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Corrections to improve support for female prisoners at risk of family violence
News 29 Aug 2016
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins has announced that Corrections has introduced changes to better support women prisoners at risk of family violence when they leave prison. Corrections said "Most women prisoners are, or have been, victims of...
Online consultation on risk assessment framework extended to 16 September
News 26 Aug 2016
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The Ministry of Justice online consultation for the draft Risk Assessment and Management Framework is now closing on Friday 16 September. The closing date has been extended, based on feedback from stakeholders that people want to engage on the...
New report on cybersafety for indigenous youth to prevent suicide
News 25 Aug 2016
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The national Māori and Pasifika suicide prevention programme, Waka Hourua Leadership Group, has released a new report on cyberbullying and prevention for indigenous youth in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report, Cybersafety for an Indigenous Youth...
National study reports on students' experiences of unwanted sexual contact; related resources
News 24 Aug 2016
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A new report from the Adolescent Health Research Group based on the Youth '12 survey documents that 15% of secondary students reported having experienced unwanted sexual contact. Youth’12 is the third Youth2000 national survey of the health and...
Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships
News 24 Aug 2016
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Moana Eruera's PhD thesis on reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships is now available online. 'Hooked up': Te hononga whaiāipo: Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner...
Iwi leaders first sign a covenant to protect children
News 23 Aug 2016
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On 5 August 2016, Iwi leaders were the first to sign a covenant promising to protect Aotearoa New Zealand's children, at an Iwi Leaders Forum at Hopuhopu. The covenant, or kawenata, was written by Judge Carolyn Henwood, former Youth Court judge who...
Selected District Court decisions to be published online
News 23 Aug 2016
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Select judicial decisions from the District Courts are now being published on a new website run by the Office of the Chief District Court Judge. The website is www.districtcourts.govt.nz. Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue said "a...
Government funding for short term housing for perpetrators of family violence
News 23 Aug 2016
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The Government announced it will provide $500,000 over two years for short-term emergency housing for perpetrators of family violence. The emergency housing will be used when a Police Safety Order (PSO) requires the perpetrator to stay away from the...
New "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki" to be established
News 18 Aug 2016
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Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed that a new Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, will be operational from 1 April 2017. Mrs Tolley will be the Minister for Vulnerable Children. The State Services Commissioner has...
Meetings held to discuss violence in Pacific communities
News 18 Aug 2016
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Meetings have recently been held to discuss violence against women in the Pacific, and family violence in Pacific families in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Pacific Women's Network Against Violence Against Women (PWNAVAW) is holding its four-yearly...
Waikato to be second site for Integrated Safety Response pilot
News 11 Aug 2016
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The Government has announced that Waikato will be the second site for the Integrated Safety Response pilot. The pilot, also being run in Christchurch, brings together different agencies involved in family violence to support victims and their...
MSD and ACC consulting on primary prevention of family and sexual violence
News 09 Aug 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) are inviting people with an interest in the primary prevention of family and sexual violence to meetings regarding the primary prevention work that is being...
Social security legislation rewrite and family violence
News 09 Aug 2016
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Social security issues have been highlighted as the Government revises social security legislation. The Government is currently rewriting the Social Security Act 1964 (SSA) under the Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill. In March 2016, the...
Kathryn's Story: Report highlights violence, relationship status and benefit fraud
News 08 Aug 2016
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A recent report has highlighted issues around violence, relationship status and benefit fraud, using the story of a woman being pursued for benefit debt. Kathryn's story: How the Government spent well over $100,000 and 15 years pursuing a...
Consultation open on Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework
News 04 Aug 2016
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The Ministry of Justice is seeking feedback on a draft framework which provides guidance to effectively identify, assess and manage the risks of family violence. Identifying risk and intervening as early as possible are essential in preventing...
"Ministry for Vulnerable Children" name criticised as replacement for Child, Youth and Family
News 02 Aug 2016
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The Government has confirmed that Child, Youth and Family (CYF) will be replaced by a new Ministry after March 2017. The Government's proposed name for the new agency is the Ministry for Vulnerable Children. In an article for Stuff's Faces of...
Update on Ministerial Group on Family and Sexual Violence work programme
News 01 Aug 2016
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Updated information on the Ministerial Group on Family Violence and Sexual Violence Work Programme is available on the Ministry of Justice website, including a Cabinet paper from April 2016. The cross-government work programme is “currently focused...
NGO Social Work Study Award scheme defunded
News 28 Jul 2016
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The Ministry of Social Development will no longer fund the Social Work Study Awards from 2017. (Current recipients of Study Awards will still be supported.) The Study Awards have sought to build the capability of people working in community-based...
Submissions being accepted on inquiry into homelessness
News 28 Jul 2016
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The Labour, Green and Māori Parties have launched an inquiry into homelessness. This follows Opposition requests for a Parliamentary select committee inquiry being turned down. The cross party inquiry is inviting submissions on homelessness from...
Survey finds significant number of NZ women experience online harassment
News 27 Jul 2016
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Cyber security software company Norton by Symantec has published a report about New Zealand women's experience of online harassment. The report, Online Harassment: The New Zealand Woman’s Experience, summarises findings from an online survey of 536...