Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Environment

• Monitoring Places of Detention
  • Monitoring Standards
  • Information and links
• Human Rights and Water
• Human Rights in New Zealand 2010
  • Chapters from Human rights in New Zealand 2010
• What are human rights?
• Human rights and the Government
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
  • Commission’s work supporting human rights issues
  • The UN and sexual orientation and gender identity
  • International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia – May 17
  • Pink Shirt Day
• Human Rights Legislation
  • Human Rights Act
  • New Zealand Bill of Rights Act
  • Links to New Zealand Human Rights Sites
• About the Human Rights Commission
  • Structure of the Commission
  • Commissioners
    • David Rutherford
    • Dr Judy McGregor
    • Joris de Bres
    • Paul Gibson
    • Jeremy Pope
    • Karen Johansen
    • Richard Tankersley
    • Former Human Rights Commissioners
      • Rosslyn Noonan
      • Dr Merimeri Penfold
      • Michael Powles
      • Warren Lindberg
      • Joy Liddicoat
  • Executive Director
  • Office of Human Rights Proceedings
    • Director of Human Rights Proceedings
    • Tribunal and Court decisions
  • Vacancies
    • Current vacancies
  • Contact the Commission
  • Executive Director
  • Multimedia
• Human rights education
  • Education links
  • Education resources
  • Education projects
  • Definition of Human Rights Education
• Contact The Commission
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• Profiles – Human Rights Environment
• Action on the Transgender Inquiry
  • Health of Trans People
    • Background to the national trans health project
  • Discrimination and Marginalisation
  • Citizenship
  • Intersex People
  • Resources
    • Trans people: facts & information
    • Terms of Reference
    • Transgender Inquiry Summary of Submissions
      • Transgender Inquiry Summary of Submissions – HTML Version
        • Te Timatatanga: Introduction
        • Nga Whakapuakanga Takotoranga Kupu: Terms of Reference and Terminology
        • Te Whakaiti Tangata: Discrimination
        • 1A Te Mahi Oranga: Employment
        • 1B Nga Tikanga Hoko, Tuku Awhina: Goods and Services
        • 1C Nga Wahi Watea: Public Places
        • 1D Te Noho Pumau, Mau Tuturu, Mahi Whaiwhaia:
        • 1E Te Take Matauranga: Education
        • 1F Nohonga-a-whare: Housing
        • 1G Te Tikanga Whakawa: Justice System
        • 2. Te Ora Tinana: Health
        • 3. Te Mana Whakawa Tane, Wahine, Hua Atu: Legal Recognition Of Gender Status
        • 4. Te Ruaruanga Taha Wahine, Taha Tane:
    • Executive Summary
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Children, Young People and their Famlies
    • Employment
    • Health
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Kia noho au ki toku ano ao
  • O le Otootoga o Faamatalaga mai le Pulega
  • Participation
  • Links
• Guidelines on Insurance and the Human Rights Act 1993
  • Insurance Guidelines Review – Submissions
• 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
  • UDHR Links
  • Resources
    • New Zealands Contribution to the Early Post-War Development of International Human Rights
  • Multimedia
• Religion in New Zealand Schools
• Youth Resources
• Canterbury Earthquakes: review and appeal rights
  • The review of red stickered notices
  • Obtaining reasons for decisions made by a council about you
  • Zoning Decisions
  • Declining the government’s offer
  • Obtaining reasons for decisions made by CERA about you
  • Repairs
  • What complaints processes are available if I am unhappy with the Fletcher Earthquake Recovery or building contractor repairs/service provision?
  • General Zoning Issues
  • Other rights of review/appeal
    • Judicial review
    • The Office of the Ombudsmen
    • Petitioning Parliament
    • The Real Estate Agents Authority
    • Insurance & Savings Ombudsman (ISO)
    • The Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income
  • Accommodation, property and landlords
  • Annexure
    • Building Act – Section 121
    • Building Act – Section 122
    • Building Act – Section 123
    • Building Act – Section 124
    • Official Information Act – Section 23