Sign in Subscribe

RIghts Aotearoa

Wellington

Rights Aotearoa is Aotearoa's leading NGO committed to promoting and defending universal human rights for all Kiwis.

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

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

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.

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Demands Urgent Investigation into Alleged Torture of Children at Gloriavale

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa Demands Urgent Investigation into Alleged Torture of Children at Gloriavale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wellington, Tuesday 24th October

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

I write on behalf of Rights Aotearoa regarding the recently reported child disciplinary practices at Gloriavale, specifically the hand-over-mouth technique described in the New Zealand Herald on 27 October 2025

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

Rights Aotearoa is urging the Government not to support the Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill, which would ban under-16s from social media platforms.

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #5

Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #5

From strikes to a new info resource on our site.

Rights Aotearoa Statement on the Right to Strike

Rights Aotearoa Statement on the Right to Strike

The right to withhold labour is a universal human right