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class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Article – RNZ</p> <p>Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its relationship with New Zealand next year. <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/tokelau-sets-sights-on-a-potential-third-referendum/#more-183266" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183264"> <a title="When Apartheid Met Zionism" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/when-apartheid-met-zionism/" rel="bookmark">When Apartheid Met Zionism</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 15, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/diversity/" rel="category tag">Diversity</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Opinion – Ian Powell</p> <p>Ian Powell discusses, in a New Zealand context, what happens when apartheid meets Zionism. <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/when-apartheid-met-zionism/#more-183264" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183254"> <a title="Ngāti Rārua Acknowledges Professor Sandy Morrison’s Academic And Leadership Excellence" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/ngati-rarua-acknowledges-professor-sandy-morrisons-academic-and-leadership-excellence/" rel="bookmark">Ngāti Rārua Acknowledges Professor Sandy Morrison’s Academic And Leadership Excellence</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/diversity/" rel="category tag">Diversity</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Te Runanga o Ngati Rarua</p> <p>Professor Morrison has worked tirelessly to elevate mtauranga Mori within academia and beyond. Her expertise, leadership, and unwavering dedication to the empowerment of whnau, hap, and iwi have had a profound impact across Aotearoa. <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/ngati-rarua-acknowledges-professor-sandy-morrisons-academic-and-leadership-excellence/#more-183254" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183250"> <a title="Land Search And Rescue Honours Outstanding Volunteer Responders At National Hui" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/land-search-and-rescue-honours-outstanding-volunteer-responders-at-national-hui/" rel="bookmark">Land Search And Rescue Honours Outstanding Volunteer Responders At National Hui</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Land Search and Rescue</p> <p>With over 3,000 volunteer responders across New Zealand, this event allows us to reflect on the incredible work of our teams over the past two years. <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/land-search-and-rescue-honours-outstanding-volunteer-responders-at-national-hui/#more-183250" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183244"> <a title="Undermining Democratic Process" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/undermining-democratic-process/" rel="bookmark">Undermining Democratic Process</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/employment/" rel="category tag">Employment</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – St Peters on Willis Social Justice Group</p> <p>A first step of good faith would be the reinstatement of a Social Sector Budget lockup for Budget 2025, inviting a cross-section of organisations representing the diversity of our population to hear key Budget messages firsthand. <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/undermining-democratic-process/#more-183244" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183240"> <a title="Government Must Bring Back Disability Employment Requirements" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/government-must-bring-back-disability-employment-requirements/" rel="bookmark">Government Must Bring Back Disability Employment Requirements</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/diversity/" rel="category tag">Diversity</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/employment/" rel="category tag">Employment</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/health/" rel="category tag">Health</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – NZDSN</p> <p>Disabled employment support has been neglected by successive governments, including in the 2024 budget. NZDSN says theres significant social and economic upside to unlocking this workforce, but the government shows no appetite to invest or take … <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/government-must-bring-back-disability-employment-requirements/#more-183240" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>   </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-183237"> <a title="Nelson City Council Backs Maitahi Village Development With $31 Million In Enabling Infrastructure & Housing Investment" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/nelson-city-council-backs-maitahi-village-development-with-31-million-in-enabling-infrastructure-housing-investment/" rel="bookmark">Nelson City Council Backs Maitahi Village Development With $31 Million In Enabling Infrastructure & Housing Investment</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category 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And Recreation Sector" href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/2025/03/new-integrity-code-welcomed-by-sport-and-recreation-sector/" rel="bookmark">New Integrity Code Welcomed By Sport And Recreation Sector</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> March 14, 2025<span class="meta-time"></span><span class="meta-category"><a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/comvoices/" rel="category tag">ComVoices</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/dailynews/" rel="category tag">Daily News</a>, <a href="https://community.scoop.co.nz/category/education/" rel="category tag">Education</a></span><span><span class="meta-comments"></span></span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"> <p>Press Release – Sport Integrity Commission</p> <p> The purpose of the Integrity Code is to create safer and fairer environments in sport and recreation by setting consistent standards that benefit everyone, from athletes and coaches to administrators, officials and volunteers. <a 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