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Ministry of Justice New Zealand Police Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Ministry of Health Statistics New Zealand  Te Mana Whakamaru Tamariki Motuhake | Independent Children's Monitor Office of the Auditor-General (NZDF survey, 2022)...

Population-based research

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Population-based research provides the most reliable source of prevalence data available and provides information about victims and perpetrators of family violence. You will find population-based data on family and sexual violence in New Zealand in...

Family violence deaths

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Family Violence Death Review Committee | He tao huata e taea te karo The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) provides the most comprehensive review of the circumstances involved with family violence deaths in New Zealand.  Fact sheets (...

Ethnic and community specific data

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The reports and journal articles listed on this page focus on data broken down by ethnicity or community. Findings from He Koiora Matapopore | 2019 NZ Family Violence Study provide intimate partner violence prevalence rates for Māori, Pacific, Asian...

Family violence statistics at a glance

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For quick summaries of key statistics and infographics see: Our Frequently Asked Questions page ('What are the latest family violence statistics?') Key findings and policy and practice implications from He Koiora Matapopore | The 2019 New Zealand...

Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Issues Paper 14, April 2019 Author: Rachel Simon-Kumar1, PhD  1 Associate Professor, Social & Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland Downloads   Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand (...

Kaupapa Māori

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Information and research relating to family violence and sexual violence for kaimahi Māori is available in various places on our website. Hei Oranga mō Tātou Hei Oranga mō Tātou pānui is a quarterly pānui focused on work and information we think...

Evaluation of sexual violence pilot court; changes to be permanent in Auckland and Whangārei

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The District Court has released the evaluation report for the sexual violence court pilot in Auckland and Whangārei. The findings from the evaluation confirm a number of successful outcomes, including shorter wait times for cases to go to trial and...

White Ribbon spoken word competition for young people on respectful relationships

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White Ribbon New Zealand is organising a spoken word competition for rangatahi (young people), with the theme of respectful relationships. It will explore young people's take on ending men’s violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. White Ribbon NZ promotes...

Submissions open on abortion law reform bill

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Submissions are open on the bill to reform abortion law. This includes changes to the Crimes Act 1961 and the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977. The deadline to make a submission is 19 September 2019. The omnibus Abortion...

Reports find criminal justice system failing victims/survivors of crime

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Chief Victims Advisor Dr Kim McGregor has released two reports related to strengthening the criminal justice system for victims/survivors of crime. The first is the results from a survey of victims/survivors of crime which was carried out in...

Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki: Next phase, call for feedback

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The next phase of the national Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children is a hui on Monday 19 August 2019 in Hamilton. Whānau Ora announced this will be to confirm the scope and purpose of the inquiry. Following this, the...

Family violence and sexual violence service provider update - MSD, August 2019

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The latest Ministry of Social Development (MSD) email update for family violence and sexual violence service providers covers a number of areas of work. You can view the updates online and subscribe to receive them to your inbox. The August 2019...

Ministry of Justice RFI for family violence restorative justice services

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The Ministry of Justice has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) for Restorative Justice services. The purpose of the RFI is to identify providers that are interested in future opportunities to...

Continued reports of sexual harassment, assault and bullying at work; steps towards change

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Media has continued to highlight ongoing reports of sexual harassment and assault and bullying in workplaces, sporting organisations, universities and other organisations around the country. These are summarised below, followed by steps being taken...

New online tool looks at gender analysis in developing policy

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The Ministry for Women has launched a new online tool to assist policy developers include gender analysis in their work. The tool, Bringing Gender In, asks key questions to assist people to explore the gender impacts of a policy as people move...

Report from Hui Māori: Ināia Tonu Nei - criminal justice reform

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A report summarising the discussion and kōrero from Hui Māori: Ināia Tonu Nei has been released. The Hui Māori was held in April 2019 in response to calls for more Māori involvement in the Government's work on criminal justice reform.  The report...

Inquiry into abuse in care: Chair resigns, concerns raised, first public hearing set

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The Royal Commission has announced Chair of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Sir Anand Satyanand has resigned, effective in November 2019. Sir Anand said: "it has been a privilege to Chair the Abuse in Care Inquiry during its setup phase. When the Terms...

Frequently Asked Questions

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If you don’t find the answer to your question below, please contact the Information Specialist What’s the definition of family violence? The Clearinghouse uses family violence as an umbrella term including intimate partner violence (including...

About Te Reo Māori topic terms

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Purpose The Clearinghouse uses Te Reo Māori topic terms to help library users identify material in the library that is by at least one Māori author or has a significant amount of content related to Māori. Use Te Reo Māori Quick Topic Search to start...