The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Conference Aotearoa New Zealand 2016 took place in Wellington, 10-12 November.

The conference featured more than 60 presentations covering a huge array of topics from sexual and reproductive health to health promotion, abortion provision and law reform, trans and gender diverse identities, contraception – including long-acting reversible contraception, international development and more.

Keynote speakers Dr David Grimes, Dr Jane Hocking and Jon O'Brien, with Jackie Edmond, Family Planning Chief Executive.

Keynote speaker Moana Jackson, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou

Keynote speaker Dr David Grimes presenting Misogyny and Women's Health

'Aisea Latu from Village Collective, presenting WATCH ME KAPOW! A performing-arts based programme

Jackie Edmond and Patricia Fernandes Da Silva, International Advocacy Officer at IPPF

Dr Jeannie Oliphant from Centre for Youth Health, Counties Manukau and Auckland Sexual Health Service presenting Transgender health care - what is the New Zealand standard?

Dr Min Lo, Chair of the Professional Advisory Board for the NZ HPV Project, presenting Fantastic news, New Zealand - a world leader in HPV vaccination

Dame Margaret Sparrow

Rebecca Duncan from Univsersity of Otago, presenting Providing long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) to adolescents 

Keynote speaker Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice

 Photo credits: Pauline Lévêque