Family Violence
'Bible is often misinterpreted to justify family violence' - lecturer
'Bible often misinterpreted to justify family violence' - lecturer. Audio
How to change a system that currently fails victim survivors of family violence
Opinion - Social support is badly failing women trying to escape abuse, and often retraumatising them, says a founder of Backbone Collective.
Dr Ang Jury: 'There are a whole lot of women living safe, healthy, happy lives now that weren't before'
Our next guest is someone who has dedicated her working life to helping women in need. Dr Ang Jury has become an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to victims of family and sexual… Video, Audio
Putting victims at the centre of reporting
The media has sometimes been guilty of sidelining, shrugging off, or silencing sexual assault and harassment victims. Stuff's Kirsty Johnston talked to Mediawatch about how to centre those victims in… Audio
Putting victims at the centre of reporting
The media has sometimes been guilty of sidelining, shrugging off, or silencing sexual assault and harassment victims. Stuff's Kirsty Johnston talked to Mediawatch about how to centre those victims in…
AudioSmall towns have higher risk of intimate partner violence
A new study out of Washington State University has shown that women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners. The findings also ring true in New… Audio
Programme removing violent men from the home proves successful
A family violence programme that removes men from the home, rather than their victims, has been shown to reduce offending by nearly 60 per cent over five years. Audio
Services on alert as family violence expected to rise
Services are on alert as cases of family violence are expected to spike in the coming weeks in the Covid-19 lock down.
One of those is Shine, and its policy advisor Holly Carrington spoke to Māni… Audio
Report finds role agencies play in entrapping Māori women
New research into family violence has found that agencies and services designed to help Māori women in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment. The 88 page report, found that… Audio
Vic Tamati: Walking away from violence
Our expert guest today has walked the walk with family violence. He was brought up being hit and he took that violence into his own parenting. Vic Tamati now runs the Safe Man Safe Family volunteer… Audio
New laws show extent of family violence
Police file an average of 33 strangulation charges before the court every week. Just one statistic that highlights the shocking stage of family violence in New Zealand. Audio
Budget funds tipped for scheme tackling family violence
A major anti-family violence pilot programme is expected to get the green light for more funding at a pre-Budget announcement on Sunday.
Pacific leaders seek solutions to end domestic violence in their communities
Leaders from the government, churches and social services came together in Auckland last week to find solutions to end family violence in Pacific families. Audio
Family violence call-outs double over holidays
Hawke's Bay police attend anything up to 120 family violence incidents a day over the holiday period, double the usual number, they say.
Migrant women's refuge struggling to stay afloat
The only Wellington refuge set up for migrant women and children suffering domestic abuse is imploring the government for more funding so it can stay afloat.
Rights and Ownership Over the Female Body
From crotch-less bloomers and women’s fashion in the late 19th century to contraception, menstruation and abortion. Episode Four of Beyond Kate explores the politics and double standards around the… Audio
Ruth Busch - Bronx-born campaigner for better family law
Ruth Busch was born in 1944 in the Bronx, New York, to Holocaust survivors. Training as a lawyer with an interest in civil rights, she moved to New Zealand in 1982 and shortly thereafter taught the… Audio
Charter schools and the America's Cup
Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
Charter schools and the America's Cup
Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week.
AudioFamily violence up, prosecutions down
Figures released by police today show family violence is on the rise, but prosecutions are down. Police launched 121,739 investigations last year, but there were just 16,764 prosecutions. That's down… Audio
