Stephen Rainbow

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The Left has found a new underdog to replace the Jews -the Palestinians- in spite of the fact that the treatment of gay people, women, and political opponents wherever Palestinians have control is barbaric. [21]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Naylor, Shani (8 January 1990). "Green's a Good Colour for Steve Rainbow". The Evening Post .
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor 1998, pp. 613.
  3. "Labour contender for Tasman". The Press . 15 August 1983. p. 2.
  4. Zatorski, Lidia (7 April 1999). "Green Rainbow could be on Blues party list". The Evening Post . p. 3.
  5. Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
  6. Edwards, Brent (13 October 1992). "Rainbow tipped as Labour possibility". The Evening Post . p. 3.
  7. Bly, Ross (1992). City of Wellington: Local Body Elections, 1992 (Report). Wellington City Council.
  8. "How You Voted". The Evening Post . 9 October 1995. p. 14.
  9. Scherer, Karyn (3 May 1994). "Dissident Greens may form new party". The Evening Post .
  10. Edwards, Brent (16 May 1994). "Breakaway party no threat, says Alliance leader". The Evening Post .
  11. "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  12. "Rail-link property owners being sounded out". The New Zealand Herald . 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  13. "Stephen Rainbow becomes new OUTLine Chair". GayNZ.com . 26 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  14. "Stephen Rainbow: Anti gay diatribe just as hurtful". The New Zealand Herald . 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  15. "New leadership announced for Human Rights Commission". RNZ . 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  16. Bradbury, Martyn (19 August 2024). "Installing Israeli Apologist and Free Speech Stormtrooper onto Human Rights Commission undermines our collective human rights mana". The Daily Blog. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  17. Chapman, Madeleine (17 August 2024). "Can you be a human rights commissioner and transphobic at the same time?". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. Chapman, Madeleine (14 October 2024). "Controversial human rights commissioners weren't recommended by hiring panel". The Spinoff.
  19. 1 2 "Jewish groups slam hotline for reporting Israeli soldiers holidaying in New Zealand". The New Zealand Herald . 28 January 2025. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  20. Truebridge, Nick (28 January 2025). "Promotion of 'Genocide hotline' must end, says top Human Rights Commissioner". Stuff . Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chapman, Madeleine (2 April 2025). "Chief human rights commissioner accused of Islamophobia by Jewish groups". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  22. 1 2 3 "Chief Human Rights Commissioner apologises to Muslim community". Radio New Zealand . 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  23. "Auckland Transport investigating manager's Facebook post about gay conversion therapy". Stuff . 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  24. McConnell, Glenn; Stanford, Emma (19 August 2024). "New human rights chief says comments on 'trans agenda' and Israel-Gaza war won't be an issue". Stuff . Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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Stephen Rainbow
Chief Human Rights Commissioner
Assumed office
11 November 2024
Political offices
Preceded by
Margaret Bonner
Wellington City Councillor for Lambton Ward
1989–1995
Ward abolished
Preceded by
Peter Parussini
Wellington City Councillor for Southern Ward
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Alick Shaw
Cultural offices
Preceded by Chief Human Rights Commissioner
2024–present
Incumbent