Te Pūkotahitanga in the media

21 October 2024

Hauraki Rallies for Pātaka Kai

The ongoing need to fund Hauraki's 1,000-square-metre Social Supermarket, Pātaka Kai, has sparked a community movement, culminating in a fashion activism and fundraiser, “Ngā Mana o Motuhake”.

SupermarketNews: Hauraki Rallies for Pātaka Kai - Supermarket News(external link)

18 September 2024

Web Watch: Online safety wānanga to protect mokopuna tamariki from predatory behaviours

The rise of online abuse has led to the hāpori of Hauraki to hold dedicated wānanga so whānau can counter the escalating threatening and predatory behaviour that’s occurring on the web.

Netsafe and Te Pūkotahitanga, the tangata whenua rōpū advising the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, Karen Chhour, are supporting the specialist briefing at the whare of Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki today.

NZ Herald - Web Watch: Online safety wānanga to protect mokopuna tamariki from predatory behaviours - NZ Herald(external link)

Scoop - Extreme Online Safety Wānanga To Protect Mokopuna Tamariki | Scoop News(external link)

Stuff - New mātauranga for new generation of Māori grappling with abuse, online predators | Stuff(external link)

8 August 2024

A call to action - He Whare, He Taonga Report

Hauraki women have shared harrowing stories of domestic violence and housing poverty in new research released by Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki – Hauraki Women’s Refuge last week.
The 68-page He Whare, He Taonga report launched in Thames on July 31 was based on interviews with 23 women, including 15 from Hauraki Women’s Refuge client base, seven of which were housed in emergency housing or a refuge safehouse.

The Valley Profile (Coromandel) ‘A call to action’ – The Valley Profile(external link)

1 August 2024

Poor housing, family violence and poverty all connected, new research finds

Hauraki women have revealed their troubled stories of domestic violence and poverty in new research by Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki - Hauraki Women’s Refuge.The report He Whare, he taonga is a 68-page report that details the need for an inclusive approach to address social issues and finds a connection between domestic violence and homelessness, outlining some hard truths for Māori women.

Te Ao News Poor housing, family violence and poverty all connected, new research finds – Te Ao Māori News (teaonews.co.nz)(external link)

31 July 2024

Direct link between domestic violence and housing poverty, research finds

Hauraki women have recounted harrowing stories of domestic violence and poverty in new research by Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki - Hauraki Women's Refuge.

The report - He Whare, He Taonga - was based on interviews with 23 wāhine Māori.

RNZ Direct link between domestic violence and housing poverty, research finds | RNZ News(external link)

RNZ Midday Report Research shows domestic violence linked to housing poverty | RNZ(external link)

31 July 2024

New research links domestic and sexual violence to poverty and poor housing for Māori wāhine

New groundbreaking Māori(external link) research released today outlines the connection between family and(external link) sexual violence(external link) and poor housing(external link).

The 68-page He Whare, He Taonga report calls for action from MPs and policy-makers to prioritise impacted wāhine(external link) because of the multiple obstacles they face trying to find decent housing.

NZ Herald New research links domestic and sexual violence to poverty and poor housing for Māori wāhine - NZ Herald(external link)

23 March 2024

Webinar to explore family and sexual violence solutions in Māori communities

A powerful conversation on tackling family and sexual violence in Māori communities will took centre stage with the webinar Kōrero and Reflections about Violence within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino — A Litany of Sound Revisited. 

View the webinar: YouTube(external link) or FV Clearinghouse Website(external link)

Waatea - 22 May: https://waateanews.com/2024/05/22/online-wananga-for-family-violence-plan/(external link)

Scoop - 22 May: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2405/S00742/family-sexual-violence-webinar-explores-whats-working-on-the-ground.htm(external link)

Whakaata Māori - 23 May: https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/05/22/webinar-to-explore-family-and-sexual-violence-solutions-in-maori-communities/(external link) 

9 May 2024

Survey to gauge links between Māori kaimahi and their kaupapa Māori services

A new tangata whenua national survey has been launched online seeking to canvass thousands of workers in the family and sexual violence sector to address the huge knowledge gap that exists.

NZ Herald - 8 May: Survey to gauge links between Māori kaimahi and their kaupapa Māori services(external link)

Te Ao Māori News - 9 May: Survey to gauge links between Māori kaimahi and their kaupapa Māori services(external link)

Scoop - 14 May: National FVSV Workforce Survey Launched Addressing Knowledge Gap About Māori Kaimahi & Kaupapa Māori Services | Scoop News(external link)

17 March 2024

We need a collective approach to safeguard whānau from violence

OPINION: Looking into the future, it is time to move beyond the grim reality of sexual violence and violence affecting whānau Māori.

As a country, we can no longer tolerate the high rates of child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, and other forms of violence that occur within and around whānau.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/te-ao-maori/350212874/we-need-collective-approach-safeguard-whanau-violence(external link)

PDF: We need a collective approach to safeguard whānau from violence [PDF, 8.4 MB]

12 March 2024

Professor examines ‘difficult’ topic

A new book examining the Māori literature on Māori living with violence and sexual violation has just been released, with the hope it will inform systemic change in the future.

The ‘Violence Within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino – A Litany of Sound Revisited’ review was authored by AUT Professor Denise Wilson, Associate Dean of Māori Research and commissioned by independent Ministerial advisory group, Te Pūkotahitanga(external link).

https://www.aut.ac.nz/news/stories/professor-examines-difficult-topic/_nocache(external link)

11 March 2024

Pukapuka offers pointed to Māori-led violence response

The compiler of a new book on family and sexual violence says Māori need to look for solutions within their own communities and history.

Litany of Sound Revisited is a literature review summarising case studies, academic archives and past public inquiries on Māori in Aotearoa.

https://waateanews.com/2024/03/11/pukapuka-offers-pointed-to-maori-led-violence-response/(external link)

10 March 2024

Denise Wilson on new book: Solutions to Māori family violence must be holistic

Researchers are hopeful a new book will lay out a road map for eliminating family and sexual violence among Māori.

AUT Professor of Māori Health Denise Wilson said her book(external link), A Litany of Sound Revisited, was designed to be easily accessible and pulled all that was known about family and sexual violence into one place.

Published by Te Pūkotahitanga - the Māori ministerial advisory group appointed in June 2022 as part of Te Aorerekura, the national strategy to eliminate family and sexual violence - Wilson said any future work on the issue needed to look at the community holistically.

RNZ: Denise Wilson on new book: Solutions to Māori family violence must be holistic | RNZ News(external link)

Whakaata Māori: New book explores roots of family violence – Te Ao Māori News (teaonews.co.nz)(external link)

6 March 2024

Māori literature may hold solutions to tackling family and sexual violence

A deep-dive stocktake into the contemporary landscape of Māori literature on Māori living with violence and sexual violation has been released.

The substantial, 208-page “Litany of Sound Revisited” literature review is believed to be the first annal of its kind - chronicling case studies, academic archives through to public reports on Māori in Aotearoa.

Māori literature may hold solutions to tackling family and sexual violence - NZ Herald(external link)

3 March 2024

Healing through “knew” knowledge

Kim-Eriksen Downs works as an iwi kaituruki ora, or an Indigenous practitioner. That means she finds new ways to pull knowledge from old kōrero in a bid to help others heal. Here she is talking to Siena Yates.

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/healing-through-knew-knowledge/(external link)

27 February 2024

Rich learnings from international exchanges of Indigenous people - Dr Moana Eruera

Mokopuna Māori are disproportionately taken into state care by Oranga Tamariki, at a rate of five times non-Māori children.

There are rich learnings from international exchanges of Indigenous people and wisdom that explore traditional child welfare practices centred on reuniting children caught in the complex web of State care.

Rich learnings from international exchanges of Indigenous people - Dr Moana Eruera - NZ Herald(external link)

23 November 2023

Māori leader puts pathway to intergenerational healing on map at UN summit

Kim Eriksen-Downs has gone from Taupō to Dubai to talk about the power of indigenous healing.

Eriksen-Downs is an expert panellist alongside Richard Kay, New Zealand ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Natalia Al Mansour, ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia at Dubai’s Expo City venue hosting the COP28 Summit.

https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/11/28/maori-leader-puts-pathway-to-intergenerational-healing-on-map-at-un-summit/(external link)

25 October 2023

Rampant' increase of digital harm on indigenous women, conference told

A harmless selfie of two wāhine Māori in moko kauae stencils ending up on a pornography website is one example of how the internet has become another way to marginalise indigenous women.

Stuff https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/133169674/rampant-increase-of-digital-harm-on-indigenous-women-conference-told(external link)

 

25 October 2023

The harsh and unregulated reality of online safety for indigenous women

Online safety for indigenous women given the “increased ferocity” of abuse was a keynote kōrero canvassed at the Netsafe conference at Te Pae Conference and Convention Centre in Christchurch that wraps up tomorrow.

NZHerald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/the-harsh-and-unregulated-reality-of-online-safety-for-indigenous-women/CBGWT4WBIVD6PP4GZN52KLM5NQ/(external link)

06 July 2023

Dr Moana Eruera: Do we really need another youth justice residence review?

Waking up this morning to breaking news about footage surfacing of youth fighting while OT staff callously egg them on in a youth justice facility shows the severe dysfunction of the system at work.

NZHerald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/dr-moana-eruera-do-we-really-need-another-youth-justice-residence-review/73JSMHP6NNFTPBUJQU5X3TDMHA/(external link)

23 March 2023

Opinion: Cyclone Gabrielle: Family violence in cyclone-hit rohe will result in Oranga Tamariki baby uplifts

There is a plethora of reportage saying family violence is rising in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.

NZHerald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/cyclone-gabrielle-family-violence-in-cyclone-hit-rohe-will-result-in-oranga-tamariki-baby-uplifts/ZKDIAJIH4VARRAO3TE4FIG2WIA/(external link)

09 February 2023

Opinion: It took a wāhine Māori to pioneer the creation of a strategy to eliminate family and sexual violence

Violence in Aotearoa is an election issue without a doubt and I agree with Simon Wilson(external link). One revealer in June of this year will be the release of the final comprehensive report by the Abuse in Care Royal Commission that will show the scale, extent, and impact of State violence on survivors.

NZHerald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/opinion-it-took-a-wahine-maori-to-pioneer-the-creation-of-a-strategy-to-eliminate-family-and-sexual-violence/4HWXHOYI3ZARBDFYAERDANVAFI/(external link)

04 February 2023

Opinion: It took a wāhine Māori to pioneer the creation of a strategy to eliminate family and sexual violence

NZHerald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/opinion-it-took-a-wahine-maori-to-pioneer-the-creation-of-a-strategy-to-eliminate-family-and-sexual-violence/4HWXHOYI3ZARBDFYAERDANVAFI/(external link)

 

27 January 2023

Moana Eruera: We must stop the number of our tamariki going into the system

In these times of unprecedented disparities, the rising cost of living, coupled with the continued disproportionate data on tamariki Māori entries to state care – the future for social services is clear.

NZHeraldhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/moana-eruera-we-must-stop-the-number-of-our-tamariki-going-into-the-system/PPBESVDIPJAYVO76N72IN2HHAE/(external link)

 

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