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RFP to fill gaps in acute crisis sexual violence services
News 20 Jan 2015
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The Government has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) will be put out to fill identified gaps in coverage of acute crisis sexual violence services. In 2014, the Government announced a funding boost of $10.4 million over two years to stablise...
Victims of crime legislation comes into effect
News 07 Jan 2015
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A number of amendments to existing legislation which aim to better provide for victims of crime came into effect on 6 December 2014. The Victims of Crime Reform Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on 27 May 2014 and was divided into a four-...
Govt invites public comment on draft reports to UN
News 06 Jan 2015
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The Government is seeking public comment on two draft reports prepared for the United Nations (UN), on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Ministry of Justice has released its...
Tairawhiti collaborates to discuss abuse of disabled people
News 18 Dec 2014
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Tairawhiti has hosted a conference to discuss the recommendations of a report into the abuse of disabled people. A video recording of the conference is available online. He Wawata - Disability Abuse Conference was attended by 50 people and streamed...
Police to trial submission of digital evidence in family violence cases
News 16 Dec 2014
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Media has reported that New Zealand Police are planning to trial the use of digital evidence in courts in family violence cases. Police have been issued with 15,000 iPads and iPhones since a drive to provide Police with modern mobile technology...
Glenn Inquiry publishes "The People's Blueprint"
News 15 Dec 2014
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The Glenn Inquiry has released its final report proposing initiatives and reforms required for a better system to address family violence in New Zealand. The People's Blueprint recommends transforming: "The system by treating it as a whole. The...
WHO publishes clinical handbook for health care providers on responding to VAW
News 11 Dec 2014
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has designed a clinical handbook to help health care providers respond safely to women who have been subjected to violence. Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence: A...
Law Commission work on sexual violence trial process reforms to resume
News 25 Nov 2014
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Justice Minister Amy Adams has asked the Law Commission to resume work on proposals for better supporting victims of sexual violence through the criminal process. The Law Commission will pick up its work on alternative pre-trial and trial processes...
Women's use of violence against violent partners
News 25 Nov 2014
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University of Auckland researchers have published new research on women's use of violence against violent partners. The research found that more than 80 percent of women who live with a physically violent partner will not initiate violence when they...
Social experiment highlights low level of bystander intervention
News 24 Nov 2014
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A social experiment by a Swedish group found that people generally did not intervene when confronted by domestic abuse. STHLM Panda, which posts social experiments on YouTube, set up a hidden camera in a elevator while members of the group role...
New Zealand White Ribbon Day 2014
News 19 Nov 2014
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White Ribbon Day, 25 November, is the internationally recognised day when men wear a white ribbon to show they do not condone violence towards women. Find out more about the international White Ribbon Campaign and the International Day for the...
CDC launches re-designed VetoViolence website
News 17 Nov 2014
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The Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) has launched a re-designed VetoViolence website. VetoViolence aims to be a comprehensive violence prevention resource. Re-designed in response to user's ideas and suggestions, the new website is customised...
No charges laid: Responses to the 'Roast Busters' decision
News 11 Nov 2014
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A range of responses to the Police decision not to lay charges against the "Roast Busters" group have been compiled below. Media coverage is listed at the end of the story. Police announced on 29 October 2014 that after a 12 month investigation, no...
'Yes means yes': Affirmative consent law passed in California
News 20 Oct 2014
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A 'yes means yes' affirmative consent requirement has been introduced for Californian university campuses. The new bill stipulates that affirmative consent, or voluntary agreement rather than a lack of resistance, is required for consensual sexual...
Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police conference discusses family violence
News 15 Oct 2014
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The annual Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) conference was held in Auckland on 14 October 2014, chaired by New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Twenty Chiefs of Police from around the Pacific discussed family violence, as well as other...
Resources for supporting transgender victims of relationship violence and sexual assault
News 02 Oct 2014
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Like all victims of violence, transgender victims want and need to be respected, heard, supported and believed. However transgender victims of violence can experience additional barriers when trying to access support and safety compared to non-trans...
Police release crime stats, new family violence dataset "to be launched soon"
News 02 Oct 2014
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New Zealand Police have released crime statistics for the year ending 30 June 2014. In relation to family violence offending, Police said: "A new monthly crime dataset will soon be launched on the Statistics NZ website. The Recorded Crime...
Visual online tool on women's rights globally
News 30 Sep 2014
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The Guardian has created a visual online tool showing women's rights country by country. Created using data from the United Nations and the World Bank, the categories included in the snapshot are: domestic violence legislation, harassment, abortion...
Attitudes to gender equality and VAW in Australia - report
News 24 Sep 2014
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An Australian study has highlighted a range of concerning attitudes in relation to gender equality and violence against women. VicHealth has released the findings from their 2013 National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey (...
Gender, Sexism and Social Activism: A Youth Workshop Resource
News 24 Sep 2014
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A resource for facilitating workshops on 'everyday sexism' has been produced by the Sexual Politics Now project at the University of Auckland. The workshops draw on a range of critical and embodied techniques to support participants to analyse and '...