Focus on supporting men's sustainable behavior change to benefit families and communities.
Emphasis on community-led service development underpinned by whānau voice.
Framework includes seven evidence-based focus areas for driving positive outcomes.
Principles emphasise cultural responsiveness, safety, collaboration, and ongoing improvement.
We aim to break cycles of violence and create intergenerational change.
Named Te Huringa ō Te Ao, this programme signifies the transformative potential and the aspiration for sustainable change.
Access our policies for our Te Huringa o te Ao
The Programme
...a New Zealand family violence service emphasising sustainable behaviour change in men, offering long-term contracts for providers, community-led service development, and a comprehensive framework addressing cultural, familial, and personal aspects of violence.
Recovery: Mobilising men using violence around positive behaviour change
Change makers: Mobilising influencers, both formal and informal, to promote men’s healing, change and healthy masculinity
Supportive environments: Working with communities so that they support positive behaviour change and safe relationships
Influence: Continuing to address social norms that promote or reinforce the use of violence, including gender norms
A Changemaker is someone who promotes, encourages and shows the way for other men so they can heal, grow and change. Our focus areas for 2024-2025 are:
providing free and accessible trauma informed support with certified tactical resilience training (Trauma Resiliency Protocol (TRP) and the Emotions Management Process (EMP); both are non-clinical interventions with powerful results)
facilitating re-membering for tane disconnected from their culture, as described in Moemoea: Maori Counselling Journeys
TRP focuses on healing trauma and negative emotional patterns without sharing specific memories. Processes like TRP/EMP aim to disconnect triggers like anger, fear, and guilt.
TRP was developed by 22ZERO, a nonprofit supporting veterans and first responders. Tane work on their own emotional healing as techniques learned can significantly improve both an individuals' quality of life and then help their family, whanau and communities. Peer support is a key aspect of the approach.
