1b2c43f334c4fd95df1d2cb1fc30fc63ef7728ef98dd8e1e\">OurActionStation<\/a>. Reply to this email if you\u2019d like to know more about upcoming campaigning and organising workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the course of this year, we need to be the biggest wave possible. So jump in, and let\u2019s get moving together!\u00a0\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I roto i te kotahitanga (in unity),<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_845\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-845\" class=\"wp-image-845 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kassie and the ActionStation Team (here\u2019s four of us at the Toit\u016b rally this week \u2013 thank you Meleseini Luhama Tau'alupe for the photo)\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/exposures.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Kassie and the ActionStation Team (here\u2019s four of us at the Toit\u016b rally this week \u2013 thank you Meleseini Luhama Tau&#8217;alupe for the photo)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>PS. If you appreciate what we do, please consider becoming a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdonate.actionstation.org.nz%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496%26period%3Dfortnightly&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=20a2315367cb873c18fe820dfea120d4cb14ccc9b37eec8d465b03b04f77c324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regular donor<\/a>\u00a0to ActionStation. We are the only home-grown, progressive, multi-kaupapa, people-powered organisation that can hold governments to account. Any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdonate.actionstation.org.nz%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496%26period%3Dfortnightly&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=20a2315367cb873c18fe820dfea120d4cb14ccc9b37eec8d465b03b04f77c324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small regular amount<\/a>\u00a0enables our team of lively activists to go hard on the issues you care about, and support grassroots communities to take action where they stand. Thank you to all our current donors \u2013 we wouldn\u2019t be here without you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Fyoung-people-bear-the-brunt-youth-unemployment-hits-23%2F6ZFAIGPWXRFAHG3S7REUMX45AY%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=701e30d0dc591b8b2663a547df5376265bbafc420ca012a2f37f8ad7988a2ec7\">Young people bear the brunt \u2013 youth unemployment hits 23%<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NZ Herald,<\/em>\u00a05 Feb 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.co.nz%2F2025%2F05%2F22%2Fgovt-halves-contribution-to-workers-retirement-savings-employers-get-tax-cuts%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=df5b4ccbd741381ca0769dec9e0bea8493a677c2d6a5ebfa835d00622b9b39cf\">Govt halves contribution to workers\u2019 KiwiSavers; employers get tax cuts<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsroom,<\/em>\u00a022 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.1news.co.nz%2F2025%2F05%2F22%2Ftrade-offs-and-choices-finance-minister-on-128b-pay-equity-saving%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=802def01fcc6a61f874f9a1eb9b83d89a315958df5de2b7195615f84c6ed56b6\">&#8216;Trade-offs and choices&#8217;: Finance Minister on $12.8b pay equity saving.<\/a>\u00a0<em>1 News,<\/em>\u00a022 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.co.nz%2F2025%2F05%2F20%2Fpay-equity-changes-make-new-claims-virtually-impossible-unions%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=51c4942fc2e861eb44c7773a441e8a2d78d087a50ad432a341abb7e8db50f7bf\">Pay equity changes make new claims \u2018virtually impossible\u2019 \u2013 unions<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsroom,<\/em>\u00a05 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.co.nz%2F2025%2F05%2F22%2Fpay-equity-savings-ploughed-back-into-tax-breaks-health-education-and-gas%2F%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=017bc2e46e7a82cf74fdeb779e991c4c8ecbe97a8fe4b74f0c1cb42b2f8ce058\">Pay equity savings ploughed back into tax breaks, health, education and gas<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsroom,<\/em>\u00a022 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnz.co.nz%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F561847%2Fbudget-backsliding-on-climate-change-defies-belief-say-advocates%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=89e9fb65e8d89822460dfc74269406a38dd8d5c442e86cc0958ebe138e882b08\">Budget backsliding on climate change &#8216;defies belief&#8217;, say advocates<\/a>.\u00a0<em>RNZ,<\/em>\u00a022 May 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz\/clicks\/link\/3496\/2ab2b380-c6c0-402f-b14b-a255a4a95b3a?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespinoff.co.nz%2Fpolitics%2F23-05-2025%2Fa-budget-for-machines-not-midwives%3Futm_source%3Dactionstation%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast3496%26source%3Dactionstation%26bucket%3Dblast3496&amp;member_guid=b19e5e0eabd70b95e87b40eb8f84865047c73ed953098dfb2b06040cfc8ae6c29c1e361de7b2f34df03742f0e5f6db6e74838666d0f0267279e94a2838ced260&amp;identity-signature=48784861d892c2473cd7897d4ce5fbe40269ebef589835732c314a7a0bdf33de\">A budget for machines, not midwives &#8211; 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