Family violence reform paper 1: Context and supporting integrated responses [pdf, 582 KB]
...family violence respectively. Executive summary The case for change 3. Family violence has a devastating impact on families and communities. The effects of violence are cumulative and have a profound impact over time and across generations. 4. New Zealand’s rate of family violence is horrific. Police attend an average of 280 family violence incidents per day and this is only the tip of the iceberg - 80 per cent of incidents are unreported. We know from overseas research that som...