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Tainui and Judge discuss ways to prevent children from going into state care
News 26 Jul 2012
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District Court Judge Carolyn Henwood says she has met with Tainui to discuss their vision that no Tainui children will go into state care. She has met with the iwi to discuss how it may provide its own welfare. Judge Henwood chairs the Confidential...
Coroner implies Chris Kahui responsible for twins' death
News 25 Jul 2012
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A coroner has found that the brain injuries which caused the Kahui twins' deaths occured while they were in the "sole custody, care and control" of Chris Kahui. He dismissed the suggestion made at his trial that the twins could have been killed by...
Concerns at comedian child sexual abuse resentencing
News 23 Jul 2012
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Rape Prevention Education Whakatu Mauri and the Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children have expressed concern about comments made in relation to the comedian being resentenced for sexually abusing his 4 year old daughter. Judge Mark...
Violence against women in NZ of concern to UN
News 20 Jul 2012
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"Violence against women was a major concern for the UN Committee reviewing the status of women in New Zealand, when it met yesterday" says Julie Radford-Poupard, one of the non-government representatives at the United Nations this week. "Committee...
Auckland Council funding now available: West and Central Local Board areas
News 19 Jul 2012
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From Auckland Council: "Funding is now available for not-for-profits working in the West Auckland Local Boards - Henderson/Massey, Waitakere Ranges and Whau Local Board areas and Auckland Central Local Boards - Albert-Eden, Great Barrier,...
Owen Glenn pledges $80m to prevent family violence, child abuse
News 17 Jul 2012
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Owen Glenn today pledged a total of $80 million towards ending child abuse and other forms of family violence in New Zealand. This could include a commission of inquiry "to get to the bottom of why domestic violence and child abuse still remains...
Second independent monitoring report on ACC sensitive claims released
News 17 Jul 2012
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The second independent monitoring report on ACC's progress in implementing a series of recommendations on claims in relation to sexual abuse has been released. The recommendations were made by the 2010 Sensitive Claims Clinical Pathway Review Panel...
CEDAW Committee reviews gender equity in New Zealand
News 17 Jul 2012
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The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women will review the situation for women in New Zealand on 18 July 2012. Family and sexual violence have been highlighted as key areas of concern. The report...
Trial of 'Clare's Law' begins in UK
News 16 Jul 2012
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A trial has begun in selected areas of the UK, allowing people to ask police whether a new or existing intimate partner has a history of domestic violence. The intiative has been called 'Clare's Law' after Clare Wood, who was killed by a man she met...
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Clearinghouse publications and work can be accessed by following the links on this page Information service Information services provided by New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse Data summaries Data summaries are a collation of...
Children with disabilities almost four times more likely to experience violence
News 13 Jul 2012
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Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to experience violence than those without disabilities, according to a review commissioned by the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO). "Findings from the review, published today...
Submissions open on proposed changes to local government
News 13 Jul 2012
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Submissions are currently open on a Bill proposing changes to local government. These include removing references to the "social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of communities" in the statement of purpose of local government, as...
Auckland Plan targets reduction in family violence
News 12 Jul 2012
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The Auckland Plan sets out the strategic direction for Auckland for the next 30 years. The plan recognises that Auckland Council has a role to play in preventing family and whānau violence, sexual violence and violence against women and children....
UNICEF releases briefing paper on NZ children
News 12 Jul 2012
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Released today, UNICEF NZ's briefing paper 'All children thriving, belonging and achieving – what will it take?' summarises the common themes from 80 organisations’ recent submissions to the Government’s Green Paper on Vulnerable Children. The...
Assistance for NGO workers to obtain a social work qualification
News 10 Jul 2012
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Applications are now open for the 2013 NGO Social Work Study Awards. The awards are "aimed at building the capability of people working in community-based social services. Up to 85 awards are offered every year to assist employees of non-government...
Emily Longley's parents to set up new foundation
News 09 Jul 2012
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Emily Longely's parents are setting up a new foundation to raise awareness of domestic violence. Emily, 17, was killed by her boyfriend, Elliot Turner, in England in 2011. A website for the foundation is being set up, hoped to be ready in the next...
Advocates continue to speak out against new Family Court fees
News 09 Jul 2012
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Family violence specialists and other concerned groups continue to speak out against new fees implemented in the Family Court last week. Charges of $220 for parenting orders and $700 for relationship property applications came into effect on 1 July...
NZFVC releases Issues Paper on family violence data
News 03 Jul 2012
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The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has released our second Issues Paper, Measurement of family violence at a population level: What might be needed to develop reliable and valid family violence indicators? The paper reviews some of the...
NZFVC Research Fellow speaks about child abuse data on ONE News Breakfast
News 03 Jul 2012
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NZFVC Research Fellow Dr Pauline Gulliver spoke on ONE News Breakfast yesterday about the limitations of New Zealand data on child abuse. NZ child abuse rates unreliable - researcher, ONE News Breakfast, 2 July 2012
New Australian research on child sexual abuse and subsequent offending and victimisation
News 02 Jul 2012
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This Australian Institute of Criminology study investigated whether a disproportionate number of child sexual abuse (CSA) victims subsequently perpetrate offences and experience future victimisation compared with people who have not been sexually...