Timeline
Healthy relationships and consent: Through the eyes of Rainbow identifying youth (Dickson, Fraser & Bramwell, 2021) published
Kids and gender: A toolbox for parents (Dickson & Hohou te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence, 2021) launched by White Ribbon
Te Ira Tangata: Mō Tau 9 & 10 (Te Whāriki Takapou, 2020) – relationships and sexuality programme for kura launched
Doing better by our rangatahi: Sexual Assault Support Service Canterbury (SASSC) Youth Service Co-design Project (Aviva, 2021) developed
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Te Hau Tangata : the sacred breath of humanity (Interim Te Rōpū, JVBU, 2021)
Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021 passed
Wāhine - E rere ana ki te pae hou. Women rising above a new horizon: Women's strategy 2021 - 2025 (Ara Poutama Aotearoa | Department of Corrections, 2021) launched
Estimate of the total economic costs of sexual violence in New Zealand (Schulze, Hurren, Berl, 2021) for ACC published
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Te Toka Tūmoana: Tangata whenua and bicultural principled wellbeing framework for working effectively with Māori (Eruera, Ruwhiu, Wi-Kaitaia, Oranga Tamariki, 2021) launched
Working in new ways to address family violence and sexual violence (Office of the Auditor-General, 2021) released
He Pāharakeke, he Rito Whakakīkinga Whāruarua: Oranga Tamariki urgent inquiry (Waitangi Tribunal, WAI 2915) report published
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Elder Abuse in Aotearoa: The proposed future strategy for Elder Abuse Response Services (Ministry of Social Development) published
He purapura ora, he māra tipu: From redress to puretumu torowhānui, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission redress report ( Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, 2021) published
2019 NZ Family Violence Study | He Koiora Matapopore, initial findings published
Haha-uri, haha-tea: Māori Involvement in State Care 1950–1999 (Ihi Research, 2021), published
Whakamanahia Te Tiriti, Whakahaumarutia te Tangata | Honour the Treaty, protect the person and Whakamahia te Tūkino kore Ināianei, ā Muri Ake Nei | Acting now for a violence and abuse free future (Human Rights Commission, 2021) published
The use of restorative justice in family violence cases with a focus on the possibility of victims being coerced or controlled to participate by the persons who harmed them (Paulin, Paipa & Carswell, 2021), research for the Chief Victims Advisor published
Youth19: Safety & violence brief (Fleming, et al, AHRG, 2021) published
Te Mātātaki 2021: Findings from the 2019/2020 survey of tamariki and rangatahi in care (Oranga Tamariki Voices of Children and Young People Team, 2021) published
Young Pacific people’s understandings of family violence (MSD, 2021)
The prevention project: Supporting whānau and reducing baby removals (Keddell, Fitzmaurice & Cleaver, University of Otago, 2021) research report published
Intergenerational disadvantage: Why maternal mental health matters (Low, Gluckman & Poulton, 2021) published
Shifting the line: Boys talk on gender, sexism and online ethics (Gavey, et al, 2021) project report published
Experiences of the family violence system in Aotearoa: An overview of research 2010 to early 2020 (Carswell, Paulin, Kaiwai, Donovan , 2020) for the Office of the Auditor-General published
Talking about early brain development in Aotearoa New Zealand: Deepening understanding of bran development and how to support it (Child, Youth and Wellbeing, 2021) published
Measuring the impact of Whiria Te Muka: Evaluation report (Schulze & Hurren, Berl, 2021) published
Gender Attitudes Survey 2021 (Research NZ, 2021) completed. Previous surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2017.
Addressing violence against women in health and multisectoral policies: A global status report (WHO, 2021) published
Global Shared Research Agenda for research on violence against women in low and middle-income countries (Sexual Violence Research Initiative & Equality Institute, 2021) published
INSPIRE guide to adaptation and scale up (INSPIRE Working Group, 2021) published
National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021–2030: An initiative of the Australian state and territory governments published
Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia (Our Watch, 2021), second edition published
Victim-survivor perspectives on longer-term support after experiencing violence and abuse (The Backbone Collective, 2020) published
Shama launches videos to help ethnic communities talk about sexual violence
Two reports by the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency published: Ko te wā whakawhiti - It's time for change and Te mura o te ahi, fighting for our tamariki a collection of whānau stories for the Māori-led inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Act 2020 passed, amending the Care of Children Act 2004 and the Legal Services Act 2011
Relationship and sexuality education guides (Ministry of Education, 2020) for teaching Years 1-8 and Years 9-13 published
First Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence appointed - Marama Davidson (Green Party) – Minister outside Cabinet
Te Taanga Manawa a new multi-disciplinary family violence hub in Manukau launched, collocating Police, government and community agencies
$183 million in 2020 Budget for family and sexual violence services announced
Social Wellbeing Agency replaces the Social Investment Agency (19 March 2020)
Elder abuse in Aotearoa : the proposed future strategy for Elder Abuse Response Services (Ministry of Social Development, 2020) published
Three 5-year frameworks for the prevention of family violence covering the three Ministry of Social Development campaigns launched:
- E Tū Whānau Mahere Rautaki – Framework for change, 2019-2023
- Pasefika Proud – Pathways for Change, 2019-2023
- Campaign for Action on Family Violence – Framework for change, 2019-2023
New "Curriculum Leads” to work directly with schools, kura, early learning services and kōhanga reo to support the teaching of mental health and healthy relationships announced
Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020 passed
Abortion Legislation Act 2020 passed, amending the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
Privacy Act 2020 passed, replacing Privacy Act 1993
Recent Migrant Victims of Family Violence Project 2019: Final Report (MBIE, 2020) published
Follow up reports to New Zealand’s 8th CEDAW review published
Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te wā, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission interim report ( Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, 2020) published
Kaupapa Māori Online Kōrero series of webinars from Ngā Wai ā te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre produced
Te Taniwha I Te Ao Ture-ā-Whānau, Whānau Experience of Care and Protection in the Family Court (Boulton, Wikaira, Cvitanovic & Williams, 2020) published
Parenting arrangements after separation study: Evaluating the 2014 family law reforms: Parents' and caregivers' perspectives - Part 2 (Taylor & Gollop, 2020) published. Part 1 published in 2019
Te Kuku O Te Manawa: Moe ararā! Haumanutia ngā moemoeā a ngā tūpuna mō te oranga o ngā tamariki (Office of the Children's Commissioner, 2020) published, the second and final report by the Children’s Commissioner into the removal of pēpi by Oranga Tamariki
He Take Kōhukihuki | A Matter of Urgency (Office of the Ombudsman, 2020) published, part of the investigation into the removal of newborn pēpi by Oranga Tamariki
Improving outcomes for tamariki Māori, their whānau, hapū and iwi | Te whanake i ngā hua mō ngā tamariki Māori, ō rātau whānau, hapū, iwi anō hoki : Section 7AA report (Oranga Tamariki, 2020) published
Prism : human rights issues relating to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in Aotearoa New Zealand - A report with recommendations (Human Rights Commission, 2020) published
Making Disability Rights Real, Whakatūturu Ngā Tika Hauātanga (Independent Monitoring Mechanism 2020) published
Independent Review on the New Zealand Defence Force's progress on the Action Plan for Operation Respect (Teale & MacDonald, 2020) published
2019 Gender Attitudes Survey (Gender Equal NZ, 2020) published
NZFVC and Ngā Wai a Te Tūī launch the COVID-19 and Te Whare Māori portals to provide information on preventing and responding to family, whānau and sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
What counts as consent? Sexuality and ethical deliberation in residential aged care (Henrickson, Cook, Schouten, Donald & Atefi, 2020) published
Indicative estimates of the size of cohorts and levels of abuse in state and faith-based care -1950 to 2019 and Economic cost of abuse in care final report. Scoping of approach and high level estimate (MartinJenkins, 2021) report for Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions published
25 years in review of the Beijing Platform for Action: Contributions of the Platform of independent expert mechanisms on the elimination of discrimination and violence against women (EDVAW Platform) towards its implementation (OHCHR, 2020) published
International principles and guidelines on access to justice for persons with disabilities (Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, OHCHR, 2020) published
Safe and healthy working environments free from violence and harassment (ILO, 2020) published
1980 Child Abduction Convention: Guide to good practice. Part VI Article 13(1)(b) (The Hague Conference on Private International Law – HCCH Permanent Bureau, 2020) published
Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020 (WHO, 2020) published
COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls (UN Women, 2020) briefs published
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Australia), interim report published
COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls (UN Women, 2020), the "shadow pandemic" recognised