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Final Allocation of Community Response Fund
News 19 May 2011
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Around $14 million has been allocated in the final round of the Community Response Fund. Since the Fund opened in June 2009, more than $55 million has been paid out to 694 community organisations, some of which received multiple grants. The Fund is...
Launch of Hohourongo Programme
News 19 May 2011
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A new Māori health service that aims to address family violence and abuse in Auckland has been launched. The government funded service is a whānau intervention program that will support individuals and whānau in the Auckland District Health Board...
Positions advertised - Project Managers - Family Violence Programme, Wellington
News 19 May 2011
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Closing Date: 25/05/2011 5.00pm • Family violence improvement focus • Engaging and high profile work • Committed and passionate team The Family Violence Unit is a new team which will lead cross-agency family violence policy, research, service...
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Public submissions on the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) close 3 June 2011
News 12 May 2011
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Legislation requiring adults to report child abuse or neglect passed its first reading in Parliament on 10 May 2011. The Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) requires parents and caregivers to take reasonable steps to protect the child from injury until...
New Commissioner for Children Announced
News 11 May 2011
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced the appointment of Dr Russell Wills as the new Children’s Commissioner. Dr Wills is the Head of Paediatrics at Hawke’s Bay District Health Board and has a strong clinical background as well as...
Local Youth Urged to 'Be the Change' for UNICEF
News 11 May 2011
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UNICEF NZ (UN Children's Fund) is offering 50 young people from across New Zealand the unique opportunity to attend the first-ever UNICEF NZ Youth Congress which is being held in Manukau, 15-17 July 2011. To mark the International Year of Youth,...
Future Solutions – NOW – 50 Key Thinkers Forum
News 11 May 2011
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A forum hosted by the Families Commission on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 will bring together some of the most innovative social issues thinkers in Aotearoa New Zealand to look at how families and whānau can be better supported without blowing the state’s...
Victims of sexual violence and serious crime to receive more support
News 06 May 2011
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Justice Minister Simon Power announced more support for victims of sexual violence and serious crime at the Working with Sexual Violence Symposium held in Auckland on Friday 6 May. The new entitlements to be funded are: • A new court attendance...
Public submissions called for on parts of bail system
News 05 May 2011
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Justice Minister Simon Power has called for public submissions on a discussion document which reviews parts of the bail system. The review is focused on bail in the period between when a person is charged with an offence and when their trial ends...
Toitoi Manawa: Inspiring Change Conference to be held in June attracts MPs
News 05 May 2011
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MPs from the major political parties will front up on the issue of family violence at the national conference of Te Kupenga – the National Network of Stopping Violence – Wednesday 8 June to Friday 10 June. Toitoi Manawa: Inspiring Change will...
Funding Re-appropriation leads to closure of Amokura
News 05 May 2011
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The Amokura Family Violence Prevention initiative will cease to operate at the end of June 2011 due to Government re-appropriation of family violence prevention funding to frontline services. The internationally acclaimed Amokura initiative was...
A message from the new team at the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse
News 30 Apr 2011
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The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is now based in the School of Population Health at The University of Auckland’s Tāmaki Campus. The request and loan service will resume shortly. As you all know, the New Zealand Family Violence...
Sexual Violence Prevention Fund Now Open
News 28 Apr 2011
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Following the Report of the Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence (1), the Government has committed funding for sexual violence primary prevention work. $600,000 is available over two years for a contestable funding round to help providers across...
Enhancements will empower victims of crime
News 21 Apr 2011
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Justice Minister Simon Power has announced a package of proposals to further enhance the rights and services provided to victims of crime. The package is the result of consultation by the Ministry of Justice with government agencies, NGOs, legal...
Shakti co-founding member releases book
News 21 Apr 2011
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Shakti co-founding member and activist for ethnic womens’ rights Farida Sultana has released her story titled ‘Purple Dandelion: A Muslim Women’s Struggle against Violence and Oppression.’ The book Purple Dandelion is the true story of Farida...
Green Paper puts priority on children.
News 20 Apr 2011
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is developing a Green Paper to kick off a national conversation on how we value, nurture and protect children. The Green Paper will focus on the needs of children and young people aged 0 to 18 years, with...
Minister releases terms of reference for Family Court review
News 20 Apr 2011
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Justice Minister Simon Power has released the terms of reference for the review of the Family Court. The Family Court is the second busiest court and last year dealt with 68,666 new applications. “The review will look at how a piecemeal approach...
Local Campaign Succeeds in Raising Awareness in Waihi
News 20 Apr 2011
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An evaluation of the three month 'It's not OK' family violence campaign held in Waihi last year has been released. The evaluation focused on the effectiveness of the campaign and key lessons learnt for the development of similar future campaigns....
Respect All People - RAP with Te Kupenga!
News 20 Apr 2011
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An innovative and ground-breaking project promoting youth non-violence is launching a new-look website as well as special training for youth workers. RAP: Respect All People – Whakamana Tangata supports youth organisations to take a leadership role...