Golliwogs and blackface
Source: Human Rights Commission
Golliwogs and blackface
What is wrong with golliwogs and blackface?
Golliwogs and blackface are offensive as they perpetuate the sort of stereotypes that...
Embrace Diverse Thinking – to give a fair go for all
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero opening speech to the neurodiversity forum on 2 October 2020.
Thank you Guy Pope-Mayell, the Dyslexia Foundation...
Dementia and Human Rights
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero speech prepared for World Alzheimers Day, 23 September 2020
People living with dementia have all the same...
Waimirirangi Ormsby walks the talk by bringing whakapapa to life
Source: Human Rights Commission
Waimirirangi Ormsby believes actions are as important as words. The 26-year-old, of Waikato-Tainui, has foraged deep into her whakapapa to help...
Disability Pride Week is back for 2020
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Pride Week (14 to 20 September 2020) is a chance for disabled New Zealanders to celebrate and be celebrated for...
Response to the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy: First Monitoring Report
Source: Human Rights Commission
Monitoring current strategies to help reduce the impact COVID-19 on children and young people is essential, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero...
How dangerous are COVID-19 stereotypes
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By Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner
When the return to level three restrictions was announced for Auckland a month ago, lots of...
Opening our eyes to autism through self-awareness
Source: Human Rights Commission
Tamara Grant wants the invisible to be more visible. She has autism, a neurological difference mostly hidden unless we know about...
New data shows COVID recovery needs to focus on disabled people
Source: Human Rights Commission
New household labour force data showing three in four working-age disabled people are unemployed underlines the need for the COVID-19 recovery...
Drop in income for Kiwis worrying – EEO Commissioner
Source: Human Rights Commission
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says it worrying to see how COVID-19 continues to impact the take home pay of Kiwis, down...
Recognising Māori Resilience
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon wants New Zealanders to amplify the resilience of Māori whānau and communities on the International...
COVID-19 recovery must not leave women behind says EEO Commissioner
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner is concerned that out of the 11,000 New Zealanders who lost their jobs as a result...
