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This paper explores the convergence of BNPL services and alcohol availability, focusing on the risks posed by their intersection, especially in vulnerable communities. It argues for proactive regulation to prevent a worsening storm of financial and social harm.
If you know where to look in many towns and cities around Aotearoa New Zealand, you will see homeless people—on the streets, in cars and tents, in parks and areas in and around town. In fact, very often you don’t need to look very hard. There is no more visceral sign of a broken community […]
Executive Summary This report joins the call for a values-led approach to food security and food systems in this country. Our nation exports enough food to feed 40 million people yet leaves more than a quarter of a million children going without sufficient food in this country. Action is needed now across all the dimensions […]
The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora recognises the need for effective regulation of online gambling but is deeply concerned that this Bill does not prioritise harm prevention and minimisation and the approach to regulation proposed is inadequate.
The Salvation Army supports any changes that contribute to a more compassionate and just response to people seeking refuge and asylum and those at risk of human trafficking.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Te Pūtea Matua Summary Photo by Eduardo Soares on Unsplash
Assessing the Impact of Faith-Based Advocacy in Social Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand The Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit (SPPU) of The Salvation Army in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory released the 18th State of the Nation report ‘Kai, Kainga, Whānau—The Basics Food, Homes and Family’ in February 2025, as the country finds […]
Governments are often criticised as being overly intrusive in people’s lives and taxing people excessively, while still being inefficient at providing community services. This leads to calls for small government, lowering taxes and handing over the running of things to private enterprise, in the hope of reducing the influence and control of ‘big brother’. While […]
Main points The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora strongly opposes this Bill and asks that the Select Committee recommend that Parliament does not proceed with this legislation because: Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash
The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora supports the aim of this Bill to increase and align penalties for trafficking and slavery here in New Zealand with other offences under the Crimes Act. We also join with other organisations working to combat slavery and trafficking to ask for a stronger legal definition of child trafficking to be added into the Bill that would align it with internationally…
