After leaving her violent relationship, Amy* quickly realised starting again was going to be harder than she thought because of the economic harm that left her with poor credit history and bad debt tied to her name. Life was good...
Advocates are calling for financial abuse to be made a stand-alone offence, saying it is hidden in current legislation and the country cannot afford to fall behind. They say compensation must also be considered so that victims, who are mostly...
Rachel Williams, from Hutt Valley Women’s Refuge, has been regularly referring clients to Good Shepherd NZ’s new economic harm support service. Rachel shares her thoughts about why the service is crucial to helping her support her clients to get back...
Wiping and reducing unmanageable debts, upskilling employees, monitoring abusive transactions and adapting processes to be more flexible are some of the actions taken by New Zealand organisations working together across sectors to support people experiencing economic harm. For International Economic...
Good Shepherd NZ is recommending an immediate law change to recognise economic abuse as its own form of family violence. It is currently hidden within psychological abuse in the Family Violence Act, which Good Shepherd NZ says is stopping New...
Parliament is urged to make an immediate law change to protect those who suffer economic abuse in relationships She is a health professional. She is a mother of three. She has close friends and family who love her. She never...
General Manager, Mark Francis, from DebtManagers has been able to provide debt relief to some of our clients experiencing economic harm. Mark shares his perspective on why they want to do this. For DebtManagers and myself it is important our...
Join us on Saturday 26th November to raise awareness of the work that’s making a difference so more people know how to access support when they need it. We have a range of free resources, stories and tools for you...
Hayley, a Financial Wellbeing Coach with six years’ experience in financial services, shares her favourite tips and tricks to have money conversations. Did you know – according to research, many New Zealanders would rather talk about politics, sex and drugs than...
Money can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss with your partner. It can make or break a relationship. A survey by ANZ found that more than 50% of those surveyed, said they would rather talk about politics than their finances....
Frances Ronowicz, BNZ’s Head of Customer Care, shares how we partner with Good Shepherd NZ to reduce the stress of debt for people on limited incomes. A lot of us have money problems at some point in our lives. But...
As BNZ’s Head of Customer Care, Frances Ronowicz gets to see the positive effects BNZ’s partnerships with organisations like Good Shepherd NZ are having on people’s lives. The thing that struck me about Hayley Tinning, Financial Wellbeing Coach at Good...
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