Rough Sex in Aotearoa: Understanding and Responding

This Quick Reads includes:

• New report shares insights from three kaupapa Māori child protection organisations
• Evaluation of the Court Support Service for children and young people released
• Annual suicide data for 2025/2026 released by Coroners Court and Te Whatu Ora
• New research on young women’s experiences of violence and technology abuse
• UN release 2026 gender snapshot of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
• New report on compulsory mental health and addiction services, data on use of seclusion included

This Quick Reads covers:

• 2026 Family Violence and Sexual Violence Workforce Pulse Survey remains open
• Tākai, online resource supporting whānau and Tamariki under 5, has relaunched
• Consultation open on bills seeking to change how Te Tiriti o Waitangi is given legal effect in law
• New report explores link between social determinants of ill health and violence prevention among Mununjali
• Te Aorerekura Action Plan Update 2026/2027 released
• New service to help victim-survivors confidentially report sexual violence
• UN calls for input on state of human rights for LGBT+ persons deprived of liberty

This Quick Reads covers:

• Public Inquiry into the Disappearances of the Phillips Children released
• New report on family violence and sexual violence service accessibility in Aotearoa
• Police improve process for Family Violence Information Disclosure Scheme (FVIDS)
• Updated Relationships and Sexuality Curriculum released
• HRC launch “Where We Belong”, a campaign celebrating belonging, combatting division
• United Nations call for input on maternal mortality and morbidity

This Quick Reads covers:

• New report on interventions for migrant and refugee men who use domestic, family and sexual violence
• New research on stopping-violence initiatives and their impact on wāhine Māori and Pasifika women
• Evaluation of E Tū Whānau released
• Evaluation of Pasefika Proud released
• Evaluation of Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention released
• New Aotearoa case study on Te Aorerekura released by World Health Organisation (WHO)