Sara Passmore

Sara Passmore is the former Head of Education and Promotion at the UK Humanists. She is the current president of the Rationalist and Humanist Association of New Zealand, and treasurer of Humanists NZ. She has 10+ years’ experience in Senior Management in the charity and not-for-profit sector and is currently undertaking a PhD at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington through the School of Government.

OBITUARY for NZARH Member and Supporter JOYCE PATON

April 26, 2026

Sara Passmore

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. […]
End of Life Choices

August 13, 2024

Sara Passmore

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 […]

Sara Passmore

OBITUARY for NZARH Member and Supporter JOYCE PATON

End of Life Choices