Oranga Whakapapa
We’re partnering regionally to design sexual violence prevention initiatives that meet the needs of hapori (community). Initiatives emphasise the evidence-based factors we know support wellbeing and protect against harm.
Oranga Whakapapa is about whānau striving to achieve mana enhancing and tapu-enriched relationships – with and for themselves, each other and te taiao (the natural world). This includes identifying and addressing the drivers or causes that permit violence to happen in communities.
Te whaitake o ēnei mahi
Why we need oranga whakapapa prevention initiatives
Our data shows Māori are more likely to experience sexual violence.
So, to do better for Māori, and all New Zealanders, we need to do things differently. We’re working with communities to improve wellbeing, provide fit-for-purpose support services and create the changes needed to achieve safe, inclusive hapori (communities) free from violence.
Offering options such as kaupapa Māori sexual violence prevention initiatives is part of ensuring ACC services and initiatives are effective and accessible to all. We’re seeking to achieve this through regionally-based approaches that embrace local mātauranga (knowledge).
Te aronga tuatahi
The first initiatives
We’re taking a staged approach to establishing solutions. This allows us to test to ensure we have the right resourcing available to support the kaupapa (activity) in each rohe (region).
Engagement with iwi, with an emphasis on relationship building, is a priority in each rohe (region) ahead of each tranche.
Design is completed and testing underway in Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.