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January 5, 2026 | Featured News
#SummerSeries: Equity in Aotearoa — Why Pay Matters
This summer on Radio Waatea 603AM – Te Reo o tō Tātou Iwi, we reflect on one of the most […]
March 9, 2026
October 22, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Denise Messiter | Health Leader and Pay Equity Advocate
From now until the end of the year, women across Aotearoa are effectively working for free. The “Work for Free” campaign marks the point in the calendar when the gender and ethnic pay gaps mean women stop being paid compared to Pākehā men.
October 9, 2025 | News
Denise Messiter-Nin Makes Historic Bid for Thames-Coromandel Mayor
Denise Messiter-Nin is making history as the only woman and Māori candidate standing for mayor of Thames-Coromandel, campaigning on inclusive leadership and community-driven change.
August 27, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Dr Tina Karaitiana on pay equity
The government has cut access for many women the right to pay equity. You’ve studied Māori women in business. How […]
August 26, 2025 | Featured News
Māori Women’s Welfare League Supports People’s Push for Pay Equity
Māori Women’s Welfare League Backs People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity
August 22, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Helen Clark | Former NZ Prime Minister on Gaza
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has recently returned from a visit to Gaza, where she witnessed the humanitarian crisis first-hand. Alongside her ongoing international advocacy, Clark continues to champion issues closer to home, including pay equity for women and the importance of ensuring women’s voices are heard in politics.
August 21, 2025 | News
Labour slams ‘insulting’ teacher pay offer as strike highlights equity rollback
Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime says the government’s 1% pay rise offer and recent pay equity changes are an attack on teachers’ value and conditions. David Seymour defends the record, citing wage growth since 2022.
August 20, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Nanaia Mahuta | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
The People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity, led by ten former female MPs including Dame Marilyn Waring and Nanaia Mahuta, has launched public hearings in response to the Government’s controversial overhaul of pay equity laws—changes criticised for being rushed, opaque, and harmful to women in undervalued sectors like aged care and education.
August 19, 2025 | News
Houpapa Slams Equal Pay Changes as Blow to Māori Women and Communities
Wāhine Māori leader Traci Houpapa says the Coalition’s changes to the Equal Pay Act undermine years of progress. Five unions have filed a High Court challenge, warning the amendments cancel 33 pay equity claims and breach human rights.
August 19, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Fleur Fitzsimons | Public Service Association
landmark legal challenge by five major unions, who are taking the Government to the High Court over its rollback of […]
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