1995 | First protocol supporting general practitioner responsiveness developed and tested |
1996 | Government statement of policy on family violence released |
1998 | Ministry of Health releases first family violence guidelines (October) |
1999 | Death of Riri-o-te-Rangi James Whakaruru (April) |
5th Labour Government elected (centre-left) (September) | |
2000 | Investigation findings into the death of Riri-o-te-Rangi James Whakaruru released (June) |
New Zealand Health Strategy released with an objective on interpersonal violence (December) | |
Ministry of Health Family Violence Intervention Project commences (November) | |
2001 | Ministry of Health releases first Primary Health Care Strategy (February) |
Ministry of Health introduces the Family Violence Intervention Project (October) | |
District Health Boards established (December) | |
2002 | Pilot testing of the Family Violence Intervention Project begins within four hospital settings (April) |
Ministry of Social Development launches first Family Violence Prevention Strategy (February) | |
Ministry of Health publishes Family Violence Intervention Guidelines (September) | |
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners declines to endorse the Family Violence Intervention Guidelines | |
2003 | Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners publishes ‘Recognising and responding to intimate partner violence’ resource (June) |
2004 | Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research publishes baseline Family Violence Intervention Project evaluation report (November) |
2005 | Cross-government Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families established (June) |
Centre for interdisciplinary Trauma Research identifies gap for a primary health care response to family violence | |
2007 | Family Violence Intervention Project concludes pilot testing |
Ministry of Health Violence Intervention Programme launched | |
2008 | 5th National Government elected (centre-right) (November) |
Ministry of Health funds development and pilot testing of primary health care evaluation tool (November) | |
2010 | Ministry of Health provides Violence Intervention Programme funding to improve responsiveness to Māori |
Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research makes the primary health care evaluation tool freely available (July) | |
2012 | Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research publishes primary health care evaluation tool development methods and findings, conducts a follow-up evaluation of pilot sites and hosts a national primary health care responsiveness network meeting (May) |
2013 | The Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families Māori Group publishes E Tu Whānau (May) |
2014 | Family Violence Death Review Committee publishes the Fourth Annual Report (June) |
Ministerial Group established alongside cross-government package to reduce family violence (July) | |
2016 | Family Violence Death Review Committee publishes the Fifth Annual Report (February) |
The Royal College of New Zealand General Practitioners declines to endorse refreshed Ministry of Health guidelines (March) | |
Ministry of Health publishes a revised health care strategy (April) | |
Ministry of Health publishes refreshed family violence assessment and intervention guidelines (June) | |
The Royal College of General Practitioners publish revised quality standards for general practice (September) | |
Centre of Interdisciplinary Trauma Research publishes primary health care follow-up evaluation findings | |
2017 | The Ministerial Group publishes two frameworks for a common and consistent approach to family violence across agencies (June) |