Advocacy
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Environmental
Justice
We aim to highlight voices in advocating for environmental action to provide justice for the poor and future generations.
Refugees & Migrants
We highlight the injustices faced by refugees and migrants around the word, and advocate for the human dignity of all people to be upheld.
Poverty and Inequity
We stand in solidarity with those in need and seek to bring equity for all in Aotearoa and across the world.
The Holy Land
We advocate to protect the lives and rights of all vulnerable people caught in the tragic conflict in the Holy Land.
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Advocacy Articles
![Should agriculture be in the Emissions Trading Scheme?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1724298835876-GGXNFGMEB520BMOGHCMQ/agets_cowspic.jpg)
Should agriculture be in the Emissions Trading Scheme?
Working for social justice starts in improving our own actions. To that end, we will be working to reduce our carbon footprint, improve our accessibility, and look for human rights issues in our supply chains this year.
![Submission Impossible: How to have your say to the government](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1724300067437-I3XU1A35UZMKKJ690B87/submission_screenshotpic.png)
Submission Impossible: How to have your say to the government
![Human trafficking in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Trafficking in Persons Report 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1719283272263-UIX4JOCHO24JR54YUC1R/image-asset.jpeg)
Human trafficking in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Trafficking in Persons Report 2024
![Migrant Exploitation in New Zealand](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1716348614889-F0B3L0H49LDJKROX7NUX/Green_kiwifruit_on_vines_-_almost_ready_for_harvesting.jpg)
Migrant Exploitation in New Zealand
![Shallow motives, deep pockets, and the fight to protect our seabed](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1716327220350-ZAMH1LGNJ4RSCCL6LXWR/ocean.jpg)
Shallow motives, deep pockets, and the fight to protect our seabed
![New Year, new government, same focus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/7e6a41fa-a108-4d3e-8ada-6c30e07b6c2b/beehive2024.jpeg)
New Year, new government, same focus
In late 2023 we wrote to the incoming government alerting them to the key issues we believe Aotearoa New Zealand is facing with regard to the environment, poverty, and human rights for the most vulnerable.
![“Praise God”: What does Laudate Deum mean for us?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/8197de0b-9c24-45d9-acaa-8a4b2ac78ebb/347794193_916085389606378_5712773769178087683_n.jpg)
“Praise God”: What does Laudate Deum mean for us?
In Laudate Deum, Pope Francis continues the call for environmental justice that started with Laudato Si’. We explore the connection to Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s work.
![“Praise God”: What does Laudate Deum mean for Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate action?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1696471380890-ZTF9JPMUVTU7AB19KTTN/Pope+Francis.jpg)
“Praise God”: What does Laudate Deum mean for Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate action?
Pope Francis’s recent letter Laudate Deum calls for strong climate action. We explain what we think it means for New Zealand.
![The importance of due diligence in modern slavery legislation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1698272293510-P80ZYY0IDY0GJ30V6GF8/1200px-Beehive_and_Parliament_House_in_New_Zealand.jpg)
The importance of due diligence in modern slavery legislation
The government has finally agreed to work on modern slavery legislation, but without any requirements for due diligence, the law will be toothless.
![Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific focus at COP28](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dbb894d5bc25212ff3bcd/1696454752432-W3F5HEEVIW7M56EHWAYY/Biden+at+COP27.jpg)
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific focus at COP28
COP negotiations often crowd out the voices of our Pacific neighbours. We believe Aotearoa has a duty to uplift their voices and fight for their rights.