Vine Quick Reads: 19 June 2026

Vine Quick Reads: 19 June 2026

Welcome to our Quick Reads format. Each week we share selected news bites relevant to family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa.

2026 World Elder Abuse Awareness Week

The week of 15-22 June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Week in Aotearoa. It provides an opportunity to shed light on elder abuse and the rights of older people to live free from exploitation and abuse. For information on the week, or the international World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, see Age Concern’s campaign page. For up-to-date information and research on older people, see our Older people Quick Topic Search. You can also watch a recording of our 2024 event, Abuse of older people research symposium – Exploring current state of knowledge and critical gaps.

New report on victim-survivor insights into stopping-violence programmes in Aotearoa

The Backbone Collective has published Just ticking the box: Victim-survivor insights into the uses and abuses of stopping-violence programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand (2026). This report shares insights from 172 women victim-survivors whose abusers attended a stopping violence programme (SVP). By sharing their experiences and insights into the effectiveness of these programmes, the report aims to fill a pervasive knowledge gap in local SVP evaluations. For more, see Stuff’s coverage.

New oversight report on outcomes for tamariki, rangatahi Māori and their whānau in the Oranga Tamariki (OT) system

Aroturuki Tamariki | the Independent Children’s Monitor has published Outcomes for tamariki and rangatahi Māori and their whānau in the Oranga Tamariki system 2024/25 (2026). This is the second annual report published as required by the Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System Act. It covers:

• the over representation of tamariki and rangatahi Māori in the OT system and existing disparities with non-Māori
• outcome indicators for tamariki and rangatahi Māori currently involved in the OT system
• outcome indicators for rangatahi Māori aged 18-25 and Māori adults aged 27–30 who were involved in the system as children
• how services and supports are delivered to tamariki and rangatahi Māori and their whānau and how these services and supports were disrupted by funding and contract changes in 2024/2025
• data practices.

Multiple versions of the report alongside links to media releases from Oranga Tamariki and Police are available at the link above. See also Mana Mokopuna | Children and Young People’s Commission’s media release.

New report: Children and young people’s perspectives on a safer digital world

Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner has published Children and young people’s perspectives on a safer digital world: mokopuna voices report (2026). The report shares the voices of a diverse group of children and young people from across Aotearoa, including their views on the proposed social media ban for under-16s. For more, see Mana Mokopuna’s media release. See also RNZ coverage, Children's Commissioner calls for young people to be heard ahead of social media ban.

New report on youth victimisation and harm released by Ministry of Justice

Te Tāhū o te Ture | Ministry of Justice has published Youth victimisation and harm: findings from the Youth health and wellbeing survey 2025 (2026). This report explores data specific to youth victimisation and harm from the findings of the Youth Health & Wellbeing Survey 2025. It covers bullying, verbal harm, physical harm, and sexual harm. The report also explores victimisation and harm related to screen and social media use as well as harm and victimisation related to state care.

Ministry for Women release their Long-term Insights Briefing

Manatū Wāhine | Ministry for Women have released their Long-term Insights Briefing 2026: Free to Lead: Tackling the effects of online harm on the pipeline of future women leaders. This briefing focuses on how online harm is affecting women in leadership and the pipeline of future women leaders. It highlights risks to women’s participation and leadership, and where change may be needed across the system.