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The sky didn’t fall on our heads…

By MicahChallenge | 25 May, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Millennium Development Goals, Politics |

In his speech announcing the changes to NZAID structure and policy Mr McCully joked that the changes had already happened, and that the sky had not fallen on our heads.

I’m …

Saving children’s lives: The Tap Project now running in NZ

By joanna1000 | 12 March, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Action, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Justice groups, Millennium Development Goals, News, Poverty |

I’m volunteering for UNICEF NZ, helping to spread the word about the UN Children’s Fund month-long Tap Project, which …

Wellington Symposium on Millennium Development Goals

By Jolyon | 12 March, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Millennium Development Goals |

This symposium will look at the progress made across the world and in the Pacific towards the 8 Millennium Development Goals. An all to timely event with the possibility of …

Don’t Corrupt Aid

By Jolyon | 6 March, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Millennium Development Goals |

A new website has been started in response to concerns about changes to NZAid. Hosted by WorldVision and supported by a mammoth list of NGO and aid agencies, the website …

NZAid review

By Jolyon | 5 March, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Community Development, Millennium Development Goals, Politics |

As highlighted in a NZ Herald article on Tuesday, ‘Murray McCully appears to have no qualms about New Zealand’s half-billion-dollar foreign aid programme being used as a tool of its …

Clark for a UN position.

By Jolyon | 9 February, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Millennium Development Goals, News |

There was news over the weekend that Helen Clark was in the running for a top UN position - administrator of the UN Development Programme, third behind UN secretary-general and …

Anglican Church Statement on Gaza.

By Jolyon | 15 January, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Anglican Church, Bishops Statements, Millennium Development Goals, News, Peace & Violence |

NZ Church Leaders’ statement on Gaza

The leaders of New Zealand churches are deeply concerned about the dire situation in Gaza and support the call for an immediate ceasefire in the …

World Water Day - 22 March ‘08

By Anne | 21 March, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Environment, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty |

Sometimes I get sick of the relentless stream of bad news that comes our way. I feel like we are always being bombarded with terrible statistics on …