the Commission's first report in 2004, and led its work for the next five years. The report noted steady improvements in New Zealand's human rights record since 2004, but also "the fragility of some of the gains and areas where there has been deterioration." In the report, the Commission identified thirty priority areas for action on human rights in New Zealand under a number of sections: general; civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; and rights of specific groups. Inquiry into culture and processes In February 2018, Justice Minister Andrew Little commissioned an ministerial inquiry into the commission by retired judge Coral Shaw, following media reports of a sexual harassment scandal there. Sunday Star-Times journalist Harrison Christian had earlier reported a young American woman cut short her internship at the commission after she was groped by the organisation's chief financial officer at a work party. Shaw's review found the commission had failed in its handling of sexual harassment claims. See also Human rights in New Zealand Human Rights Commissions National Statement on Religious Diversity References External links Human rights organisations based in New Zealand National human rights institutions Government of New Zealand Human Rights Commission New Zealand independent crown entities 1977 establishments in New Zealand Courts and tribunals established in 1977