Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :25 (1)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :4 (2)

New Zealand Search Data

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Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018

New Zealand | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Family Violence Act 2018

New Zealand | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Domestic Violence, Victims’ Protection Bill 2018

New Zealand | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Joint Venture on Family and Sexual Violence

New Zealand | 2018

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence


New Zealand Crimes and Victims Survey

New Zealand | 2018

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data

Form of Violence : Sexual violence


Budgetary Allocations for Services for Survivors of Sexual and Family Violence

New Zealand | 2016 | 2018

Type of Measure : Budgets > Government allocation

Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Ministerial Group on Family and Sexual Violence

New Zealand | 2014

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence


School Curriculum

New Zealand | 2009

Type of Measure : Education > Formal education

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


White Ribbon Day

New Zealand | 2009

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Community Probation and Psychological Service

New Zealand | 2009

Type of Measure : Perpetrators Programme

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


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(1) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.


(2) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.