Auckland Women's Centre

21/12/2025

About 50 protesters blocked Great South Rd about 2pm to confront the parade.

20/12/2025

"An independent public inquiry is therefore essential. It must go beyond operational misconduct to examine the culture that enabled McSkimming’s rise, assess compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and measure police practices against global benchmarks."

An independent inquiry would go beyond operational misconduct to examine police culture and assess compliance with New Zealand’s international obligations.

18/12/2025

Any last minute patai, please give us a call or pop in before 12pm today (friday). We're back open on Monday 12 January.

Happy holidays from all of our team, we hope you have a great summer & get somewhat of a break!

18/12/2025

Who doesn’t love a Devonport beach library mission, or a hike on newbie Rangitoto or primordial Whatipu, or a visit to Stanmore Bay’s glowing bioluminescence, or a chatty Pt Chev high-tide swim? So many beachy – ok, coastal – options! And beyond the obvious, more hidden gems await… What have we missed? Mutual staycation inspiration please!

Click here for some light-hearted, summer recs 🐟 https://lnkd.in/e67k-YT3

17/12/2025

Little feminist, Paloma has been helping us at mahi, making thank-you cards for our incredible donors 💌

Aroha nui to everyone investing in a safer Aotearoa this festive season.

& there’s still time to make some magic happen! 🪄

By supporting our festive campaign, you can help supercharge our advocacy: ensuring the new stalking law lands safely for the people whose lives it could save.

Visit awc.org.nz to donate and stand up for survivors’.
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10/12/2025

Changing the law was only the first step.

Stalking survivors deserve safety, belief, and systems that actually protect them.

This festive season, donate to Auckland Women’s Centre so we can supercharge our advocacy to implement the law safely in 2026 & beyond! To donate, visit the link in our bio, or go straight to our website: https://awc.org.nz/fab500/

Or, contact us, and we can help you find the way of giving that works best for you.

With gratitude, your women’s centre whānau x

09/12/2025

"Put very simply, misogyny is prejudice against women, which would allow a situation to take hold institutionally, like, say, a man in a top job (MsSkimming) could create a version of events (a woman scorned who wants to take revenge), which would be accepted and passed on by those around him. The word “hysteria” ties in here, as a word – and concept – that’s been used for centuries to dismiss women’s emotional and physical needs, to portray women as crazy or overwrought or maybe just making the whole thing up."

For many women and survivors of sexual violence, the crux of Jack Tame’s extraordinary interview with Andrew Coster wasn’t the part where the former police commissioner narked on Mitchell and Hipkins.

08/12/2025

Over the weekend, our AFFS project lead Leonie Morris was named in the Herald’s Heroes for 2025 finalists!

Leonie has been leading the anti-stalking campaign for many years (alongside many other women's safety-focused campaigns before that). She’s the ultimate team player - always the first to share advocacy wins with others - so it’s extra special to see her acknowledged personally.

Huge congratulations, Leonie. This recognition is so well deserved! 🌟

We honour the best in news, sport, business and entertainment.

08/12/2025

Busting myths about puberty blockers!

07/12/2025

Paula Penfold reports that communications between the Public Service Commission and Minister Mitchell show he was aware of a complaint about McSkimming three weeks earlier than the date he had initially publicly stated.

The police minister was alerted to an IPCA complaint about Jevon McSkimming on October 14. He’s publicly stated he wasn’t told until November 6

04/12/2025

This week, we’re shouting out the incredible women behind Aotearoa Free From Stalking: the advocates, organisers, and leaders who spent the last year working alongside AVA and the Coalition for the Safety of Women & Children to pass the stalking law through Parliament and building our new online stalking-response resource.

We’re so proud of this milestone. But as you know, the mahi is not finished.

Without trauma-informed implementation, proper training, and survivor-centred support, victim-survivors remain at risk.

This is why implementation matters.

This is why we cannot stop at the law.

And this festive season, we’re inviting you to help us turn this new law into real protection as it rolls out in 2026- with a pledge of support from our community.

💜 Gift a Koha of Safety
A One-Off Donation to help power the next stage of our advocacy.

🌈Join the Fab 500
Become a regular supporter and power long-term work toward an Aotearoa Free From Stalking (& gender based violence) - for generations to come.

Thank you so much to our community and to the Clare Foundation for your critical role making this law a reality.

If your keen to chip in to support our mahi, you can donate here: https://awc.org.nz/fab500/

04/12/2025

Not sure what to do if you or someone you know is being stalked, hassled or bothered? You don’t have to face this alone – friends, whānau and anti-violence services can help support your safety and mana. And our new stalking-response guide may help! It includes info on: what stalking can look like; ways to stay safer online and offline; and legal pathways, including reporting to police. A huge thank you to all the organisations and individuals who have supported us in creating this resource! https://awc.org.nz/stalking-response-guide/