Te Aorerekura is the 25-year National Strategy that sets the framework for collective to address family violence and sexual violence. The Strategy is delivered through Action Plans that guide the government’s work, with tangata whenua, specialists and communities. 

Addressing family violence and sexual violence will significantly improve the wellbeing of all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.


Te Aorerekura Action Plan 2025-2030 is focused on doing more of what works to break the cycle of violence.

 Te Aorerekura Action Plan 2025-2030(external link)(external link) - PDF

Accessible full text of Te Aorerekura Action Plan 2025-2030 [DOCX, 174 KB](external link) - Word

Accessible summary text of Te Aorerekura Action Plan 2025-2030[DOCX, 141 KB](external link)- Word

Along with the Action Plan, Te Puna Aonui has published a report on the current state of multi-agency responses. That report(external link)(external link) identifies the key areas for improvement, to strengthen responses and improve the safety of people at risk of serious injury or death.

Governing and managing the Action Plan (2025-2030) 

In December 2024, the Government launched the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan. This continues the implementation of the 25-year strategy, with an Action Plan that will guide the work of government agencies through to 2030.  

 

Implementation of the Action Plan is governed by the Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence (the IEB), an Action Plan Governance Group comprised of Deputy Chief Executives, and Priority Steering Groups. You can see the governance structure below.  

 

The Action Plan Governance Group includes Deputy Chief Executives from across government:  

·     Emma Powell (Chief Executive, Te Puna Aonui)  

·     Cam Sherley (Director, System Stewardship, Te Puna Aonui) 

·     Mike Johnson (Assistant Commissioner, NZ Police)  

·     Marama Edwards (Deputy Chief Executive, MSD)  

·     Darrin Haimona (Deputy Chief Executive Oranga Tamariki)  

·     Carl Crafar (Deputy Chief Executive, Justice)  

·     Juanita Ryan (Deputy Chief Executive, Corrections)  

·     Aphra Green (Deputy Chief Executive, Social Investment Agency).

 

The work to deliver each of the actions is overseen by a Steering Group.

Te Aorerekura Action Plan (2025-2030)

The Action Plan sets out a commitment to adopt a social investment approach to make evidence informed decisions about when, where and how we invest to deliver change and improve lives. This includes understanding and prioritising what we are investing and in and contracting differently.   

 

Baseline Review 

Te Puna Aonui is working with agencies to complete a baseline review of spending on family violence and sexual violence across government.. Over the next few months, we will be working in partnership with agencies to gather and analysis funding and investment information. This will help provide greater visibility of what we invest in and inform how we can make collective investment decisions.  

 

Social Investment  

In Budget 2025,the Government announced new funding of $275 million over four years for a new Social Investment Fund to deliver an integrated approach to social sector commissioning, focused on outcomes. You can read more here(external link). Te Puna Aonui is working with Social Investment Agency to identify opportunities for how it can participate and align with the new Social Investment Fund over time.  

 

Te Puna Aonui agencies are also working together to identify opportunities to apply social sector commissioning principles and align contracting to increase the efficiency, accessibility and effectiveness of services.   

Te Puna Aonui is working to develop the operating model for collaborative multi-agency responses to family violence, underpinned by technology that will enable more effective ways of working.   

The Keeping People Safe work programme will strengthen core components of good practice, such as governance and leadership, consistent management of high risk, and effective information sharing and collaborative case management.  

This work requires government agencies to strengthen the ways they work together and with communities. This is to bring their focus onto families at high risk of violence and with complex needs, including those at with children and young people, and at greatest risk of serious injury and death.  

 

System Improvement Planning 

Te Puna Aonui is partnering with 12 localities to strengthen their multi-agency response to family violence by developing System Improvement Plans. These plans will identify opportunities for improvement and will also provide information about what is required for the future operating model for effective multi-agency responses to family violence across the country.  

 

Specialist Outreach 

Specialist outreach models are being implemented in Auckland City and Rotorua to provide coordinated, collaborative responses to families at high risk of violence. The Minister announced(external link) the partnership in Auckland City with Ngāti Whatua Ōrakei and Manawa Tītī to test specialist outreach and the high-risk approach, on April 11. Specialist outreach provides intensive and proactive specialist support for victims/whānau. 

 

High-Risk Prototype 

The high-risk prototype is a guidance document that aims to increase consistency in statutory responses to people, whānau, and families at the highest risk of severe violence.    

The tiered approach was developed through engagement with family violence specialists who participate and have expertise in multi-agency responses, to understand current practice, what is working well, and barriers to good practice. It also draws from the literature on safe and effective multi-agency responses in Aotearoa and internationally, and the Risk and Safety Practice Framework (RSPF).(external link) 

 

The Prototype is expected to be published in December. 

 

Project Whetū – safe information sharing and case management 

Te Puna Aonui is leading Project Whetū - a modern technology platform that will enable safe information sharing, case management, triage and consistent approaches to risk assessment. This project is subject to Cabinet approval of the business case, with decisions likely in September.   

 

Workforce capability  

Te Puna Aonui is increasing workforce capability, consistency in training, and effectiveness through:  

·       publishing workforce capability frameworks to guide practitioners and organisations on standards for safe practice and risk management,  

·       enabling quality training by identifying how training options align with the skills set out in the capability frameworks   

·       strengthening career pathways across the sector, and 

·       embedding best practices into multi-agency responses at local and regional levels. 

The Stopping Violence work programme seeks to: 

·             strengthen the accountability mechanisms that hold people with violent behaviour responsible for their behaviour, and  

·             provide the right intervention and service to change violent behaviour. 

 

Stalking law  

The Justice Select Committee reported back to Parliament in June and the new law is now progressing through the legislative process. The Ministry of Justice will lead the implementation of the law.  

 

Review of current interventions for people who use violence

The cross-agency working group has scoped the review of current interventions for people who use violence and work is underway to:

·       develop a current state report

·       procure a supplier to deliver an evidence and literature review on stopping violence services, and

·       engage with key stakeholders on the current and future state of interventions for people who use violence.

The relationship between this project and other actions in the Action Plan will also be explored. 

Te Puna Aonui maintains regular relationship meetings with specialists, tangata whenua, victim-survivors and communities to ensure awareness of key issues and concerns. In addition, lead agencies will engage with stakeholders as the work to deliver the Action Plan progresses. We will ensure these opportunities are communicated when timing for formal engagements is confirmed.  

 

If you are interested in these engagement opportunities please email contact@tepunaaonui.govt.nz and let us know which focus area you are interested in.  

Some information has been redacted. Where this has occurred OIA withholding grounds have been noted, to indicate the nature of the information that is redacted.

 

Date

Ref

Type

Title

12/12/2023

108605

Briefing

Te Aorerekura the National Strategy and Action Plan [PDF, 528 KB]

2/05/2024

111583

Briefing

Delivering the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 260 KB]

16/05/2024

112184

Briefing

FVSV Ministers – Update on Second Action Plan [PDF, 281 KB]

16/05/2024

112196

Briefing

Draft Cabinet Paper on Action Plan [PDF, 3.2 MB]

23/05/2024

112117

Briefing

Update on the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 728 KB]

17/07/2024

114144

Aide memoire

Update on Second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 3.3 MB]

25/07/2024

114306

Aide memoire

Emerging content for the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 584 KB]

14/08/2024

114905

Aide memoire

Update on discussions around the next Action Plan [PDF, 192 KB]

22/08/2024

115212

Aide memoire

Justice Target Lead Ministers meeting 26 August 2024 [PDF, 271 KB]

22/08/2024

115173

Briefing

Approach to the Second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 2.4 MB]

17/10/2024

116554

Briefing

Finalising the second Action Plan [PDF, 1.7 MB]

29/10/2024

NA

Cover Note

Cover Note to Government Ministers – Draft Second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 174 KB]

22/11/2024

117551

Aide memoire

Presenting the Cabinet Paper on the Second Action Plan [PDF, 395 KB]

3/11/2024

118061

Aide memoire

Pack for Ministers – supporting the launch of the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 6.2 MB]

13/12/2024

118064

Aide memoire

Attachment to 118061 - Launching the second Te Aorerekura Action Plan [PDF, 6.2 MB]

If you have any questions, please email: contact@tepunaaonui.govt.nz and we’ll be in touch when we can.

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