Te Pūkotahitanga, the group that advises the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, is holding a webinar today to share the perspectives of people working in the community and to discuss the recent publication A Litany of Sound Revisited.
Member Denise Wilson says it’s a chance to hear what’s working on the ground.
The book is an important contributor to the debate, bringing together a substantial amount of contemporary mātauranga knowledge from Māori researchers and confirming that solutions to breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence for whānau exist within kaupapa Māori and Te Ao Māori approaches.
“Some of the solutions we know about but it also highlights where we need more evidence so we can have services that meet the needs of whanau Māori better,” Professor Wilson says
Healing and preventing violence is critical for the whakapapa of some whanau, and she hopes there is some acknowledgement in next week’s Budget.