For more information and to register, visit the event page.

By convening diverse expertise and lived-experience, this conference seeks to advance understanding of the latest scientific evidence, innovations and effective practices in supporting victims of sexual violence. In doing so, the conference aims to build new bridges between research, practice and policy and to catalyse collaborative networks that advance prevention, healing and equity for all survivors.

For all queries, please contact the organisers.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

By convening diverse expertise and lived-experience, this conference seeks to advance understanding of the latest scientific evidence, innovations and effective practices in supporting victims of sexual violence. In doing so, the conference aims to build new bridges between research, practice and policy and to catalyse collaborative networks that advance prevention, healing and equity for all survivors.

For all queries, please contact the organisers.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

During this workshop, attendees will explore how to undertake an appropriate risk analysis for technology facilitated family violence and develop robust safety strategies to keep primary victims safe on devices. They will explore the tracking capabilities of unexpected everyday devices, such as pet microchips, and electronic tools in homes, such as automatic curtains openers, appliance apps, and how these can be used to perpetrate harm. This workshop will provide tools to appropriately consider, recognise and respond to technology facilitated family violence.

Through attending this course attendee's will:

• Obtain an understanding of the prevalence of technologically facilitated family violence.
• Obtain an understanding of what and how devices and apps can be utilised to track, monitor and control victims of family violence.
• Understand how to include analysis of technology in risk analysis and develop robust safety strategies for devices and apps.
• How to record and gather evidence via electronic footprints.
• How to recognise technological violations.
• How children's devices can be used by predominant aggressors to monitor primary victims.
• Toolkits and information to support ongoing safety for whānau and for you as practitioners.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

During this workshop, attendees will explore how to undertake an appropriate risk analysis for technology facilitated family violence and develop robust safety strategies to keep primary victims safe on devices. They will explore the tracking capabilities of unexpected everyday devices, such as pet microchips, and electronic tools in homes, such as automatic curtains openers, appliance apps, and how these can be used to perpetrate harm. This workshop will provide tools to appropriately consider, recognise and respond to technology facilitated family violence.

Through attending this course attendee's will:

• Obtain an understanding of the prevalence of technologically facilitated family violence.
• Obtain an understanding of what and how devices and apps can be utilised to track, monitor and control victims of family violence.
• Understand how to include analysis of technology in risk analysis and develop robust safety strategies for devices and apps.
• How to record and gather evidence via electronic footprints.
• How to recognise technological violations.
• How children's devices can be used by predominant aggressors to monitor primary victims.
• Toolkits and information to support ongoing safety for whānau and for you as practitioners.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, see the event page.

Intersex Aotearoa warmly invites anyone interested in positive outcomes for intersex /ira tangata/ ivsc people in Aotearoa New Zealand, including whānau, community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and allies to attend their Inaugural Wānanga.

This Wānanga creates space for:

• Intersex-led kōrero and knowledge sharing
• Reflecting on lived experience and community histories
• Building relationships across sectors and generations
• Exploring pathways for advocacy, care, and systemic change

For all enquiries, contact the organiser: info@intersexaotearoa.org.

For more information and to register, see the event page.

Intersex Aotearoa warmly invites anyone interested in positive outcomes for intersex /ira tangata/ ivsc people in Aotearoa New Zealand, including whānau, community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and allies to attend their Inaugural Wānanga.

This Wānanga creates space for:

• Intersex-led kōrero and knowledge sharing
• Reflecting on lived experience and community histories
• Building relationships across sectors and generations
• Exploring pathways for advocacy, care, and systemic change

For all enquiries, contact the organiser: info@intersexaotearoa.org.

For more information or to register, please visit the event page.

This webinar is intended for practitioners and professionals who regularly support victim-survivors of domestic violence who want a better understanding about how technology is misused in domestic and family violence situations.

Newer cars have advanced automotive technologies that connect to the internet and have vehicle apps. However, these technologies also pose a risk for survivors as they can be used for tracking or stalking.

This one-hour training covers the levels of connectivity in newer cars, the data collected and shared, privacy concerns, and ways survivors in Australia are vulnerable to being tracked through their cars.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

For more information or to register, please visit the event page.

This webinar is intended for practitioners and professionals who regularly support victim-survivors of domestic violence who want a better understanding about how technology is misused in domestic and family violence situations.

Newer cars have advanced automotive technologies that connect to the internet and have vehicle apps. However, these technologies also pose a risk for survivors as they can be used for tracking or stalking.

This one-hour training covers the levels of connectivity in newer cars, the data collected and shared, privacy concerns, and ways survivors in Australia are vulnerable to being tracked through their cars.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Register for the 2-part online workshop series.

In this Safeguarding Children's training, participants will learn:

• How to apply wise child protection practice in one's work; acknowledging there is no “best” way of doing things for all groups. Participants will need to reconcile new learning with existing and trusted cultural practices.
• The ‘grey areas’ in child protection concerns and reporting thresholds.
• Participants own personal barriers and what professional dangerousness could look link in their work; how this affects decision-making, and how to manage this.
• How to safely handle disclosures of harm.
• How to have conversations with family and whānau when there are child protection concerns.
• How to use Information Sharing legislation and engage in collaborative working.
• How to make an effective Report of Concern.

For all queries, please contact Safeguarding Children directly.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Register for the 2-part online workshop series.

In this Safeguarding Children's training, participants will learn:

• How to apply wise child protection practice in one's work; acknowledging there is no “best” way of doing things for all groups. Participants will need to reconcile new learning with existing and trusted cultural practices.
• The ‘grey areas’ in child protection concerns and reporting thresholds.
• Participants own personal barriers and what professional dangerousness could look link in their work; how this affects decision-making, and how to manage this.
• How to safely handle disclosures of harm.
• How to have conversations with family and whānau when there are child protection concerns.
• How to use Information Sharing legislation and engage in collaborative working.
• How to make an effective Report of Concern.

For all queries, please contact Safeguarding Children directly.

For more information and to register, see the event page.

This workshop provides an introduction to sexual violence, covering topics such as responding to disclosures, prevalence, the New Zealand legal system, and more.

This is suitable for those wanting to update and refresh their knowledge and understanding of this sensitive topic and who feel it would be relevant to their role. This includes social workers, counsellors, teachers, health workers, community agencies and those working specifically in the sexual violence and family violence sector.

Any queries, please contact: admin@tautokomai.co.nz.

For more information and to register, see the event page.

This workshop provides an introduction to sexual violence, covering topics such as responding to disclosures, prevalence, the New Zealand legal system, and more.

This is suitable for those wanting to update and refresh their knowledge and understanding of this sensitive topic and who feel it would be relevant to their role. This includes social workers, counsellors, teachers, health workers, community agencies and those working specifically in the sexual violence and family violence sector.

Any queries, please contact: admin@tautokomai.co.nz.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to secondary schools in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with secondary schools
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a child’s disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies.

This session is ideal for anyone working in a secondary school, including principals, educators, counsellors and career advisors, and support and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to secondary schools in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with secondary schools
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a child’s disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies.

This session is ideal for anyone working in a secondary school, including principals, educators, counsellors and career advisors, and support and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This conference will bring together leading scholars, policy makers, and members of the community sector. Presentations will showcase new research on the manosphere and digital misogyny, discuss the challenges of researching this area, and highlight strategies and interventions for responding to and countering manosphere-related harms.

The conference will feature presentations from leading scholars across Critical Masculinities Studies, Violence Prevention, Extremism Studies, Digital Media Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.

This conference will be of interest to researchers, policy makers, educators, and community practitioners working in gender equality, violence prevention, online safety, and violent extremism.

A recording of the event will be made available to registered attendees following the conference.

Please direct any questions to the organisers at ben.hemmings@deakin.edu.au

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This conference will bring together leading scholars, policy makers, and members of the community sector. Presentations will showcase new research on the manosphere and digital misogyny, discuss the challenges of researching this area, and highlight strategies and interventions for responding to and countering manosphere-related harms.

The conference will feature presentations from leading scholars across Critical Masculinities Studies, Violence Prevention, Extremism Studies, Digital Media Studies, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.

This conference will be of interest to researchers, policy makers, educators, and community practitioners working in gender equality, violence prevention, online safety, and violent extremism.

A recording of the event will be made available to registered attendees following the conference.

Please direct any questions to the organisers at ben.hemmings@deakin.edu.au

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to churches and faith-based organisations in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with churches and faith-based organisations
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in a church or faith-based organisation including pastors, leaders, frontline and social workers, and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to churches and faith-based organisations in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with churches and faith-based organisations
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in a church or faith-based organisation including pastors, leaders, frontline and social workers, and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This 4-hour virtual course is designed for workplaces and individuals to equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and effectively challenge sexist attitude in personal and professional spaces.

Please direct all questions to the organiser: admin@safeandequal.org.au.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This 4-hour virtual course is designed for workplaces and individuals to equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and effectively challenge sexist attitude in personal and professional spaces.

Please direct all questions to the organiser: admin@safeandequal.org.au.

To learn more, see the conference webpage.

Tickets goin on sale April 2026. This will be shared through our mailing list.

Call for abstracts - submissions are open, closing 27 February 2026.

AIFS invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to submit abstracts for presentations that explore the dynamic nature of family structures and relationships, and how they interact with the institutions and systems that support them.

AIFS welcomes submissions that share innovative research, data driven insights, and evidence-based solutions to improve outcomes for families in all their diversity.

The conference programme will feature a variety of formats including keynote presentations, panel sessions and symposia designed to generate thought-provoking conversations across sectors and disciplines.

For all queries, contact the organiser: conferences@aifs.gov.au.

To learn more, see the conference webpage.

Tickets goin on sale April 2026. This will be shared through our mailing list.

Call for abstracts - submissions are open, closing 27 February 2026.

AIFS invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to submit abstracts for presentations that explore the dynamic nature of family structures and relationships, and how they interact with the institutions and systems that support them.

AIFS welcomes submissions that share innovative research, data driven insights, and evidence-based solutions to improve outcomes for families in all their diversity.

The conference programme will feature a variety of formats including keynote presentations, panel sessions and symposia designed to generate thought-provoking conversations across sectors and disciplines.

For all queries, contact the organiser: conferences@aifs.gov.au.