Protection Orders
What Women Want: a panel discussion about domestic violence and healthcare led by Alison Mau
To mark the 125th anniversary of Women's Suffrage, broadcaster Alison Mau hosted a series of panel-style conversations called What Women Want. Listen to highlights from the discussions Healthcare… Video, Audio
Protection order complaint takes two years to investigate
Police have taken two years to investigate and uphold a Northland woman's complaint that a senior constable had failed to take seriously protection order breaches she reported.
Insight: Are Protection Orders Taken Seriously?
RNZs police reporter Carla Penman asks, are protection orders are worth the paper they are written on? Audio
Domestic violence survivor waits 2 yrs for police decision
Nearly two years ago, Ulanda Titford complained about the way police handled her ex-partner's repeated protection order breaches. She is still waiting for an answer.
New scheme for bail decisions put on trial
A new pilot programme will give judges access to more information about a defendant's family violence record. Audio
Police bungle protection order arrest
Police in Whangarei arrested a man for breaching a protection order that he had not been served.
Police in hot water again over handling of protection order
The police in Whangarei are being criticised for the handling of a protection order breach. Audio
Whangarei woman feels let down again by Northland Police
The mother of a Whangarei woman, killed just days after warning police that her ex-partner had broken a protection order against him, says she fears the police have learnt nothing from her daughter's… Audio
Calls for changes to the enforcement of protection orders
The coroners inquest into the deaths of two Dunedin children at their hands of their father has raised serious questions about the way police enforce protection orders in domestic violence cases… Audio
Police accused of not noting cultural differences
In a related story, a woman brutally abused by her ex-husband believes the police should rethink their approach to hidden violence, and cultural barriers, in deciding whether to take a protection… Audio
Inquiry pushes for GPS tagging to enforce protection orders
The Glenn inquiry into family violence is pushing for electronic tagging to enforce protection orders. Audio