Sara Passmore
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Modern Slavery Bill
NZARH submission on the Modern Slavery Bill Humanists have long been active in the abolitionist movement, and contemporary humanist organisations like the NZARH have taken a stance against modern slavery. Humanists International (HI), the umbrella body for Humanist organisations globally, has made repeated calls for greater protections of human rights and for more to be done to end slavery The NZARH supports the Modern Slavery Bill…
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OBITUARY for NZARH Member and Supporter JOYCE PATON
Margaret ‘Joyce’ Paton was born in February 1930 in Langley, in sight of WindsorCastle. Joyce’s father died soon after her birth, but as he was a Mason she was sent tothe Royal Masonic School For Girls as a boarder at age seven. She then trained as asecretary, working mainly in the law and criminology fields. In later years she alsotrained as a teacher. Joyce…
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End of Life Choices
The End of Life Choice Act 2019 came into force on 7 November 2021. It provides a legal framework for New Zealanders to access assisted death under specific circumstances. A government review of the legislation is now on the operating table and both supporters and critics of the Act are prepped to take a scalpel to the legislation. David Seymour, the Minister who led…
