Timeline - Sexual violence
Let's Talk videos providing information in many languages (Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sinhala, Spanish/Español, Tagalog, Tamil and Vietnamese) for people in New Zealand about how to prevent and respond to sexual violence launched by Shama Ethnic Women's Trust
Transgender community report: Seeking help for sexual violence or family violence (2023) published
Meeting the needs of people affected by family violence and sexual violence (Auditor-General, 2023) on how the government agencies are working individually, together, and with tangata whenua, communities, and non-government organisations published
New Zealand Defence Force: Resetting efforts to reduce harmful behaviour (Auditor-General, 2023) and related reports published
A roadmap for a violence and abuse free future for disabled people in Aotearoa. in te reo Māori - He mahere huarahi mō te kore taikaha me te kore tūkino mō ngā tāngata hauā ki Aotearoa (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission, 2023) published
Mauri Oho (Te Puna Oranga) - a kaupapa Māori website to educate and prevent sexual violence launched
Aro ki te Hā (InsideOUT & RainbowYouth), a youth programme designed to support rainbow rangatahi to have safe, respectful, nurturing relationships with themselves and others piloted
Police failed to respond to alleged sexual assaults against recruits (IPCA, 2023) report published
Integrity Sport and Recreation Act 2023 passed, Integrity Sport and Recreation Commission to be established in 2024
Rainbow Safe online training for family and sexual violence specialists, developed by Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence in collaboration with MEDSAC (Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa), launched
The Joint Venture for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence became Te Puna Aonui (1 July 2022), an Interdepartmental Executive Board under the Public Service Act 202
Te Pūkotahitanga - the Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group appointed in June 2022 to provide independent advice on the implementation of Te Aorerekura – the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence
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Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021 passed
Estimate of the total economic costs of sexual violence in New Zealand (Schulze, Hurren, Berl, 2021) for ACC published
Working in new ways to address family violence and sexual violence (Office of the Auditor-General, 2021) released
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2019 NZ Family Violence Study | He Koiora Matapopore, initial findings published
The use of restorative justice in family violence cases with a focus on the possibility of victims being coerced or controlled to participate by the persons who harmed them (Paulin, Paipa & Carswell, 2021), research for the Chief Victims Advisor published
Global Shared Research Agenda for research on violence against women in low and middle-income countries (Sexual Violence Research Initiative & Equality Institute, 2021) published
He purapura ora, he māra tipu: From redress to puretumu torowhānui, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission redress report ( Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, 2021) published
Healthy relationships and consent: Through the eyes of Rainbow identifying youth (Dickson, Fraser & Bramwell, 2021) published
Te Ira Tangata: Mō Tau 9 & 10 (Te Whāriki Takapou, 2020) – relationships and sexuality programme for kura launched
Doing better by our rangatahi: Sexual Assault Support Service Canterbury (SASSC) Youth Service Co-design Project (Aviva, 2021) developed
Haha-uri, haha-tea: Māori Involvement in State Care 1950–1999 (Ihi Research, 2021), published
Shifting the line: Boys talk on gender, sexism and online ethics (Gavey, et al, 2021) project report published
National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021–2030: An initiative of the Australian state and territory governments published
Shama launches videos to help ethnic communities talk about sexual violence
First Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence appointed - Marama Davidson (Green Party) – Minister outside Cabinet
$183 million in 2020 Budget for family and sexual violence services announced
Independent Review on the New Zealand Defence Force's progress on the Action Plan for Operation Respect (Teale & MacDonald, 2020) published
2019 Gender Attitudes Survey (Gender Equal NZ, 2020) published
NZFVC and Ngā Wai a Te Tūī launch the COVID-19 and Te Whare Māori portals to provide information on preventing and responding to family, whānau and sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
What counts as consent? Sexuality and ethical deliberation in residential aged care (Henrickson, Cook, Schouten, Donald & Atefi, 2020) published
Safe and healthy working environments free from violence and harassment (ILO, 2020) published
Relationship and sexuality education guides (Ministry of Education, 2020) for teaching Years 1-8 and Years 9-13 published
Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te wā, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission interim report ( Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, 2020) published
Sexual violence pilot court to be permanent in Auckland and Whangārei
Report of the independent review of bullying and harassment in the Parliamentary workplace released
$320m funding package for family and sexual violence announced in Budget 2019
Convention and Recommendation to Combat Violence and Harassment at Work adopted by ILO
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Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: ILO Convention No. 190, Recommendation No. 206 and the accompanying resolution (ILO, 2019) published
New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, first results from new survey published
The second review of the Evidence Act 2006: Te Arotake Tuarua i te Evidence Act 2006 (Law Commission, 2019) published
Attrition and progression: Reported sexual violence victimisations in the criminal justice system (Ministry of Justice, 2019) published
Counting ourselves: The health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary people in Aotearoa New Zealand (Transgender Research Lab, University of Waikato, 2019) published
Unseen, unsafe: The underinvestment in ending violence against children in the Pacific and Timor-Leste (Save the Children Australia, ChildFund Australia, Plan International Australia & World Vision, 2019) published
Safe to talk | He pai ki te kōrero national sexual harm helpline launched
Symposium on inquiry into abuse in state care held February 2018
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Funding for Whānau Resilience Services ($15.369 million) and sexual violence services in 2018 Budget announced
Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry - WAI 2700 - Waitangi Tribunal proceedings initiated
Rainbow Violence Prevention Network formed
Media breaks story that law interns sexually harassed, assaulted, sparking attention on #metoo in NZ
Te Ira Tangata: Sexuality education programme for Kura Kaupapa Māori (Te Whāriki Takapou, 2018) published
ACC contract with NZUSA cancelled
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ACC commits $18.4 million to make the Mates & Dates healthy relationships programme available in more schools nationwide
Child migration programmes: Investigation report (United Kingdom. Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, 2018) published
Te Aitanga a Tiki: Te reo Māori resources on sexual and reproductive health (Te Whāriki Takapou, 2018) launched
Family violence, sexual violence and violence within whānau: Workforce capability framework (Ministry of Social Development, 2017) published
'A decade of change': 2007 - 2017 (NZ Police, 2017), published. This fiinal report summarises how the Police responded to recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct established in 2004
New Zealand Rugby Respect and responsibility review (Cockburn & Atkinson, 2017) published
Homecare Medical awarded the contract to set up and run a national sexual violence helpline service
Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa (MEDSAC, formerly DSAC), launches SAATS-Link, an online network for people working in sexual assault clinics around New Zealand.
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Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia), final report published
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Operation RESPECT, an action plan to address harmful and inappropriate sexual behaviour in the NZDF announced
Building Rainbow communities free of partner and sexual violence (Dickson, 2016), released, part of the Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence project
Te Puāwaitanga o te Kākano research: A background paper report (Pihama & McRoberts, n.d.) exploring Māori views and understandings of sexual violence, available online
NetSafe appointed the Approved Agency under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015
Online toolkit, Making a Difference: Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Toolkit (ACC, 2016) launched
New sexual violence court process in Whangarei and Auckland district courts piloted
NZ Rugby Respect and Responsibility Project Manager appointed
STOP SV: A technical package to prevent sexual violence (CDC, 2016) published
Em, a website designed to embrace, empower and provide empathy for young women in relation to sexual harm in any form launched
Child Sex Offender (CSO) Register commenced operation on 14 October 2016 after the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 was passed
Sexual and reproductive health and sexual violence among New Zealand secondary school students (Youth '12, AHRG, 2016) published
Guidelines for mainstream crisis support services for survivors (round two): Good Practice Responding to Sexual Violence (Wharewera-Mika & McPhillips, 2016) published, updating the Good Practice Guidelines published in 2009
Social Services Committee releases report into sexual violence service funding
The justice response to victims of sexual violence: criminal trials and alternative processes (Law Commission report, 2015, no. 136) published
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You, Me / Us a resource for sexuality and gender diverse communities updated
Revised guidelines on sexuality education in schools released
- National sexual violence survivor helpline launched by Rape Crisis
Preventing sexual violence : a stocktake of Tauiwi & bicultural primary prevention activities 2013 (Dickson. Tauiwi Prevention Project, TOAH-NNEST, 2013) published
- Global and regional estimates of violence against women : prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence (WHO, 2013) published
- The US population based National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 findings on victimization by sexual orientation (Walters et al. CDC, 2013) published
- Ministerial responsibility for sexual violence taken on by Minister for Social Development
- The Harbour, a website providing sexual abuse information, resources and support launched
- TOAH-NNEST, Te Ohaakii a Hine - National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together website launched
Why do some men use violence against women and how can we prevent it? : quantitative findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific (Fulu, et al. UNDP, 2013) published
- Breaking the silence but keeping secrets: what young people want to address sexual violence (Woodley, Davis & Metzger. Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation in partnership with Tu Wahine Trust, 2013) published
- Government announces recommendations made by the Law Commission for improvements to trial processes for sexual offences will not be implemented
- Lightning does strike twice: preventing sexual victimisation (Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2012)
- Auckland Council's 30 year plan includes targets for the reduction of family, whānau and sexual violence
- National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 report (Block et al. CDC, 2011), findings from the US population based National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) published
- Primary prevention projects for Ngā Kaitiaki Mauri (tikanga Māori) and Tauiwi Caucus of Te Ohaakii a Hine - National Network of Ending Sexual Violence Together (TOAH-NNEST) established
- National stocktake of kaupapa and tikanga Māori services in crisis intervention, long term recovery and care in sexual violence October 2008 - April 2009 (Hamilton-Katene. Te Puni Kōkiri, 2010) published
- Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: taking action and generating evidence (WHO / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2010) published
- Tiaki tinana: a case study on creating conversations about sexual violence (Te Puni Kōkiri, 2010) published
- Responding to sexual violence: Attrition in the New Zealand criminal justice system (Triggs et al. Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2009) published
- Report of the Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence published
- Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence disestablished
- Department of Internal Affairs in partnership with ECPAT New Zealand launches hotline for reporting child pornography – images of child sex abuse
- Sexual violence and Pacific communities scoping report (Tiatia. Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, 2008) published
- Improvements to sexual violence legislation in New Zealand: public discussion document (Ministry of Justice, 2008) released
- Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence established
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (Bazley, 2007) released
- Sexual coercion among gay men, bisexual men and takataapui tāne in Aotearoa/New Zealand (Fenaughty et al. University of Auckland, 2006) published
TOAH-NNEST (Te Ohaakii a Hine-National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together) formed
Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct established
Prostitution Reform Act 2003 passed
- Rape Crisis national office in Wellington closes
Tīwhanawhana Trust established
Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 passed, amending the Crimes Act 1961 by removing criminal sanctions against consensual homosexual conduct between males
- National Collective of Rape Crisis and Related Groups of Aotearoa formed
Te Kākano o Te Whānau groups established, offering sexual abuse counselling services to Māori
Crimes Amendment Act (No 3) 1985 paseed, removing sections of the Crimes Act 1961 relating to rape and substituting new provisions relating to 'sexual violation', which included male rape of a woman and 'a person having unlawful sexual connection with another person'
Department of Social Welfare established funding for rape and sexual abuse services
- Pacific Island Women’s Project established, focusing on rape and sexual abuse of Pacific Island women
Halfway house refuges established by Rape Crisis in Auckland and Wellington
First Rape Crisis group established in Auckland
Crimes Act 1961 passed, repealing Crimes Act 1908