Government and laws
A plan to end family violence and sexual violenceDecember 1, 2021
This is about a Government plan to stop family and sexual violence called Te Aorerekura.
Protect your future with an Enduring Power of AttorneyJanuary 5, 2018
Enduring power of attorney is a plan for how you will be kept safe and looked after if something bad happens to you
How to make a submission to a select committeeDecember 31, 2018
This is about how to tell a select committee what you think by making a submission.
Guide about how to send a petition to ParliamentJune 1, 2022
Election Access Fund: What it is and how to have your sayJune 30, 2022
This is about support for disabled people to stand as candidates in parliamentary general elections and by-elections
The Child and Youth Wellbeing StrategyAugust 1, 2019
This is about a Government plan to make New Zealand better for the wellbeing of Children and Youth
A new agreement on the Convention on the Rights of the ChildApril 1, 2023
New Zealand and other countries have agreed to follow the United Nations' rules about what rights children have.
Information about becoming a candidate in an electionJanuary 31, 2023
This talks about what it means to stand for election.
Talking to a select committeeJanuary 1, 2019
A select committee is a group made by the government to learn about something. This tells you about talking to one.
Disability Action Plan 2019 - 2023December 31, 2018
The Disability Action Plan says what work needs to be done to make the New Zealand Disability Strategy happen.
How a bill becomes law in New ZealandMay 31, 2022
This tells you about how ideas politicians have called bills become laws in New Zealand
New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016 – 2026January 1, 2016
The NZ Disability Strategy is a document the government uses to make sure they are meeting the needs of disabled people
Accessibility CharterSeptember 1, 2021
What the Government is doing to respect disability rights
Report: Off the RecordJuly 2, 2020
Investigation into the information about people with learning disabilities who died in MOH residential support services
Extra Agreement under the International Agreement on the Rights of Disabled PeopleDecember 1, 2007
This paper is an EasyRead guide to an extra agreement for the International Agreement on the Rights of Disabled People.
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