The Ministry’s official Year 9 resource, *Navigating the Journey: Relationships and Sexuality Education*, produced by Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa, is a glossy 196-page document. It is not a balanced, cautious guide to growing up. It is heavily weighted toward exploring “gender identity,” “sexual orientation,” “diversity,” and critical discussions around pornography and sexting. Students are encouraged to view gender as largely self-defined and to explore “diverse attitudes and values about sex.”
