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Domestic violence callouts rise in Rotorua over the holiday period 15 Jan, 2021 07:27 PM 4 minutes to read Waiariki Women s Refuge manager Paula Coker. Photo / File Women being held hostage for days , having guns against their head being forced to take drugs, being threatened and stalked. Those are just some of the examples of domestic violence happening in Rotorua, according to a woman s refuge in the city. And Rotorua Police, who attended more than 290 family harm incidences over a 12-day period during Christmas and New Year, are urging people to report fears for their own or someone else s safety Women s Refuge Waiariki manager Paula Coker said it wasn t overly inundated over the Christmas break but domestic violence never stopped as women continued to be held hostage for days or have guns against their head . ....
Domestic violence callouts rise in Tauranga over holiday period 13 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Hazel Hape, manager of Tauranga Women s Refuge. Photo / File Women with smashed up faces and teeth kicked in - strangled, stomped on and brutalised. These are just some of the countless horrific cases Tauranga Women s Refuge manager Hazel Hape has witnessed this holiday season - and she s sick of the appalling violence being meted out in the family home. I don t know what the hell is wrong with this town, the level of violence against women is just f unacceptable. We have seen some horrific injuries being sustained towards women. ....
Bay of Plenty homeless: More young people showing up on streets 21 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read The number of young people sleeping in parks and reserves, couch surfing and in emergency housing is on the rise in the Bay of Plenty, social agencies say. The reasons vary, from trauma to their family becoming homeless as a casualty of the housing crisis and the pandemic, and those at the coalface expect it to get worse. They say permanent accommodation specifically for young people and wrap-around services are needed. A Ministry of Housing and Urban Development report says 51 per cent of all the homeless in the country are under 25, which includes unaccompanied minors and young people whose families are homeless. ....