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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

I write to you regarding a matter of serious concern: the use of coded antisemitic language by your Foreign Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Peters, in public commentary on international institutions.

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

Rights Aotearoa is deeply concerned about the ongoing availability of xAI's Grok image generation tool, which has been widely reported as facilitating the creation of non-consensual intimate images, including of public figures and potentially of minors.

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

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

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.

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

Letter to the Chief Human Rights Commissioner re Ia Tangata

Letter to the Chief Human Rights Commissioner re Ia Tangata

I respectfully write to urge the Commission, under your leadership, to publicly call on the Government to adopt the recommendations of the Law Commission’s Ia Tangata report, and to do so by reference to New Zealand’s binding international human rights obligations.