DPA's engages with New Zealand's disability community. We want to turn our rights into reality so we can live in a country where every person is able to live and work, and simply be who they are.
The government is changing the Human Rights Act 1993 to ban hate speech targeted at religious groups but not the queer community, women and disabled people.
If you or someone you support are a survivor of abuse in State or faith-based care, the Crown Response Unit invite you to submit a nomination to join a small group that will develop proposals for a new independent system, Puretumu Torowhānui, focused on healing from trauma and abuse.
This is an opportunity to support Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People's Office for Disability Issues to deliver results for disabled people through engagement with the public and influencing work programmes and service delivery of other government agencies.