Jan Tinetti’s Millstone When Phil Twyford became a Minister following the 2017 election he was given two huge portfolios – housing and transport. It was a good choice. He is a capable man with a significant career before politics. He comes across well on the platform and in the media and in the debates on […]

The pattern is similar. This time the people in the frame are the New Zealand College of Midwives and respected birthing movement author Milli Hill who has been invited to speak at this year’s Midwifery Conference. What follows is an alleged act of transphobia, a badly written anonymous letter and petition, hosted as ever by […]

Part 1 Introduction and background Part 2 Case Studies

There is information here about how to make a submission. If you need your submission to be made in secret / anonymously you can ask for this. But you need to provide reasons. By email the submission you can ask in the covering note that it is published anonymously and heard in private with your […]

This document contains links to the relevant government documents, summaries and analysis of the Bill and related documents and advice about writing to and appearing at a Select Committee. The basics: where to write and by when Public submissions are now being called for Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill. The closing date for submissions is […]