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Latest News

Dec

New direction for criminal justice reform

Reports

Beehive Press Release: The Government is looking to turn around the long-term challenges of criminal justice by taking a new approach to break the cycle of offending to ensure there are fewer victims of crime. Justice Minister Andrew Little released two reports today, Turuki! Turuki! from Te Uepū Hāpai I te Ora, and Te Tangi o te Manawanui: Recommendations for Reform from the Chief Victims Advisor. Both recommend a fresh approach to the way criminal justice has been approached

Dec

Submissions open on female genital mutilation legislation

Submissions

Submissions are open on the Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Bill. The deadline to make a submission is 27 January 2020

Dec

Webinar: Co-design for Well-being

Training

In this webinar, Angie Tangaere and Dr Penny Hagen will describe their work with The Southern Institute empowering whānau to be active participants in their well-being by leading the co-design process to develop systems and services that support their tamariki to have the best start in life. Monday 24 February 2020, 11am-12noon, online. Organised by Community Research

Dec

Calls for States to ratify convention on violence and harassment at work

Policy and Legislation

From the NZFVC: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is calling on member States to ratify the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work and the Violence and Harassment Recommendation

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WAVES Trust:

WAVES Trust is a network organisation committed to strengthening the work of services supporting victims of family violence and those who hold offenders accountable and support perpetrators to make positive changes to their behaviour.

We provide networking opportunities, support and advocacy for over 50 Waitakere agencies working with people affected by family violence and child abuse and neglect. We also coordinate violence prevention campaigns and supporting projects to improve the capacity of service delivery in the Waitakere area.

We acknowledge the issues of child abuse and neglect are closely connected with family violence, and our website contains contact information to enable the public to reach services working in Waitakere and links to other networks and organisations working in the Waitemata DHB catchment area, in the Auckland region and nationally.

	Services We Provide...
	Support integrated and collaborative services to reduce family and sexual violence in Waitakere Community advocacy and representation Information and support for best practice in intervention Capacity building and education opportunities for service providers Contract management of inter-agency projects Access to information and research Monitoring of community initiatives, e.g. Waitakere Family Violence Court

	Why Work With Us?
	Opportunities to network with 50+agencies Receive e-updates about news and events in Waitakere, Auckland, and elsewhere Receive support and/or training from our skilled team Participate in local violence prevention campaigns Help identify service gaps and support local projects Access to our library and to local and national resources or research Contribute to the development of submissions


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