Media Release: Is NZ First beginning to see sense? A ban on fireworks replaces attacks on trans community.
Tuesday, 5 November, 2025
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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.
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
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
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
From strikes to a new info resource on our site.
Rights Aotearoa Statement on the Right to Strike
The right to withhold labour is a universal human right
Beyond the Binary: A Principled Framework for Hate Speech Reform in Aotearoa New Zealand
The debate over hate-speech legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand has become mired in false binaries. We are told we must choose between protecting vulnerable communities and safeguarding free expression, between legislative action and education, between criminalisation and impunity. This framing is not only unhelpful; it is false. The international human-rights
We just published a new info page: Universal Human Rights v Civil Liberties Approaches
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Rights Aotearoa Newsletter #4
Broadcasting Standards Must Protect All New Zealanders – Regardless of Platform
This week, Rights Aotearoa took a bold stance in support of the Broadcasting Standards Authority's decision to apply broadcasting standards to internet-based broadcasters, calling it an overdue step toward ensuring all New Zealanders are protected from harmful broadcast
MEDIA RELEASE – Broadcasting standards must protect all New Zealanders – regardless of platform
Rights Aotearoa commends BSA for closing regulatory loophole