Current Version
| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 19, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Beginning in December 2025, New Zealand would have stopped allowing minors to receive puberty blockers if they had not yet been already. However the high court has granted an injunction and has ordered the government to not enforce the regulations pending a judicial review. |
| Sources | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2025/2025-NZHC-4045.pdf#page37 |
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| Sources | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2025/2025-NZHC-4045.pdf#page37 | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2025/2025-NZHC-4045.pdf#page37 |
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edited by Poni. The high court of New Zealand has put a stop on the ban pending a judicial review.
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| Value | Legal, but restricted for minors | Legal |
| Description | Beginning in December 2025, New Zealand will stop allowing minors to receive puberty blockers if they had not yet been already. | Beginning in December 2025, New Zealand would have stopped allowing minors to receive puberty blockers if they had not yet been already. However the high court has granted an injunction and has ordered the government to not enforce the regulations pending a judicial review. |
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| Sources | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2025/2025-NZHC-4045.pdf#page37 |
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created by UnknownMiles
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Dec 19, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Beginning in December 2025, New Zealand will stop allowing minors to receive puberty blockers if they had not yet been already. |
| Sources | https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/20/world/asia-oceania/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/2227476/amp |