Advocates watching to ensure new anti-stalking law is “more than just paper.”

After a three-year campaign, violence-prevention advocates today welcomed stalking criminalisation, and also vowed to stay vigilant to ensure state agencies use the law as intended. 

Definitions Bill will not advance the rights, opportunities or wellbeing of NZ women.

The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) supports the statement by the Honorable Nicola Grigg, Minister for Women, when she said, "I'm not convinced that this bill will advance the rights and opportunities or the wellbeing of women and girls in any way, shape, or form in New Zealand.”

Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa National Council of Women of New Zealand is celebrating 130 years of advocacy and making clear the fight for gender equality is far from over.

The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) welcomes the Education and Workforce Select Committee’s final report on its Inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders encounter online, and the roles that Government, business, and society should play in addressing those harms.

Following from our submission to the People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity last year, NCWNZ board members had the great privilege to attend the launch of the Committee's final report on the government’s actions to overturn our formerly world-leading pay equity legislation.

Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa National Council of Women supports the Government's decision to decline participation in a proposed international  "Board of Peace".

NCWNZ believes the proposal would weaken the United Nations and undermine the multilateral, rules‑based system that supports global peace, human rights, and accountability. Since its founding, NCWNZ has championed international cooperation grounded in human rights, gender equality, and the rule of law.

Kiwis Want Gender Equality But Survey Warns New Zealand Risks Falling Short

New Zealanders overwhelmingly want gender equality, but Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa National Council of Women of New Zealand’s latest Gender Attitudes Survey shows that any progress we’ve achieved in the last 132 years since universal suffrage risks being slowed by complacency, harmful attitudes, and government actions that run counter to public demand.

NCWNZ stands with our organisational sisters – the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) – in urging caution ahead of the second reading of the 3-Day Postnatal Stay Bill in Parliament. 

On June 10th, the Government addressed some major concerns in its update to the Crimes Legislation with regard to Stalking and Harassment. It's heartening to see some of the feedback to the Justice Select Committee have been incorporated and the requirements for convictable evidence have been made more achievable. 

Are you keen to attend a pay equity protest near you? Here are some protest signs that you can print and use on the day.