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Several important reviews have been released by The Centre for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence as a part of Te Aorerekura Action Plan 2 - Second-Te-Aorerekura-Action-Plan.pdf . Keeping People Safe, Investing and Commissioning Well, and Stopping Violence were the first three priority groups and additional information can be found via the links below: Keeping People Safe – Keeping People Safe | The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention Investi

“Stalking is a pattern of targeted and unwanted behaviours that cause fear or distress. Stalking can happen in person, online and through the use of technology. Some behaviours may seem minor or trivial in isolation or be seen as subtle; however, harm can build up over time when behaviours are repeated and used to intimidate or control someone. A person may be stalked by someone they know such as a partner, ex-partner, family, whānau or aiga member, colleague, customer, clien

Join MSD to discuss Wāhine and Tamariki Support Services — the future direction of MSD-funded Family Violence Response services. MSD is committed to implementing Te Aorerekura, Aotearoa New Zealand’s strategy to eliminate family violence. This includes investing in services that support keeping people safe. Come along and learn more about how MSD is strengthening services for women who are victims/survivors of family violence. We want your feedback on the proposed future stat

Debbs recently contributed to a story through The Herald, that highlighted the prevalence of devices used to stalk, surveil, and monitor victims of family violence.

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we are giving away a free ECLIPSE Entry to Expert (E2E) Capability Framework Essential level training package!

Leading domestic violence expert calls for the investigation of suicide victims linked to family violence and coercive control.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 - new laws give Police the power to serve a stalking and harassment notice or charge someone with a stalking and harassment offence.

An important change to New Zealand’s privacy laws about the indirect collection of personal information is now in forc

Please share this PETITION to remove 'Good Character' Discounts Sam Troth from Road to Healing Aotearoa has collected 16,000 signatures on a petition to ban good character discounts in sentencing sex offenders.

Do you want to upskill to the national capability standards for family violence practice and response? ECLIPSE offers all national Entry to Expert (E2E)- Essential Level capabilities across our workshops

A tool designed to help assess the risk of abuse of older people has been developed by the University of Auckland’s Dr Kathy Peri.

There are many ways in which primary victims resist the violence that is perpetrated against them. ​ This may not look like kicking and screaming or fighting back or arguing - it could look like and sound like silence, or stillness.

WANTED - Specialist Family Violence Trainers (Contract / Flexible Opportunities) Location: Aotearoa New Zealand (travel required) Are you passionate about actively increasing the workforce capability of the family violence sector and beyond? We are rapidly expanding and seeking Specialist Family Violence Facilitators to join our dynamic, driven and heart-led team.

When analysing risk and strategising safety in family violence, we have to explore all aspects of risk and barriers (internal and external) that restrict connection and engagement with services and support, and the possible reasons behind responses.

“Abusive partners will injure the pet intentionally or threaten to injure the pet. According to research from Women’s Refuge, about 24% of women in abusive relationships had a pet killed by their abuser.

For a long time, I've been wanting to create a visual representation of the realities of the intentionality of coercive control. Unfortunately, coercive control is still actively mispositioned in practice response as an isolated, non-physical, often minimised dynamic, and as a direct result of this, lethality and risk indicators are missed

If a physical consumer product was linked to the deaths of children, it would be recalled immediately. Social media should not be treated differently because it’s digital.

The Government is being urged to scrap “good character” discounts for child sex offenders at sentencing, amid mounting global criticism that it minimises the severity of the crime while compounding the trauma of its victims.

Man charged with manslaughter and coercive control charges after driving a woman to suicide through a targeted campaign of domestic abuse

We all know that legislation is not perfect - but there are some incredible forward movements in our judicial space at the moment NEW LEGISLATION - Evidence (Giving Family Violence Evidence in Family Court Proceedings) Amendment Act 2025