Publication of a new edition of the New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook

The purpose of this project is to publish a fifth edition of the Handbook, which like its predecessors, will be an information resource designed to be an accessible first reference on civil and related human rights law.

About the project

Since the publication of the first edition, in 1973 the New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook has become a leading and iconic text on civil and related human rights law in Aotearoa New Zealand The new edition of the New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook will honour the legacy created by Tim McBride, the principal author of the four previous editions of the text. The new edition will continue to provide an up-to-date information resource about civil and related human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. The book will benefit a diverse community of readers including the general public, advocates for the rights of victims, prisoners, persons with disabilities, Iwi organisations, Pasifika people, mentally impaired persons, persons with intellectual disabilities, non-English speakers, community organisations, and users of public libraries. One key feature of the book is that it will be made widely available free of charge in both hard copy and in electronic formats.

Grant amount

$48,436.87 for work in 2025–2027

About the Human Rights Literacy Project

The Handbook project will be managed and published by the Human Rights Literacy Project which is a collaboration between General Editors Tim McBride, Professor Mark Henaghan and Ian McIntosh. The goal of the Human Rights Literacy Project is to ensure that the new edition of the New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook is brought up to date and published in both hardcopy and updatable online formats.

Contact

Ian McIntosh, Human Rights Literacy Project, Co General Editor and project manager ianmcintoshlaw@gmail.com