Web Directory > NZ > Community and Social Studies > Lobby Groups

Includes organisations whose prime purpose is to lobby for change in local, national or international government policies, and not directly related to another browse category. See also under issue type, eg Housing, Human Rights, Aid and Development organisations, Auckland, Environment, Diseases and Conditions, etc.

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• Abortion Concern : abortion-experienced women defending the 'right to refuse'
  Information about the society, abortion and assistance to women who do not want abortion.
  
  
• Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA)
  Organisation to promote the wellbeing of children and youth. A coalition of NGOs and individuals interested in children's rights in New Zealand.
  
  
• Amnesty International, New Zealand Section
  Site promotes human rights and the campaigning against violations of those rights. Information on current violations and action being taken. Links to special interest group networks, eg. women, children, trade unions, etc.
  
  
• Amp
  Amp is an independent project run by volunteers committed to increasing the effectiveness of participatory democratic processes. Amp co-ordinated submissions to the Royal Commission into Genetic Modification.
  
  
• Anew N.Z.
  An independent, non-partisan network of motivated and concerned New Zealanders seeking a sustainable future. Aims to develop principled, ethical leadership and facilitate dialogue with civil society, business and government (as a network of networks) on key issues that are critical to the future of the country.
  
  
• ANGOA : Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of Aotearoa
  A coordinating and networking organisation for Non-Government Organisations in New Zealand. Information about conferences and forums, news and forthcoming events.
  
  
• Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
  ALCP site feachers party policy; information about parliamentary canidates;news; media releases and information about candidates.
  
  
• APEC, free trade, and "economic sovereignty" / by Aziz Choudry
  Article on the effect of market-driven policies and international trade structures and processes in New Zealand, particularly on Māori.
  
  
• Bluegreens
  A task force to offer the National Party independent policy advice on environmental and heritage issues.
  
  
• Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition : BCAC
  BCAC represents breast cancer related organisations, it aims to make detection and treatment accessible to those affected by breast cancer and provide information about treatment and care. Includes news, events, books and resources, and shared experiences.
  
  
• Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA)
  Watchdog organization which monitors foreign investment in New Zealand.
  
  
• Candor Trust : Campaign Against Drugs on Roads
  About the Trust and its work against drugged driving. Includes information about various illicit drugs, medicines, and tranquilisers, and their effects on driving ability. Covers road victim rights, and the Land Transport Act.
  
  
• Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
  The Catholic agency for Justice, Peace and Development.
  
  
• Child Poverty Action Group
  Information about poverty among families in New Zealand, and about CPAG's work to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand.
  
  
• Churches' Agency on Social Issues
  The official social responsibility agency for the Methodist Church of New Zealand, the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, The Associated Churches of Christ in New Zealand and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Aotearoa New Zealand. The site includes documents on various issues including ethics, peace, building a responsible society and social justice.
  
  
• Civil Union Act
  Information about the act that grants registered civil union couples recognition and relationship rights which are equal to those granted through marriage.
  
  
• Clean energy guide
  Discusses the impacts of energy use on the environment and explains the benefits of switching to using clean energy.
  
  
• Coalition for Equal Value Equal Pay (CEVEP)
  "The campaign for pay equity in New Zealand". The site contains information on the campaign history and equal pay legislation. It also includes advice on lobbying and a bibiliography.
  
  
• Communist Party of Aotearoa
  Includes: information about the CPA; news items; online issues of Red Flag, Struggle and Labour News; Marxist theory; and a bookstore.
  
  
• Council for International Development : Kaunihera mo te Whakapakari Ao Whānui
  The Council for International Development coordinates actions of member agencies and Government on aid and development issues.
  
  
• Disarmament & Security Centre
  The DSC is a specialist branch of the Aotearoa New Zealand Peace Foundation. Its broad objective is to provide a resource centre for alternative thinking on disarmament and security issues, both within Aotearoa/New Zealand and internationally. Currently the work focusses on promoting the World Court's 1996 Advisory Opinion on nuclear weapons and its implications.
  
  
• Enzyme
  Enzyme, the online community catalyst, is a radical tech collective that provides web and email hosting and support to individuals, groups and organisations engaged in non-authoritarian struggles for human liberation, the ethical treatment of animals, and ecological sustainability.
  
  
• Equity-for-illness
  New Zealand has two streams of health funding. ACC protects those injured by an accident; the Ministry of Health (through the agencies of Enable Funding and Accessable) is responsible for those who develop an illness. Equity-for-illness aims to see the Ministry of Health funding brought into line with current ACC entitlements.
  
  
• Family First New Zealand
  A lobby group concerned with building strong families and safe communities. Includes issues of concern; lobbying kit; FAQs; its 11 Principles on family; articles and newsletters.
  
  
• Flexible Land Use Alliance
  The alliance represents key players in New Zealand's primary industries and aims to ensure continued language flexibility if a New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is introduced. Details of members; background to the debate; proposals and recommendations.
  
  
• Forest & Bird : welcome to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc
  Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is a conservation organisation founded in 1923. It works for the protection of native forests, threatened species, marine heritage and other environmental issues.
  
  
• GALA : Group Against Liquor Advertising
  The web site provides information on alcohol advertising in New Zealand. Newsletters are available in PDF format.
  
  
• GE free food guide : your guide to avoiding genetically engineered food
  Database of food product brands sold in New Zealand. All are given a classification according to the manufacturer's GE policy. You can browse through 'virtual' supermarket aisles, or use a shopping list generator to create your own personalised guide to print off and take to the supermarket.
  
  
• Greenpeace New Zealand
  The Greenpeace New Zealand site features its actions, press releases and petitions.
  
  
• Grey Power : the active organisation for those 50+
  Information about Grey Power's work to promote the welfare and wellbeing of the over 50 age group. Includes the organisation's policies, board members, speeches, and information likely to be of use to older citizens.
  
  
• Kyoto Forestry Association : New Zealand Kyoto Forestry Association
  About KFA,a not for profit organisation formed to represent forest owners. Includes news and faqs.
  
  
• Long Bay Okura Great Park
  Features the Environment Court decision supporting the Long Bay structure plan to protect the landscape and environment of Long Bay and Okura and the Long Bay-Okura Great Park Society lobbying for the protection of the land. Includes publications and newsletters; and information on the land and its history.
  
  
• Māori independence site
  Focuses on the move for tino rangatiratanga. Current and historical information on Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi especially with regard to protest.
  
  
• Makepovertyhistory
  A coalition campaign between a variety of organisations from across New Zealand, which is part of the international campaign: A Global Call to Action against Poverty.
  
  
• Maxim Institute
  Maxim Institute is an independent research and public policy think tank. Includes information about researches and public policies on social issues such as education and family. It also has information on internship programmes to foster leadership among youth.
  
  
• Monarchist League of New Zealand, Inc.
  Information about the New Zealand's constitutional monarchy and the monarchy / republican debate. Information on coats of arms and royal standards is also provided. The web site also includes full text issues of the journal Monarchy New Zealand.
  
  
• Naseby Vision Incorporated
  A community development group whose aim is to monitor development and town planning in Naseby to improve services and facilities.
  
  
• National Anti Vivisection Campaign
  Focusses on use of animals in research experiments by companies. Gives details of protest campaigns and lobby groups.
  
  
• New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (Inc.)
  The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society is an incorporated society that is working for the abolition of vivisection on the grounds that it is scientific fraud. Their website offers information on the society's views and activities, and includes their newsletter 'Mobilise!'.
  
  
• New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM)
  Includes news items, newsletter and links to related sites.
  
  
• New Zealand Companion Animal Council Inc.
  Information about the NZCAC, a national organisation which represents animal advocacy groups, and aims to promote the welfare of companion animals.
  
  
• New Zealand Equality Education Foundation : incorporating the International Ex-Fetus Association
  The official web site of NZEEF. Includes policies and links to resources on men's rights. Provides a list of male-friendly lawyers.
  
  
• No towers
  Site set up by New Era Energy, a lobby group opposed to the Electricity Commission's decision to approve Transpower's amended proposal for a 200km line of 70 metre electricity pylons from Otahuhu to Whakamaru, to be completed by 2010.
  
  
• NORML New Zealand : National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
  Information about cannabis, hemp and marijuana, its prohibition and uses.
  
  
• Nuclear Free Seas Flotilla
  A loose federation of international seafarers who oppose nuclear bomb tests, nuclear fuel transport and use, nuclear pollution and nuclear waste. Site contains information and images of the flotilla along with information about plutonium and MOX.
  
  
• NZ Super Democratic Party
  NZ Super Democratic Party was inaugurated in 1996. Its prime objective is to introduce and maintain televoting throughout New Zealand.
  
  
• Oxfam New Zealand
  Information on Oxfam projects around the world.
  
  
• Papakura Water Pressure Group
  Lobby group working to challenge the privatisation of local water services.
  
  
• Peace Foundation
  Information and resources, including those for youth in Young Peace Foundation section and Cool Schools Programme.
  
  
• Peace Movement Aotearoa
  Focuses on issues relating to peace, social justice and human rights. Includes directory of peace links and online petitions.
  
  
• Pride Alliance : the queer network of the Alliance Party
  An autonomous network within the Alliance Party. Includes news, events, media releases and online registration.
  
  
• Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand
  The site provides the opportunity to find out about republicanism and the Republican Movement in New Zealand (through newsletters, policy papers, an online library), to share ideas, and ways to get involved in the movement.
  
  
• Right to Life New Zealand
  "This website supports the unborn, the elderly and the unwell in our society whose lives are at risk."
  
  
• SADD New Zealand
  Students Against Driving Drunk's (SADD) mission is to reduce harm amongst students by promoting alternatives to drinking and driving through positive peer influences.
  
  
• SAFE : New Zealand's largest animal rights organisation
  An animal rights organisation, SAFE encompasses a wide range of issues such as animal testing, factory farming, genetic engineering, hunting, vegetarianism and animals used in entertainment. Current campaigns; latest news; events; information; education; merchandise.
  
  
• Sensible Sentencing Trust
  Information about the Trust and its work to promote more stringent prison sentences for convicted offenders. Includes information about the deterrent effects of sentencing and imprisonment, newsletters, submissions, press releases, information about NZ political party corrections policies, and stories from crime victims.
  
  
• Socialist Worker : for a united socialist alternative to capitalism's wars, inequality & poverty
  An introduction to the organisation designed to give a brief insight into its ideas and politics, together with details of current campaigns and issues with which it is involved. Includes online publications.
  
  
• Transparency International New Zealand
  Includes information on its mission, constitution of the organisation and a governance guide and links to press releases and newsletters.
  
  
• Violence Free Wairarapa Campaign : rise above it : we can beat it
  Wairarapa wide community response to violence based on partnership, changing attitudes, inproving wellbeing and improving coordination.
  
  
• Voice For Life : to value and protect human life
  Information about the society which aims to educate and inform people to value and protect the gift of all human life. Includes fact sheets on pro-life related issues.
  
  
• Volunteer Wellington : catalyst for community involvement
  Volunteer Wellington provides the essential voluntary workforce needed to maintain and sustain the work of more than 250 community based and not-for-profit organisations in the greater Wellington region. The site provides information on the sort of jobs that are available, and how to volunteer or to request a volunteer.
  
  
• Workers' Party (N.Z.)
  Information and resources relating to the Workers' Party of New Zealand, including news items, articles and full text issues of their newspaper The Spark.
  
  
• World Socialist Party (New Zealand)
  Information about the objectives, activities and projects of the WSPNZ, including a history of the party, publications catalog, and library listing. A brief outline of socialist theory.
  
  
• YoungLabour.org.nz
  Young Labour is a loose network of young people spread around the country. The overall goal is to see the Parliamentary Labour Party being the core of the Government of the day.
  
  
• YoungNats
  The web site provides information about the Young Nats political club and its executive. Includes news and images.