For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

Sexual extortion is a serious, growing online concern, especially for young people. But what exactly is it? What conversations may help prevent it and how can one support young people if they’re targeted?

This webinar will cover:

• what sexual extortion is
• the impacts and potential harms sexual extortion may have on young people
• strategies to support young people who may experience sexual extortion, including how to respond and access support
• how to encourage safer and more positive online interactions.

Please direst all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

During this workshop, attendees will explore how to undertake an appropriate risk analysis for technology facilitated family violence and develop robust safety strategies to keep primary victims safe on devices. They will explore the tracking capabilities of unexpected everyday devices, such as pet microchips, and electronic tools in homes, such as automatic curtains openers, appliance apps, and how these can be used to perpetrate harm. This workshop will provide tools to appropriately consider, recognise and respond to technology facilitated family violence.

Through attending this course attendee's will:

• Obtain an understanding of the prevalence of technologically facilitated family violence.
• Obtain an understanding of what and how devices and apps can be utilised to track, monitor and control victims of family violence.
• Understand how to include analysis of technology in risk analysis and develop robust safety strategies for devices and apps.
• How to record and gather evidence via electronic footprints.
• How to recognise technological violations.
• How children's devices can be used by predominant aggressors to monitor primary victims.
• Toolkits and information to support ongoing safety for whānau and for you as practitioners.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar events page. For the 1 July 2025 in-person training, see the workshop events page.

This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

In this webinar, facilitated by ACC's Prevention Workforce Lead, Dr Hala Nasr, attendees will hear from Jono Selu (they/he) and Lesley-Ann Guild (she/her) from the Rainbow Violence Prevention Network as they share personal reflections on what it’s like to work at the intersection of rainbow communities and violence prevention. This kōrero will explore the vital role of networks in supporting violence preventionists with lived and professional experience in rainbow spaces, and the power of connection for community groups doing this work as part of their wider kaupapa.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This Shine DVFREE training aims to prepare the ‘First Responders’ in any organisation to provide safe and effective support for employees experiencing domestic and family violence, while maintaining professional boundaries.

This Training will prepare ‘First Responders’ to:

• Understand the role of a First Responder and its boundaries.
• Practise responding to people experiencing family violence using the Six Step Response Tool
• Broadly understand accountability and support for change for employees who use domestic violence.

For more information, please contact the organisers: phone 09 815 4601 (option 4) or email dvfree@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

The topics covered in this training are:

• Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence
• Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours
• Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse
• Key Practice approaches in partnering with survivors
• Asking about Family Violence: Sensitive Enquiry
• Responding to disclosures of Family Violence
• Identifying risk
• Safety planning and referral pathways
• Practitioner wellbeing

For questions, please contact the organisers: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the event page

Tāngata whaikaha Māori and all disabled people have a right to be safe and to live well but their Tiriti and human rights are being breached by the high rates of violence and abuse they experience  against them.

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is committed to working with disabled people and agencies in creating systems of support and safety.

Join the Disability Rights Commissioner and the family violence, sexual violence and disability sectors for a conversation about inclusive and accessible violence prevention and response.

Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker will host the panel of speakers from across these sectors. Panellists information will be shared when speakers are confirmed.

There will be opportunity for audience questions in the final part of the webinar with a  short moderated Q and A session.  

NZSL and live captioning will be available. A captioned recording will be shared on our YouTube channel and through social media after the event.

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For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This workshop is focussed on equipping attendees with the skills and confidence to respond to sensitive disclosures safely and supportively. Attendees will learn to approach these situations through a Trauma Informed Lens.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser: nathalie@grow.co.nz.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This introductory training prepares attendees to respond appropriately and safely to people experiencing family violence. The session will introduce attendees to an understanding of the impact family violence has on adults and children and of the complexity of family violence and its effects on a person’s dignity and wellbeing. Attendees will also learn and practice the Recognise/Respond/Refer model with scenarios whilst also interactively exploring the concepts of social entrapment, coercive control and resistance.

For any queries about this training, contact the organisers at: trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This practical workshop for those working with adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect is designed to equip participants with effective tools and techniques that can be put into their practice immediately.

At the end of the workshop attendees will be able to:

• Demonstrate an increased understanding of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect
• Define ‘victimhood’, ‘survivor-hood’ and ‘living life well’/’thriver-hood’
• Describe the basic solution focused tools and techniques used with this group of service users
• Use a variety of specialised tools and techniques for helping those involved move towards living life well
• Recognise how the techniques can be applied to the whole range of trauma survivors
• Appreciate the risks and pitfalls when working with adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect
• Highlight the most helpful and useful questions to ask
• List the main ways to look after yourself when doing this important work.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: faye@grow.co.nz.

More information and to register, please visit the event page.

This workshop aims to increase family violence responder understanding of Institutional Systems Abuse in the context of Systemic Coercive Control.

Key Learnings Include:

• Understanding Systems Abuse and Institutional Systems Abuse, and the various tactics used within these abuse forms
• Informed – Reflects on models of understanding and offers a deconstruction of Social Entrapment Theory, moving beyond the framing of institutional harm as inadvertent or indifferent
• Applied – Based on doctoral research, this section introduces pathways of harmful responses
• Accountable – Takes a closer look at the ethical responsibilities of responders.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: hello@jacki.co.nz.

**The date for this event has been postponed to 24 July 2025**

For more information or to register, please visit the official event page.

Abstract submissions are still open, closing 18 June 2025.

The 2025 He Pounga Waihoe Nā ō Mātua Symposium will explore Māori experiences of intergenerational trauma, recovery and healing.

There is no charge for this event. However, if you register and then are not able to attend, please ensure you tell the organisers immediately so they can offer the place to others.

Please direct all enquiries to the organisers.