In this spring edition of Voice, we look at Homicide. Sadly, for an average of around 70 families a year, their world is suddenly rocked with their loved one dying by homicide. While losing a loved one is never easy, a homicide brings another layer......
The Winter edition of our Voice newsletter is now available. In this edition we acknowledge National Volunteer Week with a story about a very special Volunteer Support Worker, Donna Knoef, as well as giving voice to those directly impacted by crime, sharing the true stories of four......
The autumn edition of our Voice newsletter is now available. In this edition we take a look at the impact of burglary and robbery on our lives. Such incidents can have a huge impact on our lives, be it our home or our place of......
The latest edition of our Voice newsletter is available now. This edition focuses on the tragic reality of summer on our roads – the impact of road accidents. A single accident can affect the lives of so many people – friends, families, loved ones, witnesses,......
The latest edition of our Voice newsletter is available now. This edition focuses on supporting victims of sexual harm. It’s difficult to say exactly what the level of sexual harm is here in New Zealand given that the majority of sexual harm crimes go unreported,......
The latest edition of our Voice newsletter is available now. This edition once again marks the 30 years since Victim Support was first established, and talks to 19 year veteran Barbara, about her experiences as a Victim Support volunteer. We’re very grateful to Ann for......
Some of us might still be waiting for summer – but our Autumn issue of our Voice newsletter is now online. Many of us have experienced the effects of natural disasters in recent times, and Victim Support has been supporting those that needed our help. ......
Our last Voice newsletter for the year, has a family violence theme, with articles about some of the work we’re doing to support family violence victims, and ultimately reduce the cycle. We also honour long time volunteers, and talk about our 30th anniversary celebration at......
Our last newsletter for 2016 is full of news and information about our work: giving back is fulfilling; our busiest month EVER; school girls raise funds for us; volunteers call for volunteers; cutting through the silence read it here...
Our latest newsletter is packed with news from the past few months with Victim Support: good comes from something bad; golf and stage show raise vital funds; volunteer Pam Smale is recognised by Rotary; international support for Victim Support in Canterbury; farmer, husband, father, grandfather......
Our latest newsletter covers…meet our longest serving volunteer, Sonia Wilson; new storyline for Shortland Street; an act of understanding; supporting diversity;community heroes. Read more ...
Our latest newsletter covers… managing media when dealing with a tragic situation like homicide ordinary people doing extraordinary things special tributes to long-serving volunteers culture matters technology helps rapid response to victims raising money in novel ways. Read more....