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Te Hau Tangata was launched at Wharewātea Marae in Mangere this week.
Photo: Te Aorewa Rolleston
Now a new government initiative launched this week in Mangere at Wharewātea Marae aims to hear survivors voices - and craft ways to deal with the statistics.
The government s bringing together 10 departments under the programme, Te Hau Tangata, to tackle the issue.
The initiative seeks to help address the distressing sexual harm and family violence in Aotearoa.
The government report on prevention of family and sexual violence from ministry of justice data, showed one in two wāhine Māori experience sexual harm and two thirds of the population who experience sexual assault are young people.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government
Minister for Family and Sexual Violence Marama Davidson announced a major milestone at a hui in South Auckland today, with the launch of the national engagement process on the prevention and elimination of family and sexual violence.
“There is no room for violence in our lives – there is no place for family violence or sexual violence in our whānau at all – I have always and will always take a whanau-led approach which is why we are all gathered here ahead of discussions across the motu,” Marama Davidson said at Ngā Whare Marae.
“We know that violence can happen across all communities – no community is excepted. It’s a priority for me to increase work that will make the most difference – this means bolstering prevention activities to stop violence happening in the first place and wrap around services for those using violence to stop.”