Timeline
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
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
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
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
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