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Violence prevention

Welcome to the violence prevention hub of our website!
This hub pulls together information and resources focused on preventing violence from all over our website into one place. This includes key research, frameworks and guidelines, information on getting started, the latest Aotearoa news and Vine resources. All of these resources are focused on preventing various forms of violence.

Featured research and resources

Find key research and resources from the Vine library on violence prevention. If you click on "view all" this will take you to our 'Featured research and resources'  section, pre-filtered for items that are relevant to violence prevention.

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Journal article
Year published:
2025
Therapeutic prevention of child sexual abuse: the Stand Strong, Walk Tall framework and overview
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Journal article
Year published:
2024
Rangatahi Māori and the whānau chocolate box: rangatahi wellbeing in whānau contexts
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Report
Year published:
2024
Building strong foundations to support primary prevention of violence against women
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Access online
Year published:
2024
Preventing sexual violence in Pōneke: Part 1: The roadmap & Part 2: The action plan
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Resource
Year published:
2024
Nurturing our children with Pasifika values: how to nurture our children using Pasifika values to protect them from harmful behaviours like sexual grooming and child sexual abuse
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Report
Year published:
2024
Let's talk about it: review of relationships and sexuality education
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Report
Year published:
2024
Effective practice in violence prevention education with boys and young men
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Journal article
Year published:
2023
Te Tapatoru: a model of whanaungatanga to support rangatahi wellbeing
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Resource
Year published:
2023
What is primary prevention? Connecting across the continuum from prevention to response
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Report
Year published:
2023
He Waka Eke Noa: Māori cultural frameworks for violence prevention and intervention
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Report
Year published:
2022
Changing the landscape: a national resource to prevent violence against women and girls with disabilities
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Report
Year published:
2021
Change the story: a shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia
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Report
Year published:
2018
Changing the picture: a national resource to support the prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children
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Report
Year published:
2009
A mana tāne echo of hope: dispelling the illusion of whānau violence - Taitokerau Tāne Māori speak out
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Knowledge hub

Helpful information on getting started with violence prevention including frameworks and best practice guidelines from our knowledge hub.

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Getting Started

Explore foundational resources that provide a deep understanding of family and sexual violence issues.

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Violence prevention frameworks, strategies and tools

Learn from best practices and frameworks that are shaping the response to violence in communities.

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Recent news

Read recent news stories focused on violence prevention. If you click on "view all news" this will take you to our News page, pre-filtered for stories that are relevant to violence prevention.

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15
October
2024
New report from NZFVC looks at how to strengthen local violence networks in Aotearoa
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8
August
2024
Law Commission calls for submissions on review of transgender and non-binary human rights
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30
July
2024
Sport Integrity Commission launched: child safeguarding and participant safety
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5
June
2024
Te Puna Aonui and ACC workforce survey open
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9
May
2024
New report compiles decades of contemporary mātauranga on violence; related webinar
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8
May
2024
Constitutional transformation talks and resources
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16
April
2024
Sexual violence in tertiary education: Aotearoa and international research and resources
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25
March
2024
ACC RFP for community-led primary prevention 'anchor partners'; Court decision benefits childhood sexual abuse victims
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27
February
2024
Final report released for He Waka Eke Noa: Māori cultural frameworks for violence prevention and intervention
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13
February
2024
Pacific communities launch community-led solutions to violence
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Featured Vine

Find Vine reports, issues papers and past event recordings focused on violence prevention.

Webinars, seminars & conferences
Issues papers
Reports
Seminar
3
September
2024
Abuse of older people research symposium – Exploring current state of knowledge and critical gaps
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Webinar
22
May
2024
Kōrero and reflections about Violence within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino — A Litany of Sound Revisited
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Webinar
10
July
2023
Understanding the Safer Online Services and Media Platforms consultation
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Webinar
28
November
2022
Rights and needs of migrant victim-survivors of family violence within immigration policies and practices
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Issues paper
October 2019
Historical trauma and whānau violence
Leonie Pihama, Ngaropi Cameron and Rihi Te Nana
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Issues paper
April 2019
Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Rachel Simon-Kumar
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Issues paper
January 2019
Using systems thinking to address intimate partner violence and child abuse in New Zealand
Sarah Carne, David Rees, Nicola Paton, Janet Fanslow
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Issues paper
May 2017
Preventing adolescent relationship abuse and promoting healthy relationships
Melanie Beres
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