Disability Disability continues to be the most prevalent ground of enquiry and complaint under Part 1A. It was cited in 171 complaints. 171 Part 1A 3 Part 1A and Part 2 237 Part 2 411 There are four sub-grounds linked to the ground of disability reflecting the four high level categories of disability under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.25 • Physical impairment • Mental impairment • Intellectual impairment • Sensory impairment. Chart 4 compares the figures of these sub-grounds for the year 2018/19.26 Chart 4: Disability sub-grounds in 2018/19 Physical impairment Mental impairment Intellectual impairment Sensory impairment 0 50 100 150 200 250 Race-related The next most cited ground under Part 1A is ‘race-related’ complaints (the grounds of race, colour, or ethnic or national origin) at 108. Race-related issues continue to dominate Part 2 (private sector). There were 260 race-related complaints, 56 complaints alleging racial disharmony, and 74 complaints of racial harassment. 108 Part 1A 260 Part 2 1 Part 1A and Part 2 369 25 New Zealand ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 25 September 2008. Refer to Article 1 of the CRPD for the four categories of disability. Available at https://tinyurl.com/hqq9r4q 26 Complaints may cite more than one sub-ground. Therefore, the total number of sub-grounds in the table does not reflect the total amount of enquiries and complaints on the ground of disability. Annual Report 2019 39

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