Circling the calendar date of February 6 is easy but as Sarah Sparks says ‘Waitangi’ is a wānanga on personal and interpersonal power dynamicsImage above: Sarah Sparks,Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Te Whiti, advocate and former Chair of the Independent Community Panel for COVID-19 appointed by the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet. “Always teach by story because stories lodge deep in… Feb 05 23February 05, 2023Article at Woman Magazine
Kiwis deserve a fair deal in court, but civil justice is skewed. That must changeSarah Sparks is a communications consultant, and works with wāhine toa across Aotearoa. OPINION: Aotearoa is well overdue for an evolution in how we access civil justice. There’s no silver bullet, but the reality is that not everyone in our society… May 08 22May 08, 2022Article at Stuff
When patience is not a virtue: Abolish divorce law's two-year stand downOPINION: Petitioning the House of Representatives to reduce the current mandatory two-year stand down before a divorce dissolution is well and truly overdue. The world has moved on, yet section 39 in the Family Proceedings Act 1980 is frozen in time… Jun 26 21June 26, 2021Article at Stuff
Sarah Sparks: Cash calls shots in marriage splitThe Property (Relationships) Act 1976 is finally being dragged into the 21st century - and it cant come quick enough for people like me who have been standing their ground within the justice system for what feels like a lifetime. Instead of… Oct 19 17October 19, 2017Article at NZ Herald
