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Research shows benefits of defunded NGO Study Award Scheme
News 13 Oct 2016
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Massey University researchers have published a report about the benefits of the Government NGO Study Award Scheme, which has recently been defunded. The scheme, established in 2005 under MSD’s Community Investment fund, offered financial and...
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,...
ACC launches web-based toolkit on primary prevention of sexual violence
News 03 Oct 2016
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ACC has developed an online toolkit on sexual violence primary prevention activities. The Making a Difference: Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Toolkit provides a wide range of information and resources to support people to plan, implement and...
Progress update on MSD sexual violence service development
News 03 Oct 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has provided an update on developing sexual violence services. The update details upcoming work to consult with service providers on development of services. This follows the government's previous...
Proposal to deprioritise placing Māori children in care with whānau, hapū, iwi criticised
News 29 Sep 2016
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A range of Māori groups and individuals have criticised the government’s proposal to remove legislative principles prioritising placing Māori children in care with whānau, hapū and iwi. The proposal is part of the recently announced further reforms...
Information evening on postgraduate violence studies at the University of Auckland in 2017
News 28 Sep 2016
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In 2017, the University of Auckland will again offer violence studies courses leading to Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (PGCertHSc). The School of Population Health will hold an information evening about the Postgraduate pathway in...
Government announces more reforms to child protection and care
News 26 Sep 2016
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Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has announced that more reforms to the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 will be introduced in Parliament by the end of this year. The announcement detailed some of the proposed changes: "...
MSD releases Community Investment Strategy Update 2016
News 22 Sep 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has published an update on the Community Investment Strategy. The Community Investment Strategy Update 2016 reports on progress for the first year of the Strategy, plans for the next 12 months and how the...
Calls for sanctions to be removed; committee report on Social Security Bill
News 22 Sep 2016
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The Social Services Committee has published a report on their review of the Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill. The Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill was introduced in Parliament to replace the Social Security Act 1964. The bill is...
Government responds to UN Committee on the rights of children
News 19 Sep 2016
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Social Development Minister Anne Tolley led a delegation to meet with the UN Committee that oversees the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC). The delegation answered questions from the Committee on New Zealand's...
Six Legal aid offices to be closed
News 15 Sep 2016
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The Ministry of Justice has announced it will close 6 of the 8 legal aid offices in 2017. The announcement said that operations will be based in Wellington and Auckland (Takapuna). Offices will be closed in Waitakere, Napier, Christchurch, Manukau,...
Legislation passed to set up child sex offender register
News 15 Sep 2016
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Legislation establishing a child sex offender register has passed its third and final reading in Parliament. The Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 will come into force on 14 October 2016. The act...
Govt announces proposed changes under legislative review
News 13 Sep 2016
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The Government has announced changes coming out of its legislative review of family violence. The reforms include changes to the Domestic Violence Act, Care of Children Act, Sentencing Act, Bail Act, Crimes Act, Criminal Procedure Act and the...
New resource for community organisations on engaging with the Treaty
News 12 Sep 2016
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The Treaty Resource Centre has published a new resource to support community organisations in engaging with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The resource, Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti, is aimed particularly at organisations who are primarily Tangata Tiriti / Tauiwi...
Songs addressing family violence
News 08 Sep 2016
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Youth band Manawatūkaha has won 2016's "Yeah, Nah it's not OK" song competition. The annual Eastern Bay of Plenty Song Quest competition promotes violence-free communities and is open to 13 to 18 year olds. Organising committee chair and Family...
Training for Asia-Pacific countries to measure violence against women
News 05 Sep 2016
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia-Pacific Regional Office and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are launching a 3-year programme to support countries to measure violence against women. The kNOwVAWdata...
Debate on changes to improve court processes for victims of sexual assault
News 05 Sep 2016
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Parliament recently debated the Evidence Amendment Bill 2015, which proposes reforms to court processes for victims of sexual assault. The Evidence Amendment Bill 2015 makes a number of small changes to the Evidence Act 2006, which were among those...
Consultation on Health of Older People Strategy; new WHO resource on elder abuse
News 01 Sep 2016
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The Ministry of Health is currently seeking feedback on the draft strategy for the health and wellbeing of older people for the next 10 years. Associate Health Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga said “The first HOP Strategy was released 14 years ago and...
Consultation on proposed questions about disability data and evidence
News 01 Sep 2016
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The government is seeking feedback to help with the development of a disability plan to ensure government agencies have the data necessary to make informed, evidence-based policy decisions. In June 2015, the government established the Disability...
Online survey now open on interventions with family violence perpetrators
News 31 Aug 2016
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An online survey on interventions with perpetrators of family violence is now open. The survey is part of research being carried out under the perpetrator interventions workstream of the Ministerial Work Programme on Family Violence and Sexual...