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Parliamentary Select Committee Submissions 101
This guide will provide a basic overview of the select committee submissions writing process.
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The Queer Case for Prison Abolition — Tāmaki, March 16
Ten years ago, a protest against Police and Corrections participation in the Auckland Pride Parade led to our formation as queer and trans prison abolitionist group No Pride in Prisons. Today, we’ve become People Against Prisons Aotearoa, a broader abolitionist organisation that struggles for an Aotearoa without prisons and police, where those who have caused…
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Defying Destiny: Day of Queer Power
Last weekend, Destiny Church escalated its attacks against the queer community in Auckland. Destiny wants to drive queer New Zealanders back into the closet. PAPA won’t let this happen. We stood for queer liberation as No Pride in Prisons, and we stand for it now. We’re holding DEFYING DESTINY: DAY OF QUEER POWER this Sunday…
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DRAFT Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill 2024
This is a draft of our submission on the Treaty Principles Bill. Please feel free to use it for ideas when writing your own.
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DRAFT Submission on the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill 2024
This is a late draft of our submission on the Boot Camps Bill. This Bill will cause a lot of harm and trauma to rangatahi, so we encourage everyone to submit against it.
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DRAFT submission on the Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill 2024
People Against Prisons Aotearoa is strongly opposed to all aspects of this Bill. This Bill will intensify the existing harms of the prison system and dramatically increase the prison population. It will fail to achieve the stated purpose of the Bill, fail to reduce serious offending and will fail to “ensure offenders take personal responsibility…
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Let’s talk about the Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill
What does the bill do? Limits sentence reductions; Targets young people with harsher sentencing; Restricts courts’ ability to consider mitigating factors in offending; Restricts courts’ ability to consider the circumstances of the defendant in cases of recidivism; Encourages cumulative sentencing; Encourages guilty pleas; …and more. What Impact will the Bill have? This Bill will drive…
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How to email your local MP about the Ram Raids Bill
A step-by-step guide to writing to your local MP, asking them to stop the Ram Raids Bill.
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Dire Conditions in New Zealand Prison Visiting Rooms For Whānau & Friends
Families and prisoners report unwelcoming and restrictive environments during visits. Under the Corrections Act 2004, prisoners are entitled to one 30-minute visit per week, yet many face extreme limitations and distressing conditions, especially since COVID-19. Visiting rooms should support family bonds, not strain them!
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Build Communities, Not Cages
On Saturday 25th May, join us outside Mount Eden Prison to say NO to Three Strikes, US-style megaprisons, defunding social services, and mass incarceration.