პეტიცია მიმართულია: Dunedin ; Taieri ; and any other South Island electorates from the list above

Why Southern Electorates?

Since only 6 non-executive MPs from the coalition are now required to bring the Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill to the floor of parliament, our focus needs to be on them. Local pressure is best since it is literally closer to home for these MPs, who depend on our votes.

Here in the deep south, Dunedin and Taieri electorates are governed by sensible Labour MPs who already support the Sanctions Bill, and this petition is designed to provide a tangible way for constituents from these neighbouring electorates to help the Waitaki, Invercargill and Southland Electorates show their MPs -- namely Joseph Mooney (Southland), Miles Anderson (Waitaki), and Penny Simmonds (Invercargill) -- that the majority of their neighbours also want New Zealand to uphold international law and impose sanctions on Israel as a matter of urgency.

Should I Sign Here?

Since our pressure focal points are geographic, please check your eligibility before you sign.

We kindly ask all people in the Southland, Waitaki, and Invercargill electorates NOT to sign this petition, but instead, go to the following Linktree, find your particular electorate by clicking on the second tab, "Sign the Open Letter for your Electorate", then follow the instructions. This is a wonderful United for Palestine / All Out for Gaza combined initiative happening nationwide and we want all these signatures in their proper place:

United for Palestine NZ | Instagram | Linktree

While our main focus is the deep south, this petition is also open to other electorates but limited to South Islanders from the lists below (we ask North Islanders not to sign, but they can use our final figures to encourage their coalition, non-exec electorate MPs too!)

"Non-executive" means that to count under the Standing Order to help pass this Member's Bill, these MPs must not have ministerial portfolios or secretarial roles -- so in the South Island, this excludes for instance:
Rangitata (MP James Meager)
Selwyn (MP Nicola Grigg)
Waimakariri (MP Matt Doocey)
Constituents from those electorates are welcome to sign here!

South Island electorates with MPs who already support the Bill and who are also welcome to sign here:
Te Tai Tongo (MP Takuta Ferris)
Nelson (MP Rachel Boyack)
Wigram (MP Megan Woods)
Christchurch Central (MP Duncan Webb)
Christchurch East (MP Reuben Davidson)

Other South Island electorates with non-executive MPs to convince, and who should instead sign their own Open Letter via the Linktree link above and NOT this petition, are:
West Coast-Tasman (MP Maureen Pugh)
Banks Peninsula (MP Vanessa Weenik)
Ilam (MP Hamish Campbell)
Kaikoura (MP Stuart Smith)