Shine Reports & Articles

A collection of helpful Shine reports and articles in PDF

are available to download, free.

Submission on the Family Whanau Violence Legislation Bill

May 2017 | Shine

Shine supports most of this bill, which will revise a number of acts to enhance protection for victims and create a more effective response to perpetrators.

Submission on the Domestic Violence Victims' Protection Bill

April 2017 | Shine
Shine strongly supports this bill, which ended up with cross party support to provide workplace support for victims of domestic violence, notably including up a provision for special paid leave of up to 10 days per year.

Shine's Submission to the Ministry of Justice on Strengthening Family Violence Law

16 Sep 2015 | Shine
This bill introduced significant change to New Zealand’s Family Court system.

Domestic Abuse Victimisation in the Police Auckland City District

2014 | Shine
A detailed analysis of data on domestic abuse victimisation based on Police Auckland City District referrals to Shine.

Domestic Violence: The Impact on Business

April/May 2012| Employment Today
This article, authored by a senior Shine representative, explains the importance of creating an effective HR response to domestic violence in the workplace, illustrated by several case studies, and discusses key steps needed.
Download the full article here [PDF 300KB]