NEWS: 12 May 2020, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an extra $202 million to strengthen family and sexual violence services over the next four years, mainly delivered through the Ministry of Social Development.
NEWS: 2 Sep 2019, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) is calling for mental health and addiction services to act as allies for family violence victims.
EVENT: 20 Sep 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee
Social entrapment: A realistic understanding of the criminal offending of primary victims of intimate partner violence.
PUBLICATION: 22 Aug 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee
This appendix seeks to support the construction of a defence for a primary victim of intimate partner violence who have themselves been charged with a criminal offence. It should be read in conjunction with the article published in NZ Law Review.
MEDIA RELEASE: 13 Sep 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the changes proposed by the Government today.
NEWS: 23 May 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Law Commission has released its final report on the legal response to victims of family violence who commit homicide.
MEDIA RELEASE: 13 Apr 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the opportunities the Integrated Safety Response (ISR) model, announced today, brings to help protect victims of family violence.
MEDIA RELEASE: 8 Mar 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (the FVDRC) welcomes comments by Justice Minister Amy Adams supporting efforts to make non-fatal strangulation a specific crime.
MEDIA RELEASE: 25 Feb 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) says agencies must take more responsibility for the safety of family violence victims, rather than expecting victims to keep themselves safe from abusive partners.
MEDIA RELEASE: 26 Aug 2015, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the introduction of a pilot that will see some judges receiving a report that has details of all family violence incidents involving a defendant.
PUBLICATION: 17 Apr 2015, Family Violence Death Review Committee
This article discusses the findings of a study into the language used by agencies and services who connect with victims of family violence.
PUBLICATION: 5 Sep 2013, Family Violence Death Review Committee
A newsletter from Victim Support including an update on the Family Violence Death Review Committee report.
NEWS: 27 Jun 2013, Family Violence Death Review Committee
Following a review of family violence deaths, the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) is recommending developing a multi-agency case management process for high-risk cases of family violence.