4 Hui-tanguru 2026
4 February 2026

Newsletter No 226

Items in this newsletter

New Items

Nationwide rallies/marches/vigils this week
Collins moving from Attorney General to the Law Commission
Waitangi Day
Petition to the Government
UpScrolled
Banner making in Tamaki Makaurau
If you have been threatened or attacked by zionist thugs
A few pics from around the motu
Cartoon of the week
Quotes of the week

REGULAR ITEMS

PSNA National meeting - May 1 to May 3, 2026 - in Rotorua
Join the ICC Six Watch
MPs Complicit with Genocide
Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!
Important stories this week
Annual Palestinian Solidarity Dates
How to Donate
Palestine Solidarity Groups around Aotearoa

Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week

To view events around Aotearoa:

We have an events page on our website as well as a Facebook events page

PSNA Website events page:

You can find it here – www.PSNA.nz/Events

The QR code for the PSNA website events page is this:

It is updated on Wednesday afternoon and ongoing as events are notified to us. Please check back on Friday afternoon to see if there has been Additions or Changes.

Or go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz. Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”. Click the button. Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes

PSNA Facebook events page

Go to the PSNA Facebook events page here

There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.

Collins moving from Attorney General to the Law Commission

Atorney General
For 28 long deadly months, we have waited for the Attorney General Judith Collins to advise the Government of Aotearoa’s Obligations under both New Zealand and International Law to take action against Israels Apartheid and Genocide. Both Crimes against Humanity.

For 28 months, this government has turned a Blind Eye, we assume under Collins guidance, and Ignore the crimes against Humanity that plays out on news feeds around the world.

This government hides the truth as Official Information Act requests do not cover Legal Advice Collins has given to the Government.

Law Commission
We now find that Collins has been appointed as head of the Law Commission. A role that advises the government on making laws within Aotearoa.

There has been serious criticism of Collins being given that role:

Journalist Nicky Hager says retiring National MP Judith Collins is “clearly and demonstrably not” fit to be Law Commission president.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has also questioned the move - saying it ran the risk of “politicising” the role.

The concern that all Human Rights activists must have, given Collins actions as Attorney General, will she suggest laws to criminalise protest. To push laws that will shut down the voice for Palestinian Human Rights here in Aotearoa and criminalise fair criticism of Israeli Apartheid and Genocide. As well as criticism of the Racist Supremacist, Political Ideology of zionism that is centered on Land Theft, Ethnic Cleansing and Land expansion via war.

We hold our breath. . .

Waitangi Day

One of the most important days on Aotearoa’s calendar is Waitangi day which is February 6 every year.

Every year, dedicated Palestinian Human Rights supporters go to Waitangi in support of this day.

If you would like to support this effort, the team will be on the Paihia side of the bridge from early morning. Just look for the flags.

Petition to the Government

PSNA is launching a petition to Parliament calling on Severing Relations with the State of Israel.

At present, the wording of the petition is held up with getting the Parliamentary petition system to approve it.

The Petition:

Severing Relations with the State of Israel

Our Request
That the House of Representatives requests the NZ government to sever all relations with the State of Israel until Israel implements: 1) UNGA resolution 194 (III) – the right of return 2)The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 25 2 – right to vote, & 3)The House is satisfied Israel has implemented both 1&2

The Reason
1) In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly directed Israel to allow more than 750,000 Palestinians, it had just expelled through terror actions, to return to their homes in Palestine. NZ votes to reiterate the importance of this resolution in the UN every year. 2) Israel allows some Palestinians, inside all the land Israel controls, to vote in Israeli elections. But Israel refuses to allow most other Palestinians that right to vote – just like discrimination was in Apartheid South Africa

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There is a QR code that takes people to the PSNA page which explains the petition.

We will let you know when the petition is approved and then It will be time to spread the word.

UpScrolled

As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to censor Palestinian Human Rights activists, there is a new game in town that has gained a million followers in a short period of time.

UpScrolled is operated by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd (Australia). “UpScrolled” is a business name owned by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd.

The company is privately funded by its Palestinian founder, Issam Hijazi, together with a small group of individual investors who share its mission and values. There is no corporate, government, or VC ownership today.

If you want to join the new media, you can find the link to download the app here.

Many Palestinian Human Rights activists here in Aotearoa joining up.

Give it a try.

Banner making in Tamaki Makaurau

The team in Tamaki Makaurau often runs banner making workshops.

The Trick:

Create your banner in PowerPoint or any other drawing package you like (remembering that the banner will be waaaay wider than it is high.
Hang your banner materials on a wall
Project your image onto the Material using a Data Projector
Use a felt tip marker to put the outline onto the material Be careful that the ink does not go through the material and end up on the wall if you don’t want it there. . .)
Then fill in between the lines with colour (Either while the material is on the wall or if you put it on the floor)
If marking up Black material, use Tailors chalk.
Because the banners can be large and catch a lot of wind like a sail, you will need to cut triangular windage holes in the banner. Make sure the pivot piece of the triangle is at the top of the triangular hole.

One result. . .

Displaying on motorway overbridges

Make sure that you securely tie the banners to the inside of the railings and ensure they can't fall onto the motorway. A banner falling and landing on a cars windscreen could cause a major accident. Take all possible precautions to ensure safety.

If you have been threatened or attacked by zionist thugs

There are growing numbers of reports coming in of Pro Israel supporters or Israeli Soldiers here in Aotearoa and Working Holiday visas (200 per year) Intimidating/threatening or assaulting Palestinian Human Rights supporters.

PSNA’s Kaupapa is Not Violence. We expect the Police to do their job in keeping the community safe from Pro Israeli Political Violence.

Police have asked people who have been attacked or Threatened/Intimidated to report those incidents to police.

You can do that via calling 105 or putting in a report here.

While many of us don’t trust Police because of their lack of action in combatting threats and attacks on Palestinian Human Rights supporters, they have to take notice when the event is officially reported to them.

We need to ensure that the levels of Pro Israel Thuggery is officially captured.

This Our country.

The Police are meant to keep All of us Safe.

Please take action on this reporting to police and then email the incident report to Admin@PSNA.nz so we can keep track of the level of Threats, Intimidation and Violence

Who keeps us safe? We Keep us safe.

A few pics from around the motu

Toitū Te Aroha rally sound system ready to go

Palestinian Speaker Rana Hamida at the Toitū Te Aroha rally

Cartoon of the week

Israel denies entry to International media into Gaza.

And has Deliberately slaughtered more than 270 Palestinian Journalists there. . .

Quotes of the week

“You cannot continue to victimize someone else just because you yourself were a victim once—there has to be a limit”
― Edward Said

“There's a Palestine that dwells inside all of us, a Palestine that needs to be rescued: a free Palestine where all people regardless of colour, religion, or race coexist”
― Refaat Alareer

“For if life had taught her anything, it was that healing and peace can begin only with acknowledgment of wrongs committed.”
― Susan Abulhawa

Regular items

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PSNA National meeting - May 1 to May 3, 2026 - in Rotorua

Our 2026 national meeting will be held in Rotorua from 5pm Friday May 1 to 2pm Sunday 3 May in Rotorua.

This will be a critically important event for people from around the country to come and evaluate what we have done over the past year and most importantly to plan for the future.

We are fighting the most important human rights issue of the 21st century and we need your help to shape, plan and organize for the future.

More details in coming newsletters.

Join the ICC Six Watch

Share the poster on social media – keep alert – email ICC6@PSNA.nz if you find where any of these six genocide deniers are due to show up.

Designate Israel as a terrorist state and the IDF as a terrorist group

Petition link: https://petitions.parliament.nz/5e5def5b-0658-4431-5edd-08ddfd8ffce6?lang=en

Petition title: Designate Israel as a terrorist state and the IDF as a terrorist group

You can share this petition via this QR code

Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!

Remember possible action for local groups

For groups affiliated to PSNA we suggest the following actions could be taken at any time in support of this campaign

Asking your local backpacker accommodation to display the poster and draw it to the attention of any Israeli soldiers here on “rest and recreation” from the genocide.
Pasting the hotline poster (use the version in this newsletter which includes a contact email) around the vicinity of backpacker venues in your local area. This is already happening in some areas.
Hand out flyers to people in the vicinity of your local backpackers
Contact us on the hotline if you come across Israeli soldiers

Important stories from last week

(Sub) Editor’s picks

Nicky Hager says Judith Collins not fit to be Law Commission president here
Labour concerned Collins could politicise Law Commission here
The U.S. occupation of Gaza has begun here
UN chief urges Gaza aid as Israel blocks most medical evacuees at Rafah here
Just 12 Palestinians cross Rafah on first day of reopening amid Israeli restrictions here
Academics call for divestment from NZ pensions fund implicated in Gaza here
Israeli strikes kill scores of Palestinians in Gaza here
Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines in Gaza genocide here
ISIS vs IDF. Selective justice and the fall of Australian law here
Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel here
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian refugees' right of return is blocked here
What is Israel’s Herzog doing in Australia – who invited him, and why? here
UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media here

Merchandise for sale - please check with your local branch and/or contact us Merchandise@PSNA.nz

**Recent new material – leaflets and stickers are free the bucket hats and caps are $25**

If your local branch does not have what you are after we are ready to mail to you any of our t-shirts, long ($35) and short ($30) sleeved, hoodies ($45) bumper stickers ($3), Tino/Palestine pins ($3) flags large & medium ($10 or $7) and other items plus postage.

The watermelon and the fist stickers will be back in stock early next week.

See more on the PSNA website here.

Reminder: Annual Dates for Palestine Solidarity

28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week

30 Mar Land Day Palestine

5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day

9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred

17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day

11 May World Kufiya Day

15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948

5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967

20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)

16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres

28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005

2 Nov Balfour Declaration

29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

8 Dec "First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993

Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?

We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.

You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)

Our account details are:

Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00

We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)

Nationwide Rally list

To view events around Aotearoa:

Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz. Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”. Click the button. Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or events are on the PSNA Facebook events page here
Or Scroll down to the bottom of this Newsletter for the detailed list of events for this week.
We have added a page to the PSNA website where we now post the Events list. You can find it here – www.PSNA.nz/Events

The QR code for this is:

It is updated on Wednesday afternoon and ongoing as events are notified to us. Please check back on Friday afternoon to see if there has been Additions or Changes.

More ways you can get involved

Forward this Newsletter – If you know people who may be interested in this movement, please forward this Newsletter to them.
Join in local activities in your area - Contact Secretary@PSNA.nz if you would like to know where and how to get Flags and Banners
Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
Keep in touch with the campaign on social media

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network website: https://www.PSNA.nz

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/671376706283605/

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network email: Secretary@PSNA.nz

The Palestine Human Rights Campaign produces the In Occupied Palestine newsletter. It is a regular daily newsletter on the daily situation in Palestine, compiled by Leslie Bravery and emailed to subscribers. If you would also like to become a subscriber, please contact Leslie at “lesliebravery @ icloud .com” (remove the spaces to use as an email address) for further information.
Keep Updated on our Facebook pages and websites (listed below)
Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community