MEDIA RELEASE 9 July 2026 Save Women’s Sport Australasia (SWSA) welcomes a Ministerial Direction that prioritises fairness for females in sport. The Direction, issued by the Minister for Sport and Recreation to Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sport NZ) under Section 103 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, came into effect on 1 July 2026. It directs that Sport NZ: Ensures publicly funded sporting bodies support fair competition that is not compromised by rules related to gen

Save Women’s Sport Australasia (SWSA) welcomes the International Olympic Committee’s decision to protect female competitors by ensuring fair and safe competition in Olympic sport.

Save Women's Sport Australasia Condemns ABC News for Biased Coverage That Erases Female Athletes' Voices in Transgender Inclusion Debate

Save Women's Sport Australasia (SWSA) applauds the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) impending announcement of a full ban on male advantage in female Olympic events, expected early in the new year. This landmark decision, informed by a rigorous scientific review, unequivocally confirms that physical advantages from being born male persist even after testosterone suppression, rendering fair competition in the female category impossible.

Save Women’s Sports Australasia (SWSA) welcomes the decision by Sport NZ to dump a policy framework that supported boys and men playing in girls and women’s sport.

Time to Dump Sport NZ’s Guiding Principles for Transgender Inclusion