AWC Media release 25 March 2026 A comedian with a history of supporting expert-led relationships education is supporting calls from Auckland Women’s Centre and others for the government to stop attacking a key tool for the prevention of bullying and violence credited as life-saving. Comedian Michèle A’Court has joined with experts in education, health and ...
Have you signed and shared our petition? Please do so now! The National-led government’s proposed replacement for Relationships & Sexuality Education (RSE) for Years 0-9 is currently out for consultation (as part of the proposed Health & PE Curriculum) until Fri 24 April 2026 – and quite frankly, it’s terrible. The government’s proposal for Relationships ...
Media release, 1 May 2025 Auckland Women’s Centre is the latest in a growing number of organisations expressing serious concerns regarding the draft Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Framework for schools. Leonie Morris, Project Lead for the Centre’s Aotearoa Free From Stalking campaign described the draft framework as “a significant failure in supporting the diverse ...
Update 14 May: You can read our submission on the RSE guidelines here. April 2025 The government is attempting to impose its extremist transphobic, racist, colonial and misogynistic views on the next generation via wholesale changes to education about relationships & sexuality. You can let them know what they’re doing is unacceptable. The sensitive and ...
Update 9 May 2025: We received a reply from the Minister – note it is dated 9 May, while mentioning an opportunity to give feedback on the draft RSE framework which closed on… 9 May. The Minister’s response is here (in non-accessible form, with non-live links, as it was sent to us). We already knew ...
