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Latest News
May
03
News Media
The latest links to media articles on issues that impact on the family violence sector
May
03
Events
Organised by HELP Auckland and Dear Em. HELP Auckland and Dear Em have organised a screening of The Lie followed by a Q&A session. Monday 6 May 2024, 6-8:30pm, Newmarket, $25-$30
May
03
Campaigns
The Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children and AVA Anti-Violence Action have started a petition calling for stalking to be made a crime in NZ
May
03
Newsletters
The latest Te Puna Aonui pānui includes the following: Youth campaign ‘Love Better’ entering next phase | Māori cultural frameworks for preventing violence | Raising awareness of online support for people impacted by family violence | Family Violence Risk, Safety and Wellbeing Guidelines (RSWG) | Community-led prevention tender goes live | Two new Workforce Surveys – Kaimahi Māori and Agents of Change | New strategic partnership to support sexual violence prevention | Update on Kaupapa Māori Solutions at ACC | NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse 2024 Survey
May
03
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is undertaking a survey to know what is working well and how they could improve or do things differently
May
03
Government
Beehive Press Release: The rights of our children and young people will be enhanced by changes the coalition Government will make to strengthen oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system, including restoring a single Children’s Commissioner
May
03
This Quick Reads covers: • EOI for ethnic community prevention research • Judicial understanding of how IPV impacts mental health • Primary prevention • Safer Online Services and Media Platforms submission themes • Online information for people impacted by violence
May
03
From the NZFVC: This Quick Reads covers: • Changemaker fund open for applications • Submissions open on adult decision making capacity • New documentary examines the Grace Millane case ‘rough-sex’ defence • Research on harassment, gendered abuse towards politicians in Aotearoa • Report from Children and Young People’s Privacy project • Prevention resources from the Australian PreventX 2024 conference
May
03
Events
Organised by New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse and Te Pūkotahitanga. This webinar is a wayfinder, to continue the kōrero from Violence within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino — A Litany of Sound Revisited, with speakers who will reflect on research and real-life expertise. Wednesday 22 May 2024, 2-3pm, online, free
May
03
Events
Organised by Department of Preventive and Social Medicine and Social Justice and Child Protection Research Network Aotearoa. Structural inequities for Pasifika families in Aotearoa New Zealand affect inequalities in the child protection system, but the size, scope and complex factors influencing these have had little research attention. This project describes inequalities for Pasifika children in this context, and explores the dynamic factors affecting contact disparities. Thursday 23 May 2024, 1-2pm, online (or in-person in Dunedin), free
May
03
Government
Beehive Press Release: Whānau with tamariki growing up in emergency housing motels will be prioritised for social housing starting this week, says Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka
Apr
19
News Media
The latest links to media articles on issues that impact on the family violence sector
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