This party wants to ban puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for people under 18, and limit gender-related surgery to those aged 25 and over. They also want hospitals and other health facilities to keep single-sex spaces for women and girls. They support income for mothers and carers, and want pay and retirement incomes improved so women can live with dignity.
“The Women's Rights Party supports a ban on the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to treat children and adolescents under the age of 18 who are presenting with "sex-related distress"”
“We are also calling for an inquiry into the contracting by Health NZ Te Whatu Ora of PATHA (the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa) to update its guidelines for "gender-affirming care" for healthcare professionals in New Zealand.”
“Women's health services, including cervical smears and breast screening, must be free and easily available to all women.”
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 Health →
On maternity: continuity of midwifery care funded properly, publicly funded primary maternity services rural and urban, paid maternity leave extended from six months to twelve, and partner leave on top. Women’s screening free and available. On treatment: a ban on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for under-18s presenting with sex-related distress, government-funded masculinisation or feminisation surgery restricted to over-25s, and an inquiry into Health NZ’s contracting of PATHA.
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