Vine Quick Reads: 6 November 2026

Vine Quick Reads: 6 November 2026

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

New resource on understanding and responding to rough sex-related harm

Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa and The Light Project have developed Rough sex: understanding and responding to harm, a resource providing information and guidance on understanding, responding to, and reducing the risks associated with harmful rough sex. The resource contains 13 sections on topics such as the sociocultural context, risks and harms, effective engagement, and harm prevention, reduction and management.

New report shares voices of adults at risk who are survivors of abuse

VisAble has published a new report: “I had no control over my own care”: Conveying the Voices, Will and Preferences of Adults at Risk Who Are Survivors of Abuse (2026). This report shares the accounts of those who have engaged with VisAble's safeguarding response services. It highlights what participants said about their experiences of safety, choice and personal control; what barriers remained; and what needs to change so disabled people's safety, mana, choice and control are upheld in practice.

New research shares snapshot of young women and gender-diverse experience in Aotearoa

YWCA Auckland has released Your Voice Matters Survey 2026: What young women and gender-diverse people are telling us about their lives in Aotearoa (2026). The report shares results from a survey of 1,159 young women and gender-diverse people aged 16–30 that asked them about the things shaping their lives, what needs to change and what gives them hope. The report highlights the experiences of cumulative stress, financial insecurity, safety, inequities and more. For an overview, see the report’s landing page, Your Voice Matters Survey 2026.

UN Women releases new report on reproductive violence within the Women, Peace and Security (WSP) agenda

UN Women has released Recognizing reproductive violence within the Women, Peace and Security agenda (2026). This research paper examines why the WSP agenda must recognise reproductive violence as a distinct form of gender-based violence and address it across all four WPS pillars: prevention, protection, participation, and relief and recovery. Reproductive violence involves action or inaction that interferes with reproductive autonomy and rights, or targets people because of their actual or perceived reproductive capacity.

UN call for input: labour rights and economic inclusion for LGBT and other gender-diverse persons

The United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity has issued a call for input to inform the thematic report to GA81: labour rights and economic inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender-diverse (LGBT) persons. The report will examine discrimination against LGBT people in access to employment and throughout the employment cycle. It will also consider the structural conditions that contribute to unemployment, underemployment, occupational segregation, informal and precarious work, poverty and economic insecurity. Key questions and objectives for this call can be found at the link above.

Call-for-input closes 31 December 2026.

New report: Attitudes Towards Sexual Injustice in the University Environment

Auckland University Students’ Association Te Rōpū Kahikatea (AUSA) has released Attitudes Towards Sexual Injustice in the University Environment (2026), bringing together student perspectives on sexual harm, safety, reporting and support within the university environment. The report highlights areas where stronger prevention, clearer processes and better support are needed, alongside recommendations for creating a safer university community.