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Spirited Conversation: The real story about puberty blockers

Wednesday, February 25, 2026   Posted in: Signatory Notice Board By: Administrator With tags: health, sexual health, seminar, young people

The Ministry of Health removed a claim that puberty blockers were "safe and reversible" from its website in 2024. Then in 2025 the Government moved to effectively ban puberty blockers. This has been been labelled more 'moral panic' than science. Just before the ban was set to be implemented, the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) successfully lodged a injunction suspending the ban until a substantive appeal can be considered by the court during 2026. 

Dame Sue Bagshaw will be leading a Spirited Conversation during Pride Ōtautahi 2026 on just what is the real story about puberty blockers. Dr Bagshaw is a senior lecturer in paediatrics with University of Otago, Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, specialises in the health needs of young people, and chairs the Youth Hub Trust.

Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026.
Time: 6 to 7.30pm.
Location: Aldersgate (309 Durham Street North, Central City).
Cost: FREE. Parking and bike racks are available off Chester Street West.

Contact Aldersgate for more information on this seminar or upcoming talks in the Spirited Conversations series (stewards[at]aldersgate.org.nz).

This seminar is part of a monthly series of Spirited Conversations sponsored by Durham Street Methodists - as part of their commitment to bringing critical thinking, and ethical and spiritual insights to important issues of the day for the city and its diverse people.