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Sustainable Development Goals seek to strengthen interpersonal violence prevention
News 07 Oct 2015
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Governments around the world formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York between 25-27 September 2015. The Summit asked countries to adopt the new universal Agenda...
Warehouse Group establishes workplace protections for victims of family violence
News 05 Oct 2015
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The Warehouse Group has launched a new initiative supporting employees who are victims of family violence. The Family Violence - It's Not OK initiative provides for up to 10 days paid leave per year for victims of family violence. This is in...
New project on partner and sexual violence in rainbow communities
News 15 Sep 2015
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A new project which aims to prevent partner violence and sexual violence within rainbow communities has launched a website. Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence focuses on building Rainbow communities in Aotearoa New Zealand free of partner and...
Bill introduced to establish sex offender register
News 07 Sep 2015
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A Bill to enable the establishment of a child sex offender register was introduced to Parliament by Social Development Minister Anne Tolley on 13 August 2015. The Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Register) Bill "aims to reduce sexual reoffending...
ACC releases evaluation summary from Mates and Dates pilot
News 03 Sep 2015
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ACC has released a summary of the evaluation of its healthy relationships programme, Mates and Dates. Mates and Dates is designed to prevent sexual and dating violence by teaching relationship skills and behaviours. It is about all kinds of...
Approved Information Sharing Agreement (AISA) signed
News 01 Sep 2015
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An agreement has been signed which clarifies what information government agencies can share about children at risk of harm and their families. The Approved Information Sharing Agreement (AISA) is a legal framework which "provides clarity and...
Children's Commissioner publishes monitoring report on Child, Youth and Family
News 27 Aug 2015
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The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) has published a report, State of Care 2015. The report is based on its independent monitoring of Child, Youth and Family’s policies, practices and services. The report looks at how well children in...
Report documents abuses of children in state care
News 27 Aug 2015
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The final report of Confidential Listening and Assistance Service has been released under the Official Information Act. This report into the treatment of children in state care during the 50 years leading up to 1992 found many children were...
Data on unique offenders and unique crime victims released
News 27 Aug 2015
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New Zealand Police and Statistics New Zealand began releasing statistics about unique offenders and unique crime victims on 31 July 2015. The data complements the existing Recorded Crime Offender Statistics (RCOS) and Recorded Crime Victims...
Report examines elder abuse and neglect in New Zealand
News 27 Aug 2015
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The Ministry of Social Development has published a report on elder abuse and neglect in New Zealand. This paper was commissioned by the Office for Senior Citizens and written by Charles Waldegrave from the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit....
White Ribbon announces 2015 campaign "Respectful relationships"
News 17 Aug 2015
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White Ribbon has announced that its 2015 campaign will focus on respectful relationships. White Ribbon says "'Respectful relationships' is a simple description of the positive behaviour we want to be normal for everyone, instead of men’s violence...
Review of family violence laws: Government discussion document released
News 05 Aug 2015
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Update: Submissions now close on 25 September 2015. Justice Minister Amy Adams has released a discussion document on New Zealand's legislative response to family violence. The Clearinghouse has published a reading guide to assist people making...
Ministerial group launches new family violence work programme
News 29 Jul 2015
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Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley have launched a new work programme on family and sexual violence. The work programme is detailed in a Cabinet paper, Progress on the Work Programme of the Ministerial Group on...
Call for inquiry into equality of access to justice
News 29 Jul 2015
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The Green Party has called for the Justice and Electoral Select Committee to initiate an inquiry into equality of access to justice. The Green Party says recent family court and legal aid reforms have resulted in an increase of people unable to...
Harmful Digital Communications Bill passes into legislation
News 09 Jul 2015
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A Bill which seeks to prevent cyberbullying and better support victims passed its third and final reading in Parliament on 30 June 2015. The Harmful Digital Communications Bill introduces measures to address damaging online communications, provide...
Increasing family violence calls but fewer resolutions: NZFVC data summaries 2015
News 30 Jun 2015
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The Clearinghouse has released 2015 family violence data summaries. New Zealand Police data shows police are dealing with more family violence, but where an offence is reported, fewer cases are being resolved. The data shows: Police conducted 101,...
Coroner releases report on Livingstone filicides-suicide
News 23 Jun 2015
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Chief Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall has released her report into the Livingstone double murder-suicide. The inquest into the deaths of Bradley, Ellen and Edward Livingstone was held in April 2015. Bradley, 9, and Ellen, 6, were shot by their father...
Magazine feature draws attention to family violence in high socio-economic households
News 23 Jun 2015
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The It's Not OK campaign and HOME magazine have launched a campaign to increase awareness of family violence within high socio-economic households. The New Zealand Violence Against Women Study found 26% of women living in a household with an income...
Cook Islands launch campaign to eliminate domestic violence
News 23 Jun 2015
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The Cook Islands National Council of Women have launched a national campaign to eliminate violence against women. Funded by the Australian and New Zealand Gender Equality Project and managed by the Cook Islands Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Cook...
MASSIVE hīkoi encourages people to speak out about sexual violence
News 15 Jun 2015
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A 17 day, 420 kilometre hīkoi from Auckland to Cape Reinga has sought to raise awareness and encourage people to speak out about sexual violence. The MAsSiVe (Men Against Sexual Violence) walk was organised and led by Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis...