1983 days ago

Meet our Ethnic Women Candidates: NZ Election 2020

“Meet the Ethnic Women Candidates: NZ Elections 2020 Webinar series”
1. Tue 29th Sep 2020, 6:00-7:30pm
2. Wed 30th Sep 2020, 6:00-7:30pm

Hosted by the Ethnic Women in Politics (EWP) project at the University of Auckland and University of Waikato, with support from the Marsden Fund, Royal Society and EarthDiverse, the ‘Meet the Ethnic Women Candidates: NZ Elections 2020’ webinar series features two panel discussions with women candidates from minority ethnic communities who represent the major political parties in the upcoming 2020 New Zealand elections. The use of the term ‘Ethnic’ is defined as non-Māori, non-Pacific and non-Pākeha. Globally, we are observing an increased spotlight on women leaders from minority ethnic groups, often as voices of resistance to and transformation within established political systems.

1. ‘Young, Millennial and Ethnic’
Date: Tuesday 29 September 2020
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Speakers:
Rimu Bhooi: Candidate for Hamilton East, Green Party
Nuwanthie Samarakone: Candidate for Manurewa, National Party
Zahra Hussaini: Candidate for Christchurch, Labour Party
Ciara Swords: Candidate for Whangārei, TOP Party

2. ‘An Established Race’
Date: Wednesday 30 September 2020
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Speakers:
Golriz Ghahraman: Member of Parliament, Green Party
Anne Degia-Pala: Member of Parliament, NZ First Party
Dr Parmjeet Parmar: Member of Parliament, National Party
Priyanca Radhakrishnan: Member of Parliament, Labour Party

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Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

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DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

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