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High Court Grants Injunction Against Puberty Blocker Ban
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 2:57 pm | PATHA
“This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them,” says Jennifer Shields, PATHA President. More >>
UK Puberty Suppression Trial Unethical And Inappropriate For Aotearoa
Monday, 8 December 2025, 9:53 am | PATHA
The purported justification for New Zealand’s ban is the limitations in the quality of academic evidence for the use of reversible puberty suppression in treating gender dysphoria or incongruence. More >>
PATHA Files Urgent Legal Action To Stop The Ban On Puberty Blockers
Monday, 1 December 2025, 1:57 pm | PATHA
Politicians are ignoring the advice of health professionals, and are not acting in the best interests of children and young people who have a right to access healthcare free from discrimination, says Dr Rona Carroll. More >>
Withheld Guidelines For Gender Affirming Healthcare In Aotearoa New Zealand (2025) Released
Monday, 1 December 2025, 10:30 am | PATHA
The guidelines utilise Te Whare Takatāpui, a conceptual model of wellbeing for takatāpui and rainbow people that was developed by Professor Elizabeth Kerekere. More >>
PATHA Condemns Government's Unsafe Puberty Blocker Ban
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 2:36 pm | PATHA
PATHA is strongly against the decision. It is a shocking act of discrimination against transgender children and young people. More >>
Government Directive To Sport NZ Is Harmful
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 10:26 am | PATHA
The benefits of participating in sports on physical and mental health and overall wellbeing are well researched and proven. Vulnerable communities such as trans and non-binary individuals face systemic barriers in health. More >>
Health Professionals Concerned At Further Delays To Gender Affirming Healthcare Guidelines
Friday, 30 May 2025, 8:18 pm | PATHA
This is clear evidence of ideological interference in an operational, professional frontline medical resource that is being requested by the health sector. We reiterate our call for the Government to allow Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand to publish these ... More >>
Health Professionals, Medical Bodies & Community Orgs Call For Publication Of Guidelines For Gender Affirming Care
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 9:06 am | PATHA
Signatories to the open letter, which include medical bodies, health services, rainbow community organisations & individual practitioners are calling on the government to allow Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora to publish the updated Guidelines for Gender Affirming ... More >>
Health Professional Bodies Oppose Restrictions On Puberty Blockers
Monday, 7 April 2025, 8:15 am | PATHA
The professional bodies warn that requiring adolescents to enrol in research studies as a condition for receiving care endorsed by national and international professional bodies would be coercive and inconsistent with ethical healthcare practices. More >>
Puberty Blocker Evidence Brief Affirms Aotearoa’s Approach
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 7:54 pm | PATHA
Manatū Hauora’s evidence brief has found limitations in the quality of evidence for the benefits and risks of using puberty blockers, reflecting the methodological and ethical limitations of running randomised-controlled trials for gender affirming ... More >>
Professional Body Welcomes Funding For Transgender And Intersex Health
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 7:06 pm | PATHA
The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) welcomes today’s Budget announcement of $2.1M over 4 years to improve transgender and non-binary people’s access to primary health care services. “In November 2020, PATHA’s Briefing to ... More >>
Strong Interest In Supporting Trans People’s Health
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 2:56 pm | PATHA
The Professional Association for Transgender health Aotearoa (PATHA) holds its second national symposium this weekend, bringing together people working professionally on transgender health in clinical, academic, and community settings. Sessions cover ... More >>
