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Government consulting on forced labour, people trafficking and slavery
News 06 Oct 2020
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The draft plan, Combatting Modern Forms of Slavery: Draft Plan of Action against Forced Labour, People Trafficking and Slavery 2020-25, sets out a high level framework for the actions that agencies will undertake between 2020 - 2025. The deadline...
New Relationships and Sexuality Education guidelines
News 06 Oct 2020
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The Relationships and Sexuality Education guidelines are designed to support teachers, school leaders, and boards of trustees to implement the New Zealand Curriculum. The updated guidelines reflect a focus on relationships as an essential part of...
Family violence and sexual violence service provider update - MSD, Sept 2020
News 06 Oct 2020
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) email updates for family violence and sexual violence service providers covered a number of areas of work. You can view the updates online and subscribe to receive them to your inbox. The September 2020...
Recommended reading
Page 24 Sep 2020
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This list of reports, articles and resources is a selection by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC). Its purpose is to provide quick access to key research, reports, conceptual frameworks, tools and other resources that have been...
COVID-19 and family and whānau violence: What have we learnt and where to from here?
Page 17 Sep 2020
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This webinar was held on 17 September 2020, with a panel of speakers: Rihi Te Nana Professor Denise Wilson Denise Messiter Rachel Smith Shila Nair See more information about the panelists. Indications are that violence against women and children...
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020; online safety resources in te Reo Māori
News 14 Sep 2020
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week has been celebrated each year from 1975. This year, the week started off with a Māori Language Moment at 12pm on Monday 14 September, with the goal of getting 1 million people speaking, singing and...
Updates on Inquiry into Abuse in Care, including RFP for Kaupapa Māori providers
News 08 Sep 2020
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The Royal Commission provides regular updates on the news section of their website, their Facebook page and their pānui. Request for Proposals (RFP) for Kaupapa Māori providers The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is currently...
2020 E Tū Whānau song competition open for entries
News 08 Sep 2020
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The song competition highlights original songs that inspire positive change and incorporate one or more of the six E Tū Whānau values: "Aroha - giving with no expectation of return Whanaungatanga - it’s about being connected Whakapapa - knowing who...
Government consulting on bullying and harassment at work
News 08 Sep 2020
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Written submissions are invited from workers, businesses and other interested groups on the systems that prevent and respond to bullying and harassment at work, including sexual harassment. The deadline to make a submission is 31 March 2021. The...
Report explores victim-survivor needs for longer-term support
News 04 Sep 2020
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The report, Victim-Survivor Perspectives on Longer-Term Support After Experiencing Violence and Abuse (2020), was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development to inform the Whānau Resilience work programme. It calls for urgent change to...
New government fund to address homelessness; family violence victims to be able to end tenancies
News 02 Sep 2020
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The Local Innovation and Partnership Fund is part of the development of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan. The Fund is open to partnerships of two or more local providers or organisations with an interest in responding to...
Update on social sector commissioning
News 02 Sep 2020
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Update: In October 2022 Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni announced the launch of the Social Sector Commissioning Action Plan 2022-2028. MSD, Oranga Tamariki, the Social Wellbeing Agency and other government agencies...
Reports, responses and hearings related to Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children
News 25 Aug 2020
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Subsequent children provisions The Government has agreed to repeal part of the "subsequent children" provisions in Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. These provisions apply when a parent has previously had a child permanently removed from their care....
Gender Justice Collective examines political party policies on gender equity
News 24 Aug 2020
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Gender Justice Collective Te Roopu Manatika-ā-Ira is doing this work in two parts: YouChoose2020 - a nationwide survey for women, womxn, wāhine, trans women and those who walk between the binary world to share what they need and want to help achieve...
Report shares whānau experiences with care and protection in Family Court, makes recommendations
News 24 Aug 2020
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The report, Te Taniwha I Te Ao Ture-ā-Whānau, Whānau Experience of Care and Protection in the Family Court (2020), says the care and protection system in Aotearoa New Zealand is "broken," that whānau are being "torn apart" and that the system must...
New Bill, research and updates related to Family Courts
News 24 Aug 2020
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The Government introduced the Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill on 6 August 2020. This is an omnibus bill that would amend the Care of Children Act 2004 and the Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013. Minister of Justice...
Joint Venture Work Programme update, August 2020
News 12 Aug 2020
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In the August 2020 update, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues Jan Logie discusses recent work including the Budget 2020 announcements, the impact of COVID-19, and progress on the Joint Venture’s work programme to...
Ministry of Health launches Māori and Pacific health action plans
News 05 Aug 2020
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Whakamaua is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy. The plan outlines actions to collectively help achieve four high-level outcomes. These four outcomes are: "Iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori communities...
Auditor-General to look at Family Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Venture
News 05 Aug 2020
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The Auditor-General's website states that the audit will consider three questions: "Are the role, mandate, objectives, and accountabilities of the joint venture understood and communicated to those working on reducing family violence and sexual...
Report recommends changes to realise disability rights, including addressing abuse
News 28 Jul 2020
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The report, Making Disability Rights Real, Whakatūturu Ngā Tika Hauātanga (2020), calls for government action to ensure disabled people are able to participate equally in society. The introduction of the report states: "Many disabled people are...