ActionStation Progress Report

1. Build more state houses

2. Increase protections for renters

3. Tax speculators through a capital gains tax

The number of state homes being built has increased ninefold over the last three years. However, the Government has also sold at least 146 state homes since late 2017. The register for Housing New Zealand has grown to 20,000 families and so the current ambition from the Labour government is not enough.

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill was passed and made a number of reforms for renters.

Jacinda Ardern has said she will not implement a CGT.

1. Set enforceable water quality standards
2. Withdraw public subsidies for irrigation 
3. Instigate polluter pays systems and use that money to invest in clean alternatives
4. Recognise Māori sovereign rights to water under Te Tiriti o Waitangi

The government has introduced new rules to protect and restore New Zealand’s freshwater. However, there are no ecosystem health standards for nitrogen and phosphorus.

The government ended the government-funded Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd. and instituted an important (and the first-ever) input control for nitrogen fertiliser, which is one of the key drivers of intensive farming and water pollution. However, the Provincial Growth Fund and Fast Track RMA process have supported large scale irrigation schemes that risk the health and mauri of awa.

1. Legally enforceable bottom-lines
2. Binding long-term targets
3. Set five-year carbon budgets with policy plans to meet them
4. An Independent Climate Commission

The government set up an independent Climate Commission and the Zero Carbon Act came into force in 2019.

The first three emissions budgets will be recommended by the Climate Commission and set by the government by the end of 2021.

Internationally, the government has taken a stronger stance on climate action through the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability.

In April 2018, the government put in place a ban on new oil and gas exploration permits. The 2017 - 2020 electoral cycle also saw huge growth in the climate movement, particularly with the climate strikes that were led by young people.

1. Teach local and national New Zealand history in schools
2. Teach adult New Zealanders about Treaty settlements
3. Ensure all children are able to learn te reo Māori
4. Ensure adult te reo Māori classes are accessible to all
5. Retain Māori electoral seats
6. Progress Crown response to the WAI 262 claim

New Zealand history will be taught in schools from 2021.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has embarked on a national project to collect, preserve and share the broad and multi-faceted history of Treaty settlements.

A new central online hub for te reo Māori resources will make teaching and learning in te reo Māori fun, easy and relevant for teachers, learners and whānau.

The Crown has developed a strategy for Māori language revitalisation and has set three goals to achieve by 2040:

• 85% of New Zealanders (or more) will value te reo Māori as a key part of national identity
• One million New Zealanders (or more) will have the ability and confidence to talk about at least basic things in te reo Māori
• 150,000 Māori aged 15 and over will use te reo Māori as much as English

A bill to entrench the Māori seats failed to pass.

There has been a whole-of-government work programme announced for Wai 262.

1. Provide universal and best-practice sexuality education.
2. Ensure nationwide coverage of culturally-appropriate, properly resourced specialist sexual violence support services 
3. Provide all people with access to free contraception, free and legal abortions, and maternal health care

New relationships and sexuality education guidelines have been introduced and there was a significant increase in family and sexual violence funding in Budget 2019.

A number of care services have been improved:

1. Free IUD contraception has been introduced until October 2022
2. Abortion was removed from the Crimes Act and is free to those eligible for funded healthcare
3. Funding has been allocated to address midwifery workforce shortages improving access to, and quality of, free maternity care

1. Gather better demographic data
2. Ensure all schools and education centres are safe and supportive
3. Ensure our health system works for transgender, genderqueer and intersex people
4. Provide mental health services that work for LGBTQIA+ people
5. Guarantee formal equality under the law, including adoption law.
6. Clarify gender identity as a basis for non-discrimination.
7. Ensure the safety and dignity of trans and intersex people in prison.

This page outlines the ongoing work at Stats NZ to collect more data on Aotearoa's rainbow community, with the ultimate aim of including these topics in all social surveys and the 2023 Census.

The government has developed an extensive guide from the Ministry of Education with lots of resources for schools. The Ministry of Education is currently working alongside InsideOUT Kōaro to produce further resources and guidelines on creating rainbow inclusive schools to be released early 2021.

This is the first community report from the Counting Ourselves survey about the health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Public funding for gender-affirming surgeries has increased and a New Zealand surgeon appointed.

Government spending on LGBTQIA+ services was increased in Budget 2019.

Labour MP Tāmati Coffey has a members bill to change surrogacy laws so they are more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ people. Labour has also said in their rainbow policy that they will reform adoption laws. Labour and Greens support a ban on conversion therapy.

The government is planning to include gender identity as a ground for discrimination under the Human Rights Act.