Vine Quick Reads: 9 June 2025

Vine Quick Reads: 9 June 2025

Welcome to our Quick Reads format. Each week we share selected news bites relevant to family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa.

Opportunity to inform NZ review by United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Individuals and organisations can write submissions to the UN CERD Committee to inform their upcoming review of the New Zealand government’s progress towards eliminating racial discrimination. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission have prepared a guide to making a submission, also called a ‘shadow report’. Submissions will help inform the committee’s review by ensuring they hear directly from those impacted by racism, especially tangata whenua.

Submissions are due 14 July 2025.

Insights report from Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) on men’s intimate partner violence released

A new report, Ten to Men Insights #3 Report: Chapter 1, has been released as part of AIFS’ longitudinal study of boys and men, Ten to Men. This report is the first national estimate of male intimate partner violence perpetration in Australia, surveying a cohort of men and boys between 2013 and 2022. The study found high levels of social support and high levels of paternal affection both reduced the likelihood of men using intimate partner violence.

New guidance on photographing and filming children and young people

Te Mana Mātāpono Matatapu | Privacy Commissioner has released a new resource: Children and young people: photography and filming guidance. It covers legal and best practice requirements around:

• Collecting, using, or sharing images
• Keeping images safe
• Retention and deletion of images
• Photography and filming policies for organisations
• Managing photography and filming by other people

New Zealand Crime and Victimisation Survey (NZCVS) key stories 2024 published

Te Tāhū o te Ture | Ministry of Justice has published NZCVS 2024 (Cycle 7) Key Stories, which provides more detail and context for some of Cycle 7’s notable findings. These include:

• Decrease in burglary drove decrease in household crime
• More sexual assaults were reported to Police
• One in six adults reported experiencing discrimination
• Most adults who interact with the criminal justice system report high satisfaction but lower trust and confidence

For media coverage, see RNZ.

New Australian research on tech-based coercive control

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has released a new research report: Track, harass, repeat: Investigating attitudes that normalise tech-based coercive control (2025). It explores attitudes and expectations that could normalise the use of tech-based coercive control in relationships. Quantitative research data was gathered in October 2024, building on the work for the ‘Technology-Facilitated Abuse Scale’ as part of the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey.