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A survey commissioned by Christchurch Girls’ High School / Te Kura o Hine Waiora, has revealed concerning trends related to how young women and the rainbow community are dealing with sexual harassment. School Principal, Christine O’Neill, says the results have been released to staff and students in an assembly this morning, with parents receiving a…
A survey showing shocking rates of sexual violence against Christchurch teenage girls must lead to urgent action including consent and gender equality education for boys, Children Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. Christchurch Girls High School has today publicised a survey of more than 750 of its students, who disclosed shocking rates of abuse, harassment and at…
Leading family violence and sexual violence sector leaders say the work underway to develop a National Strategy and Action Plans must be well designed and executed because there is an unlikely to be a better chance to get it right. “This national strategy is really significant because we’ve never had one before specifically to tackle…
A Christchurch man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment in the Christchurch District Court today, after pleading guilty to a number of charges relating to the possession of objectionable publications depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. This follows an investigation by Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Digital Child Exploitation…
Christchurch GP Dr Clare Healy has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for her 30-year career working with patients who have experienced physical or sexual abuse. Dr Healy is a general practitioner at Halswell Health, and Clinical Director of the Cambridge Clinic in Christchurch, which provides services for…
Customs has arrested four men in separate investigations across the country in the past month for sharing child exploitation material online, sending a stark warning to other offenders that they will be tracked down and held accountable for this serious crime. A 20-year-old Auckland man was arrested by investigators from Customs’ Child Exploitation Operations Team…
A Christchurch man has been sentenced to 2 years 6 months in the Christchurch District Court today, after pleading guilty to two representative charges relating to the possession of objectionable images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. This follows an investigation by Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Digital…