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Letter to the Nursing Council re Todd Stephenson's letter concerning the Nurse's Draft Code of Conduct 2026

Letter to the Nursing Council re Todd Stephenson's letter concerning the Nurse's Draft Code of Conduct 2026

I write regarding recent correspondence you have received from ACT MP Todd Stephenson concerning the Nursing Council's Draft Code of Conduct 2026.

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes Historic Cross-Party Progress on Modern Slavery Legislation

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes Historic Cross-Party Progress on Modern Slavery Legislation

Letter to the Minister of Health re FSU correspondence concerning the Nursing Council's draft code of conduct for nurses.

Letter to the Minister of Health re FSU correspondence concerning the Nursing Council's draft code of conduct for nurses.

Letter to the Prime Minister re: Winston Peters use of an antisemitic dogwhistle

Letter to the Prime Minister re: Winston Peters use of an antisemitic dogwhistle

The Philosophical Case for Hate Speech Laws

The Philosophical Case for Hate Speech Laws

Letter to Paul Goldsmith re: Urgent regulation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and suspension of government communications on X

Letter to Paul Goldsmith re: Urgent regulation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and suspension of government communications on X

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes High Court Ruling: Minister's Appointments Declared Unlawful

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes High Court Ruling: Minister's Appointments Declared Unlawful

Media Releases

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes Historic Cross-Party Progress on Modern Slavery Legislation

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes Historic Cross-Party Progress on Modern Slavery Legislation

National and Labour unite to advance human rights protections after ACT obstruction

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes High Court Ruling: Minister's Appointments Declared Unlawful

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Welcomes High Court Ruling: Minister's Appointments Declared Unlawful

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Backs Urgent Legal Action To Stop Blocker Ban

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Backs Urgent Legal Action To Stop Blocker Ban

Media Release: Government Bans Trans Youth While Protecting Cisgender Access to Puberty Blockers.

Media Release: Government Bans Trans Youth While Protecting Cisgender Access to Puberty Blockers.

Media Release: Draft Curriculum Erases Rainbow Students and Breaches Human Rights Obligations

Media Release: Draft Curriculum Erases Rainbow Students and Breaches Human Rights Obligations

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Calls on Government to Reject Social Media Age Ban

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Calls on Government to Reject Social Media Age Ban

MEDIA RELEASE – Broadcasting standards must protect all New Zealanders – regardless of platform

MEDIA RELEASE – Broadcasting standards must protect all New Zealanders – regardless of platform

Letters

Letter to the Minister of Health re FSU correspondence concerning the Nursing Council's draft code of conduct for nurses.

Letter to the Minister of Health re FSU correspondence concerning the Nursing Council's draft code of conduct for nurses.

Rights Aotearoa has become aware of correspondence to you from the Free Speech Union (FSU) regarding the Nursing Council’s proposed amendments to the Code of Conduct for nurses. We write to provide an alternative perspective and to respectfully urge you not to intervene in this matter.

Letter to the Prime Minister re: Winston Peters use of an antisemitic dogwhistle

Letter to the Prime Minister re: Winston Peters use of an antisemitic dogwhistle

Letter to Paul Goldsmith re: Urgent regulation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and suspension of government communications on X

Letter to Paul Goldsmith re: Urgent regulation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and suspension of government communications on X

Letter to Stephen Rainbow re: Urgent Request for Public Statement on Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum

Letter to Stephen Rainbow re: Urgent Request for Public Statement on Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum

Letter to Hon Erica Stanford Re: Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum – Human Rights Concerns Regarding Erasure of LGBTTQIA+ Content

Letter to Hon Erica Stanford Re: Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum – Human Rights Concerns Regarding Erasure of LGBTTQIA+ Content

Letter to Hon Louise Upston - Urgent Investigation Required – Alleged Torture of Children at Gloriavale

Letter to Hon Louise Upston - Urgent Investigation Required – Alleged Torture of Children at Gloriavale

Letter to the Chief Human Rights Commissioner re Ia Tangata

Letter to the Chief Human Rights Commissioner re Ia Tangata

Submissions

Oral Submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee Against The Public Service Amendment Bill 2025

Oral Submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee Against The Public Service Amendment Bill 2025

Rights Aotearoa - Paul Thistoll, CEO

SUBMISSION TO THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill

SUBMISSION TO THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill

Rights Aotearoa's Submission on the Draft Standard Code of Conduct for Local Government

Rights Aotearoa's Submission on the Draft Standard Code of Conduct for Local Government

Rights Aotearoa's Submission to the People's Select Committee on the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025

Rights Aotearoa's Submission to the People's Select Committee on the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025

Countering Hate Speech Aotearoa Submission to the Law Commission's Ia Tangata Project

Countering Hate Speech Aotearoa Submission to the Law Commission's Ia Tangata Project

SUBMISSION TO THE FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2025

SUBMISSION TO THE FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2025

Our (expanded) oral Submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)

Our (expanded) oral Submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)

Opinion

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The Philosophical Case for Hate Speech Laws

The Tool Isn't Broken – The Wielders Are Corrupt - A Defence of the HDCA

Beyond the Binary: A Principled Framework for Hate Speech Reform in Aotearoa New Zealand

We just published a new info page: Universal Human Rights v Civil Liberties Approaches

Opinion Piece: The Death of the Marketplace—Reimagining Free Speech as a Discursive Ecosystem

Weekly Newsletters

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Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #7

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #6

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #5

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #4

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #3

Trans Rights

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The Philosophical Case for Hate Speech Laws

Rights Aotearoa Media Release: Law Commission report marks significant progress for the human rights of people who are transgender, people who are non-binary, and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.

Countering Hate Speech Aotearoa Submission to the Law Commission's Ia Tangata Project

RIGHTS AOTEAROA CONDEMNS IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS THE GOVERNMENT'S ERASURE OF TRANS PEOPLE FROM SPORTING LIFE

It's a good time to republish this letter to the AG re sports.