This summarises NZFGW Conference resolutions to outside bodies since
1953. Resolutions are identified by year under the following headings:
| Disarmament/Peace |
| 2000 |
United Nations Charter: Affirmation commitment to the promotion
of peaceful relationships and endorsement of Preamble and Chapter
VI of the United Nations Charter: Pacific Settlement of Disputes. |
| |
Peace Studies: Promotion of peace education and peace research initiatives.
Development of peace studies at NZ Tertiary Institutions. |
| |
Nuclear Disarmament: Commenting on the continuing efforts of the
New Zealand Government for international reduction of nuclear weapons. |
| 1997 |
Abolition 2000 Campaign: Endorsing a Convention which seeks to obtain
UN agreement on the total elimination of nuclear weapons by the year
2000. |
| 1994 |
Disarmament and Arms Control: Support for the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty and renewal of nuclear weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty. |
| 1991 |
Nuclear Testing in the South Pacific: Reaffirmation of the NZFGW
policy decisions of 1963, 1964, 1976 on nuclear testing. |
| 1988 |
Disarmament conference: Supporting the concept of a NZ disarmament
conference. |
| 1979 |
UN Consultative Committee on Disarmament: Seeking progress report
on government action on the recommendations of the Consultative Committee
on Disarmament. |
| 1976 |
Peace Research Institute: Urging libraries stock books from the
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. |
| |
Nuclear testing in the Pacific: Commending and supporting the anti-testing
stand of the French FUW. |
| 1973 |
Nuclear testing in the Pacific: Reaffirmation of opposition. |
| 1964 |
Nuclear testing in the Pacific: Expressing opposition to nuclear
testing in the Pacific, and advising the French FUW of this. |
| Education
|
| 2008 |
Schools Plus – How to engage senior secondary school students
and young employees in ongoing learning and training |
| 2007 |
Violence-free Schools: Urging the Minister of Education to support
schools in developing and implementing policies that will help to
ensure a violence-free, cooperative and safe school learning environment. |
| 2000 |
* National Certificate of Educational Achievement: Clarification
and explanation of the system of national moderation to be set in
place. |
| |
* Secondary School Staffing Ratios: Need to increase ratios in secondary
schools to give staff time to implement and maintain new structures
for NCEA. |
| |
* Funding Research in Tertiary Education: Establishment of a funding
model for tertiary education supporting the importance of pure and
applied research at postgraduate level. |
| 1997 |
* Enrolment and attendance at school: Urging a nationwide system
to monitor and enforce enrolment and attendance of students at all
levels of compulsory schooling. |
| |
* Repayment of Tertiary Loans: Urging a review of the conditions
for repayment of loans, especially by reducing the interest rate,
and waiving the basic rate. |
| |
* Living Allowances: Urging implementation of a policy for a universal
system of living allowances for all tertiary students. |
| |
* Student Loans Scheme: Urging a review so that the fee component
of the loan is paid direct to institutions, maximum limits on draw
downs, and students informed of implementations of comp[compounding
interest and loan conditions. |
| |
* Suspension of Students: Expressing concern at rate of suspensions
and urging funding of continuing programmes and services. |
| |
* Specialist Interpreting Services: Requesting extension of services
free to schools and related education services for ESOL children and
their families. |
| 1994 |
* Funding Tertiary Education and Training: Supporting concept
that consideration be given to fair and realistic payments by students. |
| |
* Study Rights: Continued NZFGW opposition to introducing a study
right that is subject to limitations of duration and age. Reaffirmation
of NZFGW decision of 1991. |
| |
* NZ Qualification Authority: Ensuring that an integrated Qualifications
Framework does not affect the autonomy of universities, especially
for academic freedom and methods of assessment. |
| |
* Capital charges on assets of educational institutions: Opposing
imposition of a capital charge on assets of educational institutions. |
| |
* Study Awards: Urging that paying study grants to students
whose taxable income does not reflect their true means be investigated. |
| |
* Primary Teachers' claim for equity: Supporting pay equity
between Primary and Secondary School Teachers. |
| |
* Funding for the School of Dentistry: Opposing a reduction
in funding to NZ's School of Dentistry. |
| 1991 |
* Teacher Qualifications: Expressing concern about the Government's
policy to remove the requirements that teachers be qualified, trained
and registered. |
| |
* Study Right: Opposing the introduction of a study right
that is subject to arbitrary limitations of duration and age. |
| |
* Small Schools: Acknowledging their particular character,
supporting their retention and urging that the Government give priority
to educational and social criterion in their evaluation. |
| |
* School Charters: That these continue to include a statement of
the principle of equal opportunity. |
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* Boards of Trustees: That the number of co-opted members be
not greater than the number of elected parent representatives. |
| 1985 |
* Teacher training in the basics: Urging Teacher's College students
be taught basic reading language and handwriting skills. |
| |
* Otago Girls High School: Urging retention of the facade during
redevelopment. |
| 1982 |
* School libraries: Urging that trained school librarians be appointed. |
| |
* University Entrance scholarships and bursaries: Seeking an increase
in scholarships and bursary awards to encourage academic effort and
achievement. |
| |
* Travel concession: Supporting travel concessions for tertiary
students living away from home. |
| |
* Johnson Report: Urging implementation of the Johnson report (on
sex education and human relationships) in schools. |
| |
* Education Funding: Pointing out greater rather than fewer resources
should be devoted to education. |
| 1979 |
* Community colleges and technical institutes: Urging facilities
for preschool children be included in planning foe community colleges
and technical institutions. |
| 1976 |
* Reading standards: Urging that short-term economics do not slow
down attempts to improve overall reading standards. |
| |
* University entrance scholarships: Urging that marks and school
of scholarship winners continue to be published. |
| |
* Librarians in schools: Urging the appointment of professionally
trained librarians in schools. |
| |
* Gifted children: Urging that gifted children be recognised and
given added experience to extend them. |
| |
* Human relations education: Urging research and teacher training
in human relations. |
| 1973 |
* Equal education opportunity: Reaffirming the promotion of equality
of educational opportunity for Maori and Polynesian people (1970) |
| |
* Education for living: Seeking specialist teacher training for
this programme. |
| 1970 |
* Training in institutional management: Reaffirming the 1964
resolution supporting training in institutional management. |
| |
* Equality of educational opportunity: Asking branches to promote
equality of educational opportunity for the Maori people. |
| 1967 |
* Residential accommodation for university students, including halls
of residence: Urging Government and local body funding. |
| |
* Teacher shortage: Expressing concern at the serious shortage of
secondary teachers, urging greater flexibility in engaging supply
teachers, and in training and retraining. |
| |
* Adult Education: Seeking university extension courses for women
in rapid reading, child psychology and household budgeting. |
| |
* Residential accommodation for university students, including halls
of residence: Launching a NZFGW campaign to provide university halls
of residence. |
| 1964 |
* Residential accommodation for university students, including halls
of residence: Seeking a Government subsidy; supporting provision of
some mixed halls of residence. |
| |
* Training in institutional management: Pointing out the need for
training in institutional management and quality food service. |
| 1962 |
* Teacher shortage: Urging Government action on a Commission of
Education. |
| |
* Maori education: Financial support for the Maori Education Foundation
Fund. |
| 1959 |
* Residential accommodation for university students, including halls
of residence: Campaign for providing student accommodation. |
| Employment
Conditions |
| 1997 |
* Work for the Dole Scheme: Urging a through analysis of the financial,
economic and social impact before any schemes is introduced. |
| 1994 |
* Paid parental leave: Supporting the concept of paid parental leave. |
| 1991 |
* Equal Employment Opportunity: Urging the Government, following
the repeal of the the Employment Equity Act 1990, make clear its commitment
to equal employment opportunity, by implementing, without delay, Recommendation
18 of the Report of the Working Party on Equity in Employment. |
| |
* Monitoring Equal Opportunity: NZFGW notes with pleasure the setting
up of the Equal Opportunities Trust and recommends that its performance
be closely monitored and its impact and effectiveness be made public
by the Ministers of Labour and Women's Affairs. |
| 1979 |
* Positions of responsibility in the teaching profession: Urging
recognition of breaks in service for bearing and raising children. |
| |
* Staffing secondary schools: Urging improved working conditions
and increased financial rewards. |
| |
* Bonding teachers: Seeking a review of bonds with a view to increased
repayment for broken bonds. |
| 1976 |
* Part-time teachers: Urging removal of ambiguities and anomalies
in the areas of classification and conditions of service for part-time
teachers, and teachers returning to the workforce. |
| |
* Part-time public servants: Seeking better opportunities, and permanent
status for part-time work in the public service. |
| 1973 |
* Equal pay: Support for equal pay legislation urging adequate enforcement. |
| 1970 |
* Equal pay: Urging a Commission of Inquiry on equal pay. |
| 1967 |
* Public Service: Urging more equal access for women graduates to
jobs in the Public Service. |
| Environment
|
| 1994 |
* Environmental Choice label: Urging funding for an internationally
recognised Agency to promote an "Environmental Choice" label. |
| |
* Marine eco-systems: Urging that a protected network of representative
marine eco-systems be created. |
| |
* National Parks: Urging that National Parks be managed and preserved
in perpetuity by the Department of Conservation. |
| |
* Efficient use of energy: Seeking a National Energy Policy to ensure
environmentally sound energy efficiency and to ensure that New Zealand
reduce its carbon dioxide emission to the 1990 level by the year 2000. |
| |
* UNCED Agenda 21: Requested the establishment and maintenance of
publicly accountable monitoring of NZ's progress towards the goals
of UNCED Agenda 21, which includes integrating environmental and economic
policies, ensuring that polluters pay, and supporting research and
development of improved technologies for conservation and management
of resources. |
| 1988 |
* Unleaded petrol: Urging the promotion of earlier and wider public
acceptance of unleaded petrol. |
| 1985 |
* Lead free petrol: Urging a firm timetable for introducing lead
free petrol. |
| 1982 |
* Lead free petrol: ?Advocating lead free petrol. |
| 1979 |
* Reducing lead in petrol: Seeking a reduction of lead in petrol. |
| 1976 |
* Nuclear power: Asking the Royal Commission on Nuclear Power to
include financial cost analysis of nuclear energy as a power source. |
| 1973 |
* Pollution: Expressing concern at pollution and urging individual
and branch action to combat pollution. |
| |
* Recycling: Urging Government encouragement of recycling waste
materials. |
| |
* International ecological problems: Supporting UN Governing Council
for Environmental Programmes, including special voluntary fund. |
| |
* NZ Environmental Commission: Supporting the NZ Environmental
Commission, and urging adequate funding. |
| Financial
|
| 1997 |
* Survey of Unpaid Work: Commending Government on decision to fund
survey, urging developing a method for measuring value of unpaid work
in relation to GDP. |
| 1994 |
* Independent Commission against Corruption: Supporting the setting
up of an Independent Commission Against Corruption. |
| |
* Recommendation: UN Conference in Beijing: Urging including
and funding for representatives from appropriate NGO's in the NZ Government
Delegation to the UN Conference on Women in Beijing. |
| |
* Public Broadcasting: Urging support for adequate funding non-commercial
public radio. |
| 1991 |
* Time use survey: Urging that Government (i) proceed with a full-scale
time use survey repeated at regular intervals and (ii) publish valuations
of unpaid work regularly as supplements to the National Account. |
| 1988 |
* Taxing Charitable bodies: Seeking that the Government reconsider
proposals to tax charitable bodies. |
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* Telephone charges: Seeking to ensure that toll charge reductions
are available equally throughout New Zealand. |
| |
* Telephone toll charges: Seeking to ensure that toll charge
reductions are available equally throughout New Zealand. |
| 1982 |
* Inflation Bonds: Seeking a lower maximum amount for investment
in inflation bonds. |
| |
* Taxation: Urging that any restructuring of the taxation system
should not disadvantage the position of women in paid employment or
their families. |
| 1979 |
* Spending on education: Expressing profound regret at cuts in Government
spending on education. |
| 1976 |
* Reading standards: Urging that short-term economies do not slow
down attempts to improve overall reading standards. |
| Health |
| 2008 |
Submission to the Health Select Committee supporting the intention
of the Public Health Bill to reduce obesity |
| 1994 |
* Assisted Human Reproductive Technologies: Urging that a Select
Committee on Justice and Law consider the Ministerial Committee Report
on Assisted Reproductive Technologies and call for public submissions. |
| |
* Liquor advertising: Urging that the Government ban alcohol advertising
on TV and radio. |
| |
* Crisis counselling: Urging free access to crisis counselling 24
hours a day, seven days a week. |
| 1991 |
* Urging that the Government ensure that charters for each school
and Area Health Board designate allocate adequately-trained staff
to carry responsibility for health promotion and the prevention of
physical and mental illness |
| |
* Hearing tests: Requesting that the Government maintain adequate
funds to assist in "reducing the failure rate of school entry
hearing tests". |
| 1988 |
* Equitable allocation of resources for mental health: Advocating
that priorities for allocating resources be community-based health
promotion and health maintenance, community-based restoration and
recovery, and hospital-based acute treatment. |
| 1982 |
* Labelling food: Urging that manufactured foods and beverages be
fully labelled listing ingredients and additives. |
| |
* Food additives: Seeking a reduction in food additives. |
| |
* Lead poison monitoring: Seeking increased funding for the lead
poison prevention monitoring programme. |
| 1979 |
* School health service: Urging reorganization and upgrading of
the school health service. |
| |
* School lunches: Urging top priority be given to the nutritional
value of school lunches. |
| 1976 |
* Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act: Urging the Act be implemented
and seeking a disability allowance for parents caring for a handicapped
child at home, and transport assistance to schools. |
| 1967 |
* Family planning: Urging a positive programme for family planning. |
| 1962 |
* Mental Health: Supporting law reform relating to mental health. |
| Social
Issues |
| 2007 |
Women's Refuges: Strongly urging the Government to increase funding for the National
Collective of Independent Women's Refuges (NCIWR) to a level which enables the 24 hour crisis-helpline
to function adequately, and allows funds for the additional, preventative work that some of the Refuges
provide. |
| 2000 |
* Casino Licensing: Support for the NCWNZ policy. |
| |
* Citizens' Initiated Referenda: (i) Legislation and funding for
an independent body to present to the public consequences of adopting
or failing to adopt recommendations of such referendum. (ii) Such
a referendum to address a single issue and be unambiguous. |
| 1997 |
* Optional Protocol to CEDAW: Urging support for drafting, adoption
and ratification to enable groups and individuals to complain to CEDAW
monitoring committee. |
| 1994 |
* The Domestic Protection Act: Urging introduction of revisions
to the Domestic Protection's Act (1982) and funding co-ordinated violence
protection and intervention programme. |
| |
* Men for non-violence: Affirming the work of organisations that
are addressing the problems of domestic violence and urging adequate
financial support. |
| |
* Funding for Women's Refuges: Urging increased funding for women's
refuges. |
| |
* Rights and responsibilities of Jurors: Requesting that jurors
be provided with clear and simple information about their rights and
responsibilities, including their right to take notes and urging jurors
receive payment equivalent to the minimum adult wage. |
| 1991 |
* Property in de facto marriages: Requesting that the Government
introduce legislation granting enforceable property rights to partners
in a de facto marriage. |
| |
* International Convention of all forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW): Urging the Government to support CEDAW by (i) lobbying
at the UN for better funding for the Commission monitoring the convention,
(ii) publicising the convention, and (iii) encouraging submissions
from Non-Governmental organisations on NZ's compliance with the Convention
to the Commission that monitors the Convention. |
| 1985 |
* TV violence: Seeking deletion of programmes containing extreme
violence, pornography and sadism portrayed in videotapes and the cinema. |
| |
* Cinema violence: Expressing concern at the level of violence,
pornography and sadism portrayed in videotapes and the cinema. |
| |
* Smoking: Seeking banning of smoking on domestic flights. |
| |
* Playground equipment standard: Urging adoption of playground equipment
standard. |
| |
* CORSO: NZFGW ceases to be a member of CORSO but informal links
to be maintained. |
| 1982 |
* Child care workers: Urging that an accreditation board for child
care workers be established. |
| |
* Alcohol: Expressing concern at the rising incidence of alcoholism
and opposing extension of liquor licenses to supermarkets and grocers. |
| 1979 |
* Alcohol: Commending Government efforts to control drunken driving,
and urging further efforts. |
| |
* Small claims tribunal: Urging that small claims tribunals be established
on a pilot basis. |
| 1976 |
* Jury service: Supporting the principle of legislation on jury
service(equality of responsibilities for women and men) |
| |
* Alcohol: Opposing any lowering of the drinking age, and seeking
heavier penalties for drink driving. |
| |
* TV violence: Expressing concern at undue emphasis on violence,
seeking stricter control particularly of children's programmes. |
| 1973 |
* Empowering women: Seeking research on the need for day care centres
for pre-school children, after school care centres, part-time job
opportunities for women retraining women for employment. |
| |
* Day care: Seeking provision of day care centres, with trained
supervisors. |
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* Drugs: Expressing concern at drug problem, supporting review of
drug legislation. |
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* Indecent publications: Approving the Indecent Publications Tribunal. |
| 1964 |
* Imported books: Asking that the mark-up on imported books be investigated. |
| 1956 |
* CORSO: NZFGW joins the Council of Organisations for Relief Services
Overseas. |
| |
* Status of Women Commission: Urging publicity for the work of the
Commission. |
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* Historic Places Trust: Support for the new Historic Places Trust. |
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* Archives: Seeking legislation for the establishment of Government
Archives. |
