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Additional Government funding for police, courts and corrections
News 07 Feb 2017
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The Government has announced additional funding for police, courts and corrections. In his State of the Nation speech on 2 February 2017, Prime Minister Bill English announced $503 million for a Safer Communities package. Part of the funding will...
International resources on primary prevention of violence against women and their children
News 24 Jan 2017
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A number of resources have been published by the United Nations and violence prevention organisations in Australia and the United States, focused on the primary prevention of violence against women and their children. These include frameworks as...
Police release summary of report on Livingstone filicides-suicide
News 19 Jan 2017
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In December 2016, the Otago Daily times (ODT) received a summary of the NZ Police report on the employment investigations into the Police officers who dealt with Edward Livingstone. The Otago Daily Times wrote that the report, The Livingstone Family...
New Healthy Ageing Strategy released; related resources
News 10 Jan 2017
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The Ministry of Health released its Healthy Ageing Strategy in December 2016. The Strategy updates and replaces the Health of Older People Strategy 2002, and seeks to align with the New Zealand Health Strategy 2016. The Healthy Ageing Strategy...
Further update on cross-government work programme on family and sexual violence
News 10 Jan 2017
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The Government has provided an update on the cross-government family and sexual violence work programme (December 2016). The full update is available on the Ministry of Justice website. To subscribe to receive the updates directly, email ...
Working together to achieve whānau wellbeing in Waitematā
News 08 Dec 2016
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A project exploring how to increase community-led primary prevention of family and sexual violence has been carried out in Waitematā, Auckland. The project was a collaboration between the Waitākere, North Shore and Rodney family violence networks,...
Consultation open on family, whānau and sexual violence workforce capability framework
News 05 Dec 2016
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Updated: Consultation extended to 7 February 2017. The Ministerial Group on Family Violence and Sexual Violence Work Programme is inviting consultation on a draft "Family Violence, Sexual Violence and Violence within Whānau Workforce Capability...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Disability Strategy launched, new resources
News 01 Dec 2016
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December 3 marks the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want” which relate to the United Nation's 17 Sustainable...
New resources to support dads talking about respectful relationships with their sons
News 24 Nov 2016
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White Ribbon has created a toolbox for dads and short videos that focus on the top five tips for dads. This is to give New Zealand fathers the confidence and skills to talk about respectful relationships and respectful sexual relationships with...
White Ribbon NZ campaigns on respectful relationships in 2016
News 23 Nov 2016
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White Ribbon Day, 25 November, will be marked in New Zealand in 2016 with a range of activities. 25 November is also the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based...
Māori intergenerational trauma and healing research presentations now online
News 17 Nov 2016
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Video recordings and Powerpoint presentations from recent seminars on the research programme "He Kokonga Whare: Māori Intergenerational Trauma and Healing" are available online. The major research programme has been carried by Te Atawhai o Te Ao...
More Pasefika Proud Fono held: "Our Families, Our People, Our Responsibility"
News 10 Nov 2016
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Pasefika Proud has published a report of a two-day Fono held in Wellington in September, "Our Families, Our People, Our Responsibility." The Fono was hosted by the Ministry of Social Development. It built on the Pasefika Proud National Fono for...
NZ Rugby announces review of "respect and responsibility"
News 10 Nov 2016
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NZ Rugby has announced a respect and responsibility programme. The programme will address respectful relationships, including consent, sexual assault and violence prevention. This work includes an "independent review" and the appointment of a...
New sexual violence court process to be piloted in Whangarei and Auckland
News 09 Nov 2016
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The District Court has announced that a new process for sexual violence cases will be piloted in Whangarei and Auckland from December 2016. Under the pilot, these District Courts and their satellite courts will deal with sexual violence cases at a...
Updated and expanded guidelines for sexual violence crisis support services
News 02 Nov 2016
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Te Ohaakii a Hine – National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together (TOAH-NNEST) has published updated guidelines for mainstream crisis support services responding to survivors of sexual violence. Good Practice Responding to Sexual Violence...
MSD update on the development of sexual violence services
News 02 Nov 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has published its third update on the development of sexual violence services. The work on service development follows the Government's announcement in May 2016 that $46 million will be invested over four...
Second Integrated Safety Response pilot opens in Waikato
News 02 Nov 2016
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The Government announced the launch of the second pilot site of the Integrated Safety Response (ISR) to family violence in Waikato. An additional $1.4 million from the Justice Sector Fund will go towards supporting the new site in Waikato, as well...
ACC sessions, survey and sector update on sexual violence prevention
News 16 Oct 2016
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ACC will be hosting a series of sexual violence prevention information sharing sessions around the country between 18 October - 7 November 2016. Details are available on the Clearinghouse Events listing. ACC says: "The objectives of these sessions...
UNCROC publishes concluding observations on the rights of the child
News 13 Oct 2016
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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) has recommended the New Zealand Government adopt urgent measures on: violence, abuse and neglect; children deprived of a family environment; standard of living; children belonging ...
MSD to require individual client level data from community agencies
News 10 Oct 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has stated that future contracts will require community agencies to provide individual client level data. The recently published MSD Community Investment Strategy Update 2016 states "Starting from July 2016,...