About the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse

Vision

To provide accessible, comprehensive and up-to-date information on family/whanau violence.

Organisation

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is operated by The University of Auckland under a contract funded by the Families Commission.

NZFVC Staff

Co-Directors: Associate Professor Janet Fanslow
Associate Professor Robyn Dixon
Manager: Nicola Paton
Information Specialist: Gay Richards
Research Fellow: Pauline Gulliver, PhD
IT Specialists: NIHI team

Background

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse was launched in 2005 in association with "Te Rito: New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy" (2002). Te Rito was developed in 2002 as a plan of action to reduce and eliminate family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Publications and Resourcess

New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse publications are available on the Publications page. Information about the Library and links to external websites are availalble on the Resources page.

Logo

The logo used for this website was originally designed for the Te Rito Strategy by Justine Maynard. It depicts a foetus surrounded by whanau, hapu, iwi, communities, significant others and society as a whole.