NZ Human Rights Commission disinterested in teachers who praise Hitler
March 31, 2023 by IINZ
When there was evidence that schools funded by New Zealand were teaching children to glorify terror Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt, and Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon, wrote to the Ministry responsible for the funding to underscore the “unacceptable” racism that was being taught and the need to adhere to “New Zealand’s human rights obligations”. Read more
Israel Institute wants answers over distorted view of Israel by Immigration NZ
June 17, 2019 by IINZ
Israel Institute of New Zealand co-director, Ashley Church, is seeking a full retraction and an investigation following the publication of an Immigration New Zealand ‘fact sheet’ which contained politicised distortions of the truth and totally erased Israel from the map. Read more
NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade promotes BDS event featuring supporter of terror group
July 16, 2018 by IINZ
The Auckland office of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has promoted an event entitled “The One-State Solution and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign: Civil society responses to governmental failure on Palestine/Israel” by retweeting the event. Read more
NZ groups respond to US exit from UN ‘cesspool of political bias’
June 22, 2018 by IINZ
This week US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, announced the US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). Read more
Perry Trotter on Gaza
New Zealander Perry Trotter speaks about the verbal onslaught by the media and UN against Israel. A video report. Read more
Two Israeli leaders visited New Zealand sharing lessons from the start-up nation.
March 6, 2018 by IINZ
Two Israeli leaders have recently been in New Zealand sharing lessons from the start-up nation. Read more
New Zealand headlines mislead on Iranian provocation
On Saturday evening, New Zealand time, an Iranian drone (modelled on an American stealth UAV) entered Israeli airspace. Read more
Is Marama Davidson a dogmatic street activist or serious political leader?
A day before Marama Davidson’s announcement that she was putting her name forward as a candidate for the NZ Green Party’s co-leadership she attended an anti-Israeli protest organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Movement and Kia Ora Gaza – the same group that sent Marama on the ‘Ship of Fools’ to Gaza – to demonise Israel. Read more
NZ must reconsider unconditional support of UNRWA
January 14, 2018 by IINZ
Over the past nine years, New Zealand has contributed $10.4m to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) but has never once publicly condemned their egregious inefficiency, history of staff inciting and supporting terror, use of schools and other buildings as militant bases, or allegations of corruption. Read more
