Vuvale Sautu (Fijian Family Well-Being) in Christchurch
“Fijians in Christchurch may be under reporting family violence incidents because of lack of support and culturally competent support workers.” That’s according to insights from the first Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu ‘Vuvale Sautu’ Fijian family violence prevention programme in Christchurch. Held over the last weekend of June, the programme yielded plenty of veitalanoa (discussion), […]
Government Joint Venture Initiative on Family Violence Meets Pacific Frontline Workers
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Samoan Cultural Framework Informs Disaster Response
“What happens when there’s a disaster? More violence.” Community Activator, Malia Tua’i Manuleleua (pictured above far right), from the NZ Red Cross, attended Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu’s Samoan family violence prevention and wellbeing training in 2020. So impressed was she that when Nga Vaka organisers scheduled a recent Samoan training day, Malia brought a […]
Non-Violence Programme “Makes Sense” for Samoan Men
“Samoans delivering to Samoans makes sense.” Family violence and harm are harsh realities for Fusi Mareko, a Kaimahi Family Resilience worker at The Fono, a Pacific health service in Auckland. Fusi (pictured above left) helps run an 18-week non-violence programme for Samoan men based on Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu’s Samoan cultural framework ‘O Le […]