Activism

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Hundreds of people put on an eye-catching display yesterday to call for a ban of bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf.

Protestors created a flotilla with a combination of kayaks, boats and paddle… Audio

Louisa Lim is no stranger to controversy - her first book The People's Republic of Amnesia - Tiananmen Revisited resulted in her being unable to visit mainland China for years. When the Hong Kong… Audio

A special event organised by Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest & Bird calling for an end to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf will go ahead at Auckland's Mission Bay today after windy weather meant the… Audio

The ICPA report into last year's Parliament protest has found some laws governing trespass and arrests are ill-equipped to deal with policing mass public disorder events.

Just 31 people connected to… Audio

The Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he would not have done anything differently in the police handling of the protest and occupation of Parliament grounds last year.

That's despite the Police… Audio

The Police Association says officers were needlessly put at risk when they were sent to evict the Parliament protesters last year without enough protective equipment.

Officers told the Police… Audio

The police watchdog has found officers served the public well in the face of at times "extreme provocation" during last year's Parliament protest.

But the 200-page IPCA report found there were a… Audio

Restore Passenger Rail protestors are blocking SH1 at the Terrace tunnel in Wellington again. Our reporter Bill Hickman was there. Audio

Dancing, high heels and a stripper pole - clearly not a usual day on Parliament's forecourt. The Fired Up Stilettos group took their fight there on Sunday for better rights and protections for… Audio

The city of love became the city of filth when garbage collectors went on strike - now French protestors have stormed the headquarters of the luxury fashion group that owns brands like Louis Vuitton… Audio

Analysts monitoring online extremism are flagging worrying overlaps between anti-mandate, anti-government, and anti-trans groups.

The recent visit by British anti-trans activist Posie Parker has… Audio

The recent visit by British anti-trans activist Posie Parker has sparked a massive increase in the level of online hatred directed at the trans community here.

Analysts monitoring online extremism… Audio

Activist Shaneel Lal took out the Young New Zealander of the Year award last night - the first time in its history to have a trans recipient. 

Lal, 22, was instrumental figure in the fight to have… Audio

The Green Party co-leader, Marama Davidson, has expressed regret to the Prime Minister for blaming one race for violence, clarifying violence happens in every community and overwhelmingly men are more… Audio

The Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has doubled down on comments she made at the trans-rights rally in Auckland on Saturday. Speaking after Posie Parker was shut down by protestors, the Violence… Audio

A UK anti-trans activist who stirred up controversy went home early after she faced overwhelming opposition in Auckland.

Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull - also known as Posie Parker - was doused with tomato… Audio

A failed attempt to stop anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull from entering New Zealand didn't guarantee her a long stay.

Rainbow community organisations filed a hurried judicial review with… Audio

Trans activists are chalking up Wellington's fight-back against Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, as the largest trans-rights rally in Aotearoa's history.

It's estimated more than… Audio