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  • Australian-backed Pacific police force an option to quell 'tension' in New Caledonia, Pacific leaders say

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    Pacific New Caledonia
    1 Nov 2024
    Kanak flags lifted high at pro-independence rally in Nouméa, the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia.

    Fiji's prime minister says he is willing to personally intervene in New Caledonia's push for independence as the impasse over the way forward for the conflict-ridden French territory continues.

    Australian-backed Pacific police force an option to quell 'tension' in New Caledonia, Pacific leaders say
  • Election 2023: RNZ's guide to party policy

    Audio
    politics
    22 Aug 2023
    Icons of election issues

    Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

    Coming up

  • Māori organisations lead the way in dealing with family violence - report

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    New Zealand Te Ao Māori
    7 Jun 2022
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    A reduction in family violence deaths is being attributed to Māori organisations, but a report says government agencies need to do more.

    Māori organisations lead the way in dealing with family violence - report
  • Shooting to wound 'something from the movies' - Coster

    News
    New Zealand In Depth
    1 Apr 2022
    Police Commissioner Andrew Coster

    After RNZ obtained a secret IPCA report that sheds light on the Armed Offenders Squad, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster denies 'shoot to kill' policy.

    Shooting to wound 'something from the movies' - Coster
  • Strangulation a red flag for future serious abuse

    News
    Comment & Analysis
    5 Dec 2018
    Domestic violence

    Opinion: The Christmas season is upon us and that means Women's Refuges face their busiest time of the year, writes by Catriona MacLennan.

    Strangulation a red flag for future serious abuse
  • Samoan attorney general supports alcohol tax increase

    Audio 14 Aug 2017
    Samoa Attorney General Lemalu Herman Retzlaff

    Samoa's attorney general says he supports a proposed increase to tax on alcohol in order to thwart violent crime. Audio

  • Suicides come after people slip through cracks - study

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    New Zealand health
    2 Jun 2016
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    Many people who have taken their own lives slipped through the cracks of multiple agencies, the first government review of suicides has found.

    Suicides come after people slip through cracks - study
  • Stop asking victims to protect themselves - report

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    New Zealand life and society
    25 Feb 2016
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    Agencies working to combat family violence need to help victims more, instead of expecting them to keep themselves safe, a report says.

    Stop asking victims to protect themselves - report
  • Locked up in seclusion

    News
    The Wireless
    9 Feb 2016
    Woman crouched in room feeling depressed.

    Mental health services are supposed to avoid locking patients up in isolation - also known as seclusion. But it still happens.

    Mental health patients are being locked up when they shouldn't be
  • Recommendations aim to reduce family violence deaths

    Audio 28 Jun 2013

    A group set up to provide advice on reducing deaths from family violence, says more support is needed for survivors. Audio

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