Auckland Women's Centre

20/11/2025

“The funds themselves help us to sustain our work, but it also sends a strong message: Metallica can see the important mahi we’re achieving in the community."

Plus, they helped pack over 1,000 food parcels of food for Kiwis

20/11/2025

“We are thrilled with the support – and with Metallica demonstrating people from all walks of life can support grassroots feminist care and advocacy,” Centre Manager Maia Hall says

Maia Hall first thought the heavy metal band’s donation offer was an online scam.

20/11/2025

What a week it’s been at the Auckland Women’s Centre!

It’s good to take a moment to appreciate the people in our community who help us sustain and grow.

'Self-care = community care!' 💗

Happy & today we’re shouting out Angela and Lori!

This Fab Feminist Feel Good Kit was dreamed up by these brilliant local creatives, who channelled their art into tangible support for the wellbeing of wāhine and gender-diverse people across Aotearoa.

Caring for ourselves and each other is how movements grow and change happens!!

Whether you’re an artist, a values-driven business, or someone who believes in a fairer future - come collaborate with us!

Let’s build bold, beautiful creations that uplift our community and help us speak truth to power.

20/11/2025

19/11/2025

We did it team! Parliament finally passed the anti-stalking bill tonight. Thanks to all of you that helped this campaign in many different ways!

An anti-stalking advocate says a proposed new law has a worrying caveat in which stalkers can be warned by police, without the victim first being notified.

19/11/2025

Metallica is ON at Eden Park tonight! We’re hoping we can hear them from our Grey Lynn home…

Before sound check kicks off, we want you to know: Metallica are also serious feminists and allies of Auckland Women’s Centre! 🩶

We are absolutely stoked to announce (while also playing it cool) that the has chosen to support us with a generous koha whilst they BRING IT to the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Metallica’s foundation is all about backing essential local charities and services to help build strong, sustainable communities – they sought us out because of our aligning mission: Empowering wāhine with support, education, counselling, community kōrero and safe space.

So, if you’re heading to the gig tonight, be warmed by the fact that these rock legends are standing with us in the fight for the rights and wellbeing of women and our gender-diverse communities.

Arohanui ki a koutou for your act of resistance, solidarity and care, gifting us more power to provide .

Rock on tonight!!! 🤘

18/11/2025

“I think this is such a big scandal that there needs to be a similar Commission of Inquiry or Ministerial Inquiry to look into the wider issues that we have got going on here,” Savage says.

“Twenty-odd years after the last report, I think it’s time to have another good look under the covers, really, because clearly not as much progress has been made as police would like us to believe.

“And again, it comes down to public trust and confidence.”

Police, politicians, and the public are now waiting for the next phase of investigations – and for answers about how such significant failures occurred at the very top of the organisation.

17/11/2025

If you are experiencing or anticipating menopause, then come join Robyn Fausett for an empowering evening to learn about menopause and perimenopause in a safe and caring environment! Connect with others and learn about why our body behaves the way it does.

Date: Wednesday 3 December 2025
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Auckland Women's Centre, 4 Warnock St, Grey Lynn
Cost: $30

Limited tickets available - don't miss out! https://awc.org.nz/classes/menopause-information/

13/11/2025

This week, we attended the closing event for North Shore Women’s Centre. It was moving, raw, and real. The impact of their mahi is undeniable, yet a huge void has been left in Glenfield - thousands of women have lost their safe space.🤎

Board member Prachi shared how the Centre has been such a rich part of her life since moving to Aotearoa and how her kids even tried to empty their piggy banks to save it.

The closure is the result of government cuts to frontline women’s services - a real, concrete attack on women’s safety and well-being. The Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, of which North Shore Women’s Centre is a member and Auckland Women’s Centre leads, repeatedly warned of the harm these cuts would cause. They didn’t listen.

To Dawn, Tracey, and all the wāhine behind North Shore Women’s Centre: your influence is extraordinary - from vital legal advice to family harm prevention and sexual violence support to body positivity classes during times of heavy stigma.💫🔥

The closure of a special and vital place like the North Shore Women's Centre shows that women’s services are still fragile in a world that undervalues them. We know it left a big gap, one that we cannot fill (nothing can) - but we're here to offer support, connection, and care to any wahine who needs it. 💜

13/11/2025

Kathryn McPhillips, executive director at sexual abuse support service Help, says that any idea that she could have done this in a way that people expect a ‘normal’ victim to behave is just really not understanding the power dynamics of it all.” McPhillips adds that trauma can be expressed in countless ways. “This expectation that we have that victims must present as vulnerable, as timid, and delicate is really dangerous.”

“This expectation that we have that victims must present as vulnerable, timid, and delicate is just really dangerous.”

12/11/2025

Spokesperson Leonie Morris said "We strongly support the Labour and Green Party amendments, because they would protect many more people - especially women, rangatahi, and others in public life who face real risk." The bill's intent test was not strong enough.
"How does the police prosecutor prove what the accused knew or didn't know? It's completely impossible," she said.

But advocacy group Aotearoa Free From Stalking says the amendments do not go far enough.