Introduction 1 There are significant outstanding human rights issues for intersex people in New Zealand, which have been identified and highlighted in reports to the United nations (UN) and the Human Rights Commission (Commission) over a number of years. 2 While the Commission’s 2006 Transgender Inquiry did not intend to encompass the experiences of intersex people, many made submissions during the process. These submissions were summarised and included in the final Inquiry report, alongside a recommendation for greater education and more dialogue around intersex issues. This resulted in two roundtable discussions in 2009 and 2010. This consultative process was reactivated in 2014 after New Zealand second Universal Periodic Review and the New Zealand Government agreed to look further into human rights for persons with variations in sex characteristics. 3 The relationship between intersex individuals and the Commission dates back well over ten years and, as the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) of New Zealand, the Commission considers intersex human rights a key component of its strategic work. 4 The Intersex Project partners (The New Zealand Human Rights Commission, The Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand, Tı̄whanawhana Trust, and the University of Otago, Wellington) planned and executed the Intersex Roundtable that took place on 21 June 2017 in Wellington. 5 Key stakeholders were invited to participate and build on the work of the 2016 Intersex Roundtable. A full list of participants is detailed in Appendix 1. 6 The research, presentations, updates and recommendations from the 2017 Intersex Roundtable are documented in this report. 2 Progress since 2016 Roundtable 7 The focus of the 2016 Intersex Roundtable1 was to bring together multiple stakeholders to address New Zealand’s current medical practice of genital normalisation on intersex children and to build on earlier discussions at Roundtables in 2009 and 2010. 8 The 2016 Roundtable prioritised five areas for action which are detailed in the 2016 report: 9 i. Definitions and data ii Education and awareness raising iii Political will and resources iv Service delivery and support v Legislative change The 2016 Roundtable agreed that: • The Director General of Health would be approached to discuss the establishment of an expert advisory group with an appropriate framework and terms of reference to support its existence and functioning. • The final agreed Roundtable Report would be disseminated to the participants as a public document for use as a resource and advocacy tool. • The final agreed Roundtable Report would be circulated to the Ministers of Justice and Health and to the cross-party Rainbow NZ Parliamentary Network. • Roundtable participants would review their own strategies and actions. • A follow-up Roundtable would be held 12 months later to review and report on progress made. Human Rights Commission