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1979
- First national gathering of Women’s Refuges
- First national gathering on child abuse held in Dunedin
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) adopted by UN General Assembly
- International Year of the Child
1978
- Report of the Royal Commission on the Courts (Beattie. 1978) (see Watt, 2003, p.8) published
1977
- 11 new Women’s Refuges established
- First Parentline groups established in Auckland and Hamilton
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 passed. Substantive amendments made by Abortion Legislation Act 2020
1976
- Women’s Refuge opened in Dunedin
- Inter-departmental committee on child abuse formed involving departments of Health, Social Welfare and Education established
1975
Halfway house refuges established by Rape Crisis in Auckland and Wellington
1974
First Rape Crisis group established in Auckland
- Children and Young Persons Act 1974 passed, replacing Child Welfare Act 1925. Repealed by Chilren, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989
1973
First Women’s Refuge opened in Christchurch
1972
- Department of Social Welfare formed, bringing together the Social Security Department and the Child Welfare Division of the Education Department (see Garlick, 2012, p. 87-88)
1970
- Child rearing patterns in New Zealand (Ritchie & Ritchie, A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1970) published