Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families
On average, 14 women, 10 children and six men are killed by a family member ever year. Police deal with more than 70,000 family violence calls a year and attend 120 calls a day to incidents of family violence. This is likely just the tip of the iceberg.
The Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families was established in June 2005 to advise the Family Violence Ministerial Team on how to make improvements to the way family violence is addressed, and to eliminate family violence in New Zealand.
The Taskforce consists of CEOs, decision-makers from the government and non-government sectors, the judiciary and Crown agencies. The Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development is the Chair. It is supported by a Māori Reference Group and a Pacific Advisory Group.
The Taskforce represents a significant commitment by the government and non-government sectors, independent Crown entities and the judiciary to work together and provide leadership to end family violence and promote stable, healthy families.
It is the first time decision-makers from the government and non-government sectors, the judiciary and Crown agencies have come together to tackle the problem of family violence.
Family and Community Services manages and implements a number of initiatives preventing family violence that are part of the Taskforce’s Ongoing Programme of Action.
