E-Newsletter

August 2019

February 2017

Violence Free Communities

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In this issue:

1. Family Violence Act 2018

2. Oranga Tamariki – What’s in a name?

3. Project updates

4. Welcome New Board Members

5. Teamwork

Violence Free Communities: An update ….

Elizabeth Hauraki – General Manager Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou Family Violence Act 2018 New Zealand’s high rate of family violence is not acceptable. The Government wants to make sure family violence victims are kept safe and people who use family violence are held to account.

, the Family Violence Act 2018 came into force, replacing the Domestic Violence Act 1995. The Act enables the family violence sector to have a more consistent response to victims and those who inflict family violence. It also:

updates the definition of family violence to better reflect how controlling behaviour can be used over time to frighten a victim and undermine their autonomy

provides a set of principles to guide decision making and support a consistent, appropriate and timely response for all

names 10 government agencies and a range of social service practitioners as Family Violence Agencies

makes a range of changes to Protection Orders to improve uptake and effectiveness and increase the safety of protected people

clarifies that a carer can also be in a close personal relationship with the person they care for

increases the maximum duration of Police Safety Orders and increases support for bound people

removes legal barriers to information sharing between agencies to increase victims’ safety

If you would like more information please click on the link: https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/reducing-family-and-sexual-violence/a-new-family-violence-act/

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Youth CyberZone 2019

Jade Speaks Up 2019

What’s in a Name? What is striking about the agency Oranga Tamariki/Ministry for Vulnerable Children, is the difference in meaning between the Māori and English versions of the name. The Māori name means the wellbeing of children (implication = 'all children'); the English name is about vulnerable children - Apr 5, 2017

Youth CyberZone Programme 2019 School-wide Bullying & Online Harm (B&OH) Survey: some key findings

were: although B&OH is most prevalent in schools, it has decreased from

2018 by 1-6%, while increasing at home and in the community by 2-7%.

Both 2018/19 saw 1 in 6 students experiencing cyberbullying directed at

them on a regular basis and almost the same number of students

participating in harmful digital communications.

Year 9 Cyber Safety Workshops designed & delivered by YCZ teams:

Almost 80-90% of students rated the workshop as good to excellent and

felt confident that they’re already safe and positive online. The top 5

harmful digital communications that happened to them or someone they

know are: false accusations; bullying; discrimination; telling someone to

take their own life; and unconsented nudes. After the workshop, about

2/3’s of students are choosing to stop/change some of their harmful

behaviours online.

Pink Shirt Day! Students’ #1 place for support is their friends, so our YCZ

teams focussed on friendliness and friendship. A big stand-out was

students preference to seek support from YCZ and Youthline. Lifeline,

Need to Talk, and Netsafe. An excellent result for our YCZ teams - building

trust and relationship has really made a difference.

Jade Speaks Up Programme 2019 Jade Speaks Up has been in a busy period as the results of the pilot with

students aged between 8-12 years and their teachers are analysed and

written up. This is the third year of the ACC funded pilot. It has been very

encouraging to continue gathering evidence of the positive reported

changes in children’s wellbeing and their sense of confidence with use of

self-care strategies if in frightening or unsafe situations.

The JSU team is currently working with schools in Auckland, Dunedin and

Christchurch. Alongside three new schools this year we have four

repeating schools. The pilot study now totals 17 schools, nearly 4,000

students and over 100 teachers having implemented the programme.

Plans are developing regarding the best way to expand the reach and

availability of the programme. This includes expanding the numbers of

trainers to conduct the PLD for teachers and facilitate the supportive

teacher supervision sessions included in the process of running the

programme. Working with a bigger team will provide timely support to

Andrea O’Hagan and Elaine Dyer who have created and carried these

essential roles to date.

The team has also presented at several conferences including one in

Brisbane on Trauma Aware Schooling and the PENZ (Physical Education

NZ) conference in Wellington, networking health promotion. It has been

valuable to get feedback from others working in the well-being sector on

the unique role that JSU offers for Yrs 5- 8 classes.

Our Amazing Place 2019

Toddler Day Out 2019

Our Amazing Place – Future E-commerce Over the past 12 months, Violence Free Communities have been investigating how we can make the ‘Our Amazing Place’ programme more widely available across New Zealand. In simple terms, we are working toward an e-commerce option. This opportunity will make the ‘Our Amazing Place’, programme available to all communities nationally through an e-commerce option. As with all creative idea’s it will take expertise and time to develop, so stay connected and we will update you on our progress. Our Amazing Place – Future Partnership As well as the e-commerce option, we have been working with Housing New Zealand with a view to developing a long term partnership. On 1 October 2019 – Housing New Zealand will join with the Hobsonville Land Company and Kiwibuild to form – Housing Urban Development Authority (HUDA). The Housing and Urban Development Authority will be a new Crown agency with two key roles - being a world class public landlord, and leading small and large-scale urban development projects in partnership with other agencies, local government, iwi and Māori, and private partners.

Our aim is to support the opening of new HUDA development projects by delivering an OAP Event designed to get people to explore their own community, understand the resources in their community and connect with each other. They are free community events which have been running for seven years now where people, places, businesses and services are all profiled and discovered in a fun treasure hunt trail around a local neighbourhood.

Toddler Day Out & Great Parenting Fair In May 2019 we were really excited to branch out and extend our Toddler

Day Out programme to the Te Atatu Community Centre on the Peninsula.

This event was attended by over 18 stallholders and over 1850 attendees

came along and enjoyed the fun and excitement on the day. Expanding

Toddler Day Out is part of our overall growth programme at VFC and it was

such a pleasure to see the event be such a success.

Many of the stallholders have committed to be part of the event in Te Atatu

in future years. Once again there were activities and loads of fun at every

stall, lots of information for families and caregivers, spot prizes and food

giveaways. Andy the magician roved around performing magic tricks to

keep the smiles on the children’s faces.

Additionally, we will be looking at taking our Toddler Day Out & Great

Parenting Fair event into other regions of Auckland. This may include but

is not limited to South Auckland locations such as: Otahuhu, Papatoetoe,

Manurewa, Manukau and Papakura. Our aim is to be able to deliver TDO

events in these communities by mid-2020.

New Board Member Appointments The Board of Violence Free Communities are delighted to announce the appointment of new Board members. They join us with interesting backgrounds, each individual bringing to the organisation a diverse set of perspectives, work and life experiences, as well as religious and cultural differences.

The VFC Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organisation towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as making sure the non-profit has adequate resources to advance its mission. We look forward to introducing them all in the future.

Diversity & Auckland Demographics

Auckland's 2019 population is now estimated at 1,582,028. In 1950, the population of Auckland was 319,177. Auckland has grown by 116,915 since 2015, which represents a 1.94% annual change.

These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Auckland, which typically includes Auckland's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Auckland is very multi-cultural. Most residents are of European descent, mainly British and Irish, but there are large communities of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Maori as well. Auckland is home to the largest Polynesian population of any city on earth. It also has a much higher percentage of Asian people than anywhere else in New Zealand.

Auckland is the most cosmopolitan city in the country with ethnic groups from around the world. 40% of the city's population are born overseas. According to the 2013 New Zealand census, the ethnic breakdown of Auckland was as follows:

New Zealand European: 59.3% Pacific Islander: 14.6% Asian: 23.1% Maori: 10.7% Middle Eastern/Latin American/African: 1.9% Other: 1.2% "New Zealander:" 8.0%

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Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. This concept is seen within the greater framework of a team, which is a group of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common goal.

Why is team work important? Well it’s one thing to create a team, but quite another to create teamwork. Just as it’s one thing to join a team, it’s quite another to perform as a team member. To put it simply, teams don’t work without teamwork.

Teamwork: 1. Creates synergy – where the sum is greater than the parts.

2. Supports a more empowered way of working, removing constraints which may prevent someone doing their job properly.

3. Promotes flatter and leaner structures, with less hierarchy.

4. Encourages multi-disciplinary work where teams cut across organizational divides.

5. Fosters flexibility and responsiveness, especially the ability to respond to change.

6. Pleases customers who like working with good teams (sometimes the customer may be part of the team).

7. Promotes the sense of achievement, equity and camaraderie, essential for a motivated workplace.

8. When managed properly, teamwork is a better way to work!

Why is teamwork important? It doesn’t mean everybody doing the same thing or everybody being able to do each other’s jobs. It’s more a means to a synergistic way of working, where the sum is greater than the parts. Properly managed, teamwork maximizes strengths, bringing out the best in each team member, a key theme on this site. These specific, possibly unique individual strengths are then complimented by the strengths of others, or of the team as a unit.

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” Abraham Lincoln “Beautiful roads often lead to beautiful destinations. So Don’t Quit!” Unknown “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” Earl Nightingale

“Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr Seuss

“They say we learn from our mistakes.

That’s why I’m making as many as

possible. I’ll soon be a genius.”

Unknown

“Kindness is the language which the

deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

Mark Twain

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t

understand it well enough.”

Albert Einstein

“If you cannot do great things, do small

things in a great way.”

Napoleon Hill

Philanthropy in New Zealand

“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver” Maya Angelou

Philanthropy is the heart of the philanthropic sector. Giving New Zealand, is based on research

commissioned by Philanthropy New Zealand and carried out by BERL. The

research is updated every four to five years and provides a snapshot of

philanthropic giving and associated trends during a single financial year.

Giving New Zealand measures giving in three main areas: personal giving, giving by trusts and foundations, and giving by corporations and businesses. The most recent report was published at the end of 2015 and measures charitable giving in the 2014-2015 tax year. It found that total giving for that period was $2.788 billion. Of this, 55% was personal giving, 42% was trust- and foundation-based giving, and 3% was business giving. Most personal giving is in the form of donations of various kinds. The rest is from bequests.

However, you choose to give, it pays to ask yourself a few questions first, to make sure your donation is as effective as possible:

What issues do you feel strongly about and what causes do you want to support?

How much of your income do you want to give? Many people

recommend between 1% and 5% of your total household income but it’s entirely up to you

How effective are the organisations you support? You can find information to help you decide this in the annual returns all registered charities must make to Charities Services.

A HUGE THANK YOU:

To our wonderful funders

Violence Free Communities

PO Box 21920

Henderson, Auckland 0612

Ph: 09 8374849

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