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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 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.

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

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

Rights Aotearoa commends BSA for closing regulatory loophole

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa's CEO Files Complaint with New Zealand Media Council Over Stuff Opinion Column

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa's CEO Files Complaint with New Zealand Media Council Over Stuff Opinion Column

Rights Aotearoa CEO has lodged a formal complaint with the New Zealand Media Council regarding an opinion column published by Stuff titled "Chlöe Swarbrick: How Should We Define Her Contribution to Politics" (12 October 2025).

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa calls for united Opposition commitment to repeal the Regulatory Standards Act in the first 30 days of any future left-wing coalition government, should the Bill become law.

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa calls for united Opposition commitment to repeal the Regulatory Standards Act in the first 30 days of any future left-wing coalition government, should the Bill become law.

The select committee's report, released yesterday, represents only cosmetic adjustments to legislation that remains fundamentally unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and catastrophically harmful to human rights and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Media Release: "Discomfort Is Not Harm": Rights Group Slams Bill That Would Jail Peaceful Protesters to Shield Politicians from Accountability

Media Release: "Discomfort Is Not Harm": Rights Group Slams Bill That Would Jail Peaceful Protesters to Shield Politicians from Accountability

A Government bill that would see peaceful protesters jailed for up to three months represents a dangerous attack on democratic accountability and will disproportionately silence marginalised communities, Rights Aotearoa warned today.

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa welcomes Race Relations Commissioner Dr Melissa Derby’s comments that hate speech protections must extend to religious groups and LGBTQIA+ Communities

Media Release: Rights Aotearoa welcomes Race Relations Commissioner Dr Melissa Derby’s comments that hate speech protections must extend to religious groups and LGBTQIA+ Communities

Rights Aotearoa welcomes Race Relations Commissioner Dr Melissa Derby’s comments on TVNZ's Q&A program yesterday.