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Judith Collins proposes new type of restraining order
News 02 Dec 2012
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Justice Minister Judith Collins has proposed a new type of restraining order to prevent offenders from living near their victims. This would apply to serious violent or sexual crimes. The new order would be able to impose a range of conditions on...
ODARA tool reveals high levels of risk
News 01 Dec 2012
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Police data on the first three months of using the ODARA (Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment) tool has revealed much higher levels of risk than expected. NZ Police report, "When the tool was used in Canada, where it was developed, most...
White Ribbon message spread throughout New Zealand
News 26 Nov 2012
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The 2012 White Ribbon message - Are you man enough to stop violence towards women? - was seen and heard in communities around New Zealand in the days leading up to global White Ribbon Day on 25 November. White Ribbon is led by men who condemn...
Home visiting programme can reduce rates of physical child abuse
News 21 Nov 2012
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A nine year folllow-up evaluation of the Early Start home visiting programme has just been published. After nine years, children from families provided with Early Start had: Lower rates of physical child abuse Fewer visits to hospital for injuries...
White Ribbon campaign underway
News 20 Nov 2012
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The 2012 White Ribbon campaign is underway. The week-long White Ribbon Ride was launched in Rotorua on Saturday, at a family event by the lake. The motorbike ride began in 2009 and travels to more than 80 communities including Wanaka and Balclutha....
Report & papers from international experts meeting on primary prevention released
News 20 Nov 2012
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International experts have highlighted the "unprecedented evidence and practice base" that has emerged on the primary prevention of violence against women and girls in recent years. They emphasise that it provides "concrete guidance on the...
Specialist sexual violence service funding campaign launched
News 19 Nov 2012
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The Green Party has launched a new campaign to highlight under-resourcing and the need for better access to specialist services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse. 'Everyone needs the right help' campaign spokesperson Jan Logie said, "No single...
Supporting women to stay in employment
News 05 Nov 2012
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For women leaving abusive relationships, paid work can provide a key source of financial and emotional independence. The importance of supporting women to maintain employment is increasingly being recognised through domestic violence workplace...
NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse user survey
News 01 Nov 2012
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We're currently conducting a short survey on the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse. We really value your feedback and would appreciate you completing it. The results will help inform the future directions of our work. You can complete the...
Online study to improve safety and mental health of women experiencing abuse
News 01 Nov 2012
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Research participants are being sought for an online study to improve safety decisions and mental health of women in abusive partner relationships. Further information is provided by the researchers below: ‘isafe’ is a New Zealand Internet-based...
Call for "domestic violence" to be criminal offence
News 01 Nov 2012
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Outgoing Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier has called for domestic violence to be established as a stand alone criminal offence. (Currently, perpetrators of domestic violence are charged with general offences such as assault, male assualts...
Applications for Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Māori: the Māori Health Innovation Fund 2013–2017 now open
News 31 Oct 2012
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Applications for Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Māori: the Māori Health Innovations Fund are open until 8 November 2012. A key priority for the 2013–2017 funding round is Tikanga ā Tamariki Mokopuna – meaning Te Ao Māori approaches to whānau health and...
Proposed Family Court changes - information from NZ Law Society
News 30 Oct 2012
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The Family Law Section of the NZ Law Society is collating information on the proposed changes to the Family Court. They have produced four Fact Sheets: Changes to New Zealand’s Family Court system, Children’s voices in the Family Court, Compulsory...
Silent Injustice: Women's Experiences of the Family Court
News 30 Oct 2012
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Researchers from the University of Auckland Nicola Gavey, Vivienne Elizabeth and Julia Tolmie spoke at a seminar on women's experiences of the Family Court on 7 September 2012. The seminar was organised by Women's Health Action and the Auckland...
Family violence alternative resolution project trial starts
News 30 Oct 2012
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A new process for some family violence cases is currently being trialled in the Manukau District Court. Auckland District Law Society provides the following information: "How does it work? When the defendant is arrested for a family violence...
First Australian National Implementation Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
News 30 Oct 2012
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The Australian Government has released the National Implementation Plan for the First Action Plan 2010–2013, 'Building a Strong Foundation'. This covers the first three years of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children...
Women’s Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa seeking new teachers
News 29 Oct 2012
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The Women’s Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa is inviting indications of interest from women throughout Aotearoa New Zealand interested in training to become teachers of self defence for women and girls. WSDNWT has been training self defence...
Michael P. Johnson speaks at Refuge conference
News 29 Oct 2012
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US academic Michael P. Johnson was interviewed on Radio New Zealand on Sunday morning - listen here. Professor Michael P. Johnson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Women’s Studies and African and African American Studies at The Pennsylvania State...
'Predictive risk modelling' for child maltreatment
News 28 Oct 2012
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The Ministry of Social Development has released a report it commissioned as part of the White Paper, ‘Vulnerable Children: Can administrative data be used to identify children at risk of adverse outcomes?’ It was prepared by the Centre for Applied...
'Mixed but relatively poor' police progress on improving responses to adult sexual assault
News 28 Oct 2012
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The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has published its third monitoring report on police responses to the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The report found there had been "mixed but relatively poor" progress to improve...