• The visit by EMRIP members in April 2019 was the third-ever country visit undertaken under the EMRIP’s new, enhanced mandate. The week-long visit included meetings with Mäori leaders, academics, national organisations, community groups and government agencies. The EMRIP delegation commended the organisation of the visit and appreciated the diverse range of people they were able to meet during the week. The resulting Advisory Note offers practical advice to assist with ongoing work to develop a national action plan. • The Commission facilitated a side event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 63rd session, Access to STEM Education and Infrastructure Careers for Women and Girls in New Zealand. The EEO Commissioner moderated the panel which was live streamed and well received by delegates. While at CSW, the EEO Commissioner also chaired the New Zealand side event on Gender equality and sustainable infrastructure and spoke at the United Nations Association (NZ) parallel event on Access to social security for persons of non-binary gender identities. • The Disability Rights Commissioner attended the 13th International Conference of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Annual Summit in Marrakech in October. She presented at a meeting about forming a GANHRI Working Group on Disability and presented a draft GANHRI Working Group on Disability Terms of Reference and Draft Workplan. Both documents were approved by the GANHRI bureau. • The Acting Chief Commissioner Paula Tesoriero was elected to be the Asia Pacific’s region alternate member on the Subcommittee on Accreditation at the APF Annual Meeting held on 18–19 September 2018. • The Chief Legal Adviser attended and presented at a high-level forum in Fiji to discuss the Convention against Torture (CAT) and to encourage CAT ratification by Pacific States. Attendance was at the request of, and supported by, MFAT and the seminar was attended by the Ministers of Justice, Attorney Generals, diplomats, members of the judiciary and civil society representatives from around the Pacific region.    • The Disability Rights Commissioner and a Senior Legal Adviser held bilateral meetings in Geneva with GANHRI, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee regarding the ongoing development of the GANHRI Disability Working Group (led by the Commission) and implementation of the Joint Declaration made by GANHRI-CRPD-OHCHR at the 2018 GANHRI Conference. • The Disability Rights Commissioner was appointed inaugural Chair of the GANHRI Disability Working Group in March 2019. In June 2019 she delivered the GANHRI statement to the Conference of States Annual Report 2019 31