Welcome to our dose of hope for May — the latest community-powered wins for a fair and flourishing Aotearoa, delivered fresh to your inbox. As we enter into our colder months, grab your favourite woollen blanket and get cosy with these stories of change. ☀️ Seven Steps for a Fairer Future ☀️ On Monday, we were proud to…

April 3rd 2022, Matahiwi Marae, Nā Karlo Mila. Our final exhale beyond the breath, where we give ourselves up in completion to life. Where everything that you are leaves behind everything that you were. It is a spindrift that rises, departing that faithful friend of the body. Its soft limbs. …

May every seed he has sown bloom into fruition — In the last days of March, a great leader left this world for the next. Moana Jackson was one of Aotearoa’s most influential thinkers; a legal scholar, an Indigenous hope-bringer, a courageous advocate for ngā iwi Māori, and a loving grandfather. We thank Moana for all he has given this…

Are you looking for that extra dose of hope in your life while alert levels have your head spinning? As we listen to announcements, and adjust our plans, we hope you find a moment to take a deep breath in and feel the ground beneath your feet. So put on…

Ka rewa a Matariki, ka nui ngā mihi o te tau hou! We hope that you, your whānau and community are safe, well and warm right now. Despite icy conditions, the passion and energy from our ActionStation community are fiery with success! These displays of hope and change show our…

All the cool stuff in one place Video: Listening Across Difference (19mins) with Dr. Emily Beausoleil, Lecturer of Politics (VUW) Tauiwi Tautoko research findings (30 mins) with Dr. Emily Beausoleil Values based messaging (60 mins) with Marianne Elliott from The Workshop 14 anti-Māori myths in media (20 mins) with Dr.Tim McCreanor …

A 15,000-strong petition for kindness to migrants in Aotearoa was delivered to Parliament this week, as the community rallied in solidarity. Carolina Albuquerque a Brazilian journalist, based in New Zealand for the past three years, looks into this week’s events. — I chose to come to New Zealand three years ago for one single reason: it’s the only country in the world that offered Brazilians the possibility to access the Work Holiday Visa.

Welcome to the monthly dose of hope your doctor didn’t prescribe. It comes at the right time, because temperatures are rising! Whether it’s online, on the streets, overseas or in the house, the heat is on when it comes to people power pushing for change. — And it gets hotter. On Thursday, our government will announce Budget 2021 — their plan for resourcing services, programs, policies, and infrastructure. Our ActionStation community’s job is to hold them to account if their plan doesn’t bring us closer to the fair and flourishing Aotearoa we know is possible. Stay…

The ActionStation story through the words of Laura O’Connell Rapira. Laura O’Connell Rapira (Te Ātiawa, Ngāruahine, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whakaue) is a campaigner, fundraiser, writer and until 2021 the Director of ActionStation. She started her career organising events, before moving on to fundraising for non-profits. She founded RockEnrol, a youth-powered campaign to get more young people out to vote…