The Women's Rights Party says schools should teach about biological sex and remove references to 'gender'. They want sex education to be age-appropriate and scientifically accurate, and to make clear that young people under 16 cannot legally consent to sexual activity. They also support banning puberty blockers for children and cross-sex hormones for those under 18.
“Schools should provide full disclosure to parents and caregivers of what is being taught in the relationships and sexuality curriculum.”
“Teachers should not be supporting social transitioning in schools. Supporting social transition is a clinical intervention that often leads to medical transitioning and affects all students.”
“any discussion about consent in the context of sexual activity must stress that young people cannot legally consent if they are under 16 years of age.”
Summarised neutrally from The New Zealand Women’s Rights Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-07) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Education →
The party supports the Ministry of Education’s Relationships and Sexuality Education Framework, with unspecified reservations, because it recognises biological sex and drops references to gender. It would require schools to disclose the curriculum fully to parents, dispose of resources conflating sex and gender, keep named outside agencies out of classrooms, guarantee privacy from the opposite sex in toilets and changing rooms, and stop teachers supporting social transition.
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