Report back from Hands Off Our Tamariki hui
This week I attended a hui in Otaki organised by Hands Off Our Tamariki about the proposed reforms to the Child Young Persons and their Read More
Author: Jan Logie
MSD and their investment approach
The Government talks about investment but there is no investment. It is not investment if it isn’t over the whole of life and if there Read More
Certainty needed for community services
This morning there have been reports in the media about community budgeting services caught in limbo as MSD delay over the review of services.
Domestic Violence – some advice for the media
For the purpose of this piece, I’m going to use Domestic Violence (DV) as a proxy for intimate partner violence. DV is not isolated to Read More
The Government’s Domestic Violence plan (Part Two)
In Part One, I critiqued the government’s domestic violence justice reforms. However, we will not get the results that we need unless we take a Read More
The Government’s Domestic Violence plan (Part One)
I want to acknowledge that I respect Minister of Justice Amy Adams and I think she genuinely wants to improve outcomes for victims of domestic Read More
Visiting Vietnam to talking about decriminalisation of sex work
I was really honoured to be invited, along with Catherine Healy (NZ Prostitute Collective), Inspector Jason Hewett (Area Commander Counties Manukau West from NZ Police) and Dr Annette Nesdale (Medical Officer of Health in Wellington) by the United Nations Family Planning Association to go and present at a high level conference on the NZ experience of the decriminalisation of prostitution.
Changes at CYF bad news for Māori
It is disturbing to see that the Government continues to say they will work in partnership with Māori while they fail again and again to involve Māori in what could be argued are the most important changes for Māori in government legislation and practice in decades.
How to have more diverse councils
Councils around the country should be representative of the communities that they work for. In order for this to happen, the voting systems that elects councillors and community board members needs to be improved.
Child Abuse response – not good enough
The National Government widely promotes their investment approach, saying they’ll redirect their funding to what works and those who need it most. I’ve written about Read More