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1986 Puao-Te-Ata-Tu (Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Māori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare 1986 published
Puao-Te-Ata-Tu (Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Māori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare, 1986 published
1986 Homosexual Law Reform Act
Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 passed, amending the Crimes Act 1961 by removing criminal sanctions against consensual homosexual conduct between males
1985 NZ Government ratifies UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
1985 National Collective of Rape Crisis and Related Groups of Aotearoa formed
National Collective of Rape Crisis and Related Groups of Aotearoa formed
1985 Family Violence Conference organised by Police and National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges (NCIWR) held
Family Violence Conference organised by Police and National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges (NCIWR) (see Carswell, 2006, Ch.2) held
1985 National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges first publishes Fresh Start: A Self Help Book for New Zealand Women in Abusive Relationships (NCIWR 1985)
First edition of Fresh Start: A Self Help Book for New Zealand Women in Abusive Relationships published (NCIWR, 1985)
1985 Review of Refuge instituted by the Minister of Social Welfare
Review of Refuge instituted by the Minister of Social Welfare
1985 Police research into domestic violence undertaken
Police research into domestic violence (see Carswell, 2006, Ch.2) undertaken
1985 Te Kākano o Te Whānau groups established
Te Kākano o Te Whānau groups established, offering sexual abuse counselling services to Māori
1985 Family Violence Prevention Coordinating Committee (FVPCC) formed
Family Violence Prevention Coordinating Committee (FVPCC) formed
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