25 June 2025 Sky Tower to shine a light on family violence Auckland’s Sky Tower will be lit up bright orange on July 2nd to help draw attention to the high rates of family violence in New Zealand as part of Shine’s annual Light It Orange…
17 June 2025 Shine supports improving access to basic transaction accounts for people experiencing domestic violence Shine will make a submission on the CoFR Issues Paper to raise issues particular to the needs of people experiencing family violence.
17 June 2025 New law to criminalise stalking As a member organisation of the Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, and independently, Shine has advocated for a law to criminalise stalking for many years.
17 June 2025 The cost of domestic violence to women’s employment and education For women experiencing domestic violence, the study showed a 5.5% decline in full-time employment and a rise in part-time employment and women not in the labour force.
06 June 2025 Room for improvement on draft RSE framework Our children and young people deserve comprehensive best-practice relationships and sexuality education.
07 May 2025 In-person open First Responder training coming back to Wellington 22 July 2025 – spread the word Demand and engagement for DVFREE have risen, prompting the reinstatement of in-person First Responder training in Wellington on July 22, allowing individuals to register for the session.
07 March 2025 Look out for the women in your life this International Women’s Day Shine Education and Training is calling for people to look out for the women in their lives who need support as part of this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations.
28 February 2025 Standing up and taking action for children This Children’s Day we need to stand up and take action for children, following the damning stats published in the Salvation Army State of the Nation 2025 report.
