We are on our summer break, so no new listings will be added to this page until the week of 23 January 2012. Updates may be added to our Facebook page during this time.

We wish you, your friends and your family a peaceful, restful holiday season, and safe journeys if you are travelling.

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• Book - 'A Thorn in Their Side: The Hilda Murrell Murder', by Commander Robert Green, Royal Navy (Ret'd). From the foreword by Michael Mansfield QC: "This is a tale of mystery and intrigue which touches all our lives. Carefully researched and lovingly told, you cannot remain unmoved. The questions come thick and fast ... Echoes of the death of Dr David Kelly. It is a story which uncovers the life-threatening risks that have to be endured by a few for the many who 'dare not speak'." More about the book and the postal order form is available here or you can order a copy online here.
• Book - 'Security without Nuclear Deterrence' by Commander Robert Green, Royal Navy (Ret'd) was launched in Wellington on Wednesday, 2 June 2010. Information about the book is available here and copies are available from the Disarmament and Security Centre for $25 + $5 p&p each: if you wish to pay for your order by cheque, please send a note with your postal details and how many books you wish to order with your cheque made payable to 'Disarmament and Security Centre' to Disarmament and Security Centre, PO Box 8390, Christchurch or use the order form available here; if you wish to pay for your order by direct credit, please credit the Disarmament and Security Centre's account 020820 0261855 03 and send a message with your name, postal details, the date and amount credited, to email.

• Ongoing - From nuclear weapons-free NZ to a nuclear weapons-free world: join the call for action!
• Ongoing - White Poppies for Peace are available any time of the year, all proceeds to the White Poppy Peace Schlolarships, more information is available on this web page, or contact email
• 'Law into Action: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand' - edited by Margaret Bedggood and Kris Gledhill; a comprehensive reference work for lawyers, policymakers, activists and all those interested in the history and protection of economic, social and cultural rights in New Zealand. More information on 'Law into Action' is available here.
• 'Lines in the Sand' - directed by Carol Archie, produced and presented by Hinewehi Mohi, first screened on Maori Television on 25 September 2010 - more information, including how you can borrow a copy for personal / educational non-commercial use, is on this web page.
• 'Maori and Parliament: Diverse Strategies and Compromises' - edited by Maria Bargh. "This book vividly depicts the strategies and tactics used by Maori politicians, their supporters and opposition to alter Parliament and the ways these have been adapted to New Zealand's changing political arrangements, particularly the Mixed Member Proportional system (MMP) or 'More Maori in Parliament'. New Zealand is the only country in the world where the Indigenous people have particular electorates that represent them and where they can choose to be on a general or Maori electoral roll. Throughout history, Maori parliamentarians have looked to foster unity across party lines while still supporting different political loyalties. Politicians, former parliamentarians, academics and political commentators discuss behind-the-scene deals, pragmatic acts with far-reaching consequences and blunt trade-offs. Their insider stories, frank admissions and humorous anecdotes provide new perspectives on New Zealand's political arrangements." To order a copy, or for more information, go to the Huia Publishers site.
• 'Treaty of Waitangi: Questions and Answers' - the revised and updated edition of 'Treaty Questions and Answers' which was first published by Network Waitangi in 1989. Covering many historical and contemporary issues, it is for people who would like to gain a basic knowledge about the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications, as well as for those who wish to refresh and update their understanding. The publication includes a summary of legislation and actions since 1840 which have breached the Treaty, and a comprehensive reading list. The online version of 'Treaty of Waitangi: Questions and Answers', together with information about where you can get hard copies, is on this web page.
• 'Pou Korero: A journalists' guide to Maori and current affairs' - by Carol Archie. While written primarily as a guide for journalists, 'Pou Korero' is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in how Maori are portrayed by the Pakeha media and how this affects the way Maori are perceived by other New Zealanders - and, most importantly, how this can be improved. As well as practical guidance for journalists, such as reporting Maori occasions and including Maori perspectives in news rounds, 'Pou Korero' contains reflections and ideas which are valuable for anyone wanting to move beyond the dominant mono-cultural ways of thinking and behaving, it provides useful insights that are applicable in any profession or area of work. More information about the book, and how you can get a copy, is available here.

Local listings - scan down the page for listings for your area

Auckland

• Saturday, 7 January - Rally for Justice and Peace in Palestine: come and support justice and peace based on an end to 42 years of Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (including East Jerusalem), the right of return for Palestinian refugees, sharing Jerusalem, vacating all settlement colonies in Israeli occupied Palestine, and dismantling Israel's annexation / apartheid wall in occupied Palestine. Starts 2pm, QEII Square, Customs Street and Queen Street intersection, outside Downtown Shopping Centre. Organised by the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, for more information contact email or go to this web site.

• Thursday, 2 February - End NZ support for the 'war on terrorism' peace vigil, from 5pm to 6pm at the Cenotaph, corner Lambton Quay and Bowen Street. The vigils are held on the first Thursday of each month (except January), for more information contact Peace Movement Aotearoa email.

Dunedin

• Ongoing - Port Otago dredging: a campaign to raise public awareness about Port Otago Ltd’s recently notified application to dredge 7.2 million cubic metres of harbour bottom. The applicant proposes to dump the spoil some 6.3 kilometres off Taiaroa Head, with a resultant sediment plume stretching many kilometres north and south of the deposition zone. The proposal is the largest and most intensive single dredging programme that the Harbour has seen in its history, and the wider environmental effects are as yet not wholly understood. For more information go to this web site or email.
• Ongoing - details of seminars and discussions at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Otago University, are available here.

Women Say NO to War | Hikoi, October 2006 | International Day of Peace 2007 | Hikoi mo te Iwi, 2007 | West Papua solidarity 2007 | NZ Super Fund invests in death and destruction, Wellington, 2008 | 'Pacific demilitarisation, disarmament and human security' meeting + 'Remember Lebanon: Ban Cluster Bombs', Auckland, 2008 | Waihopai Ploughares: Fundraising for Iraq, Wellington, 2008 | Russia: stop using cluster bombs, Wellington, 2008 | Waihopai Ploughshares Support, Wellington, 2008 | Presentation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples' petition to parliament, 2008 | Visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Wellington, 2010 | Solidarity with West Papua on 1 December 2010 | Marking West Papua Day of Peace 2011 in Wellington

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