Rainbow Path Aotearoa NZ

31/03/2026

Israel is deploying the same deadly playbook it used in 2024 in Lebanon to kill dozens of health workers and devastate healthcare services.

Healthcare workers are risking their lives to save others. Under international humanitarian law, hospitals, medical facilities, and ambulances are protected and cannot be treated as targets. Unproven accusations about military use do not strip them of protection. Doctors, nurses, and paramedics cannot be targeted based on affiliation with a political party that has a military wing, and attacking them may amount to war crimes.

Protecting healthcare is not optional — it is a binding rule of war.

31/03/2026

Rainbow Path was glad to share some thoughts from Aotearoa for this ITF article on Trans Day of Visibility. Thank you to Gender Minorities Aotearoa, Phylesha Brown-Acton, Te Ngākau Kahukura, and Elizabeth Kerekere whose words and work we highlighted.

29/03/2026

We are looking for volunteers who can interpret between Rohingya or Bangla and English.

12/02/2026

It is that time of year again !

This weekend (Sunday February 15th) Rainbow Path will have a stall at the Big Gay Out.

Event is at Coyle Park, Tāmaki Makaurau | 12-7pm

Come on by ! We look forward to meeting you all in person.

17/12/2025

29/10/2025

Register before 6pm if you want to come to support Rainbow Path's webinar from 7pm to 8.30pm TONIGHT. We will check last minute reservations then and send you the webinar link:

Learn about the diverse experiences of Rainbow asylum seekers and refugees living in Aotearoa and the network we have created, Rainbow Path.

14/10/2025

Rainbow people, organisations, and allies in Aotearoa are warmly invited to REGISTER for our online discussion on TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER from 7 to 8.30 pm about practical ways to support Rainbow asylum seekers and refugees living here in Aotearoa.

This is the second of our online community events. See the link in the comments below to register for our first one, 'Being Rainbow refugees or asylum seekers in Aotearoa' on WEDNESDAY 29 October, from 7 to 8.30pm:

Learn about practical ways to support Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers living in Aotearoa.

14/10/2025

JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY: Do you want to understand more about the diverse experiences of Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers living here in Aotearoa?

We would love Rainbow people, organisations, and allies here in Aotearoa to REGISTER for a free ticket to our webinar on WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER from 7 to 8.30pm. If you are interested in supporting our work, we recommend you also register separately for our online discussion, at the same time on Tuesday 18 November.

Learn about the diverse experiences of Rainbow asylum seekers and refugees living in Aotearoa and the network we have created, Rainbow Path.

09/10/2025

A huge thank you to the people who have been donating to Rainbow Path. 😊🌈 We don't know if you would prefer to be anonymous so have not named you here. Your donations will go to our emergency fund, for example to cover emergency costs for asylum seekers before they can access a WINZ benefit. Rainbow Path is now a registered charity - please email us if you would like a receipt for claiming a tax credit for your donation.

08/10/2025

Some great information on the Asylum Seekers Support Trust 's website about support and entitlements for asylum seekers in Aotearoa:

Asylum Seekers Support Trust aims to support you get access to your entitlements. We are here to help you connect with communities in New Zealand and provide resources where we can.

14/09/2025

Furniture needed: We are looking for furniture for two new asylum seekers in Auckland. They move into a place next weekend and the only furniture they have so far is their bed. If you have a couch, any tables, chairs, a set of drawers or any other furniture to donate, please email us on [email protected]. A photo and dimensions really helps us figure out if the furniture will fit in their place, and what size car we will need to transport it.

11/09/2025

Rainbow Path appreciated the chance to provide a submission as part of the UN Independent Expert's consultation for this report about violence and discrimination against forcibly displaced LGBT people: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16RpnCXDP7/