Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #7
Critiquing the Government's decision to ban blockers, defending the HDCA and a Podcast appearance.
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Media Release: Government Bans Trans Youth While Protecting Cisgender Access to Puberty Blockers.
Rights Aotearoa condemns the Government’s decision today to ban the prescription of puberty blockers for transgender youth as an act of unlawful discrimination and political interference in clinical medicine.
The Tool Isn't Broken – The Wielders Are Corrupt - A Defence of the HDCA
Why the Ms Z case demands accountability, not the repeal of the Harmful Digital Communications Act - By Paul Thistoll, CEO, Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #6
Week Ending 1 November 2025
Letter to Stephen Rainbow re: Urgent Request for Public Statement on Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum
I write to you both as the Chief Executive of Rights Aotearoa and as a fellow advocate for human rights in Aotearoa, regarding a matter of urgent concern that falls squarely within the Commission's mandate to promote and protect human rights in New Zealand.
Letter to Hon Erica Stanford Re: Draft Health and Physical Education Curriculum – Human Rights Concerns Regarding Erasure of LGBTTQIA+ Content
I write to you regarding the draft Health and Physical Education curriculum content released on 28 October 2025, and to express Rights Aotearoa's extremely grave concerns that the draft framework fails to meet New Zealand's domestic and international human rights obligations.
Media Release: Draft Curriculum Erases Rainbow Students and Breaches Human Rights Obligations
Wellington — Rights Aotearoa completely and utterly condemns the Ministry of Education's draft Health and Physical Education curriculum, released yesterday, which completely erases references to diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and intersex variations.