Economic abuse is a little-recognised form of family violence, says Nicola Eccleton, manager for social inclusion at Good Shepherd, and economic harm is the result of that abuse. Economic abuse has tended to be classed as a form of psychological...
Vero and Good Shepherd NZ have announced an extension to the pilot of Drive, an affordable car insurance product designed to support Kiwis on limited incomes. Drive, initially launched in November 2020, is a comprehensive car insurance product that aims to...
Paige didn’t realise the severity of the harm she was experiencing until she started to spend some time apart from her partner. Even when the relationship ended, Paige still had to figure out how to pay off over $30,000 in...
Lara’s relationship, like many, started out healthy – but over time things started to change and when she decided to leave the relationship, she footed the bill. Lara shares her experience of economic harm and the impact it has had...
The impact on people facing hardship due to the ongoing lockdown has financial support agencies banding together to drive home the message – spend safely in the lead up to Christmas. National Strategy for Financial Capability partners Ngā Tāngata Microfinance, Good...
Tune into #PacificDays by Kitiona Tauira, Economic Harm and family violence facilitator, with Good Shepherd New Zealand, to talanoa about Economic Harm Awareness Day Tune in >> More news
June’s* first husband would spend all his money on drinking, cars and clothes and leave her to pay all the bills. After he had spent all his money he would take money from her to buy petrol or cigarettes and when...
A woman who was financially abused by her ex-partner says people don’t realise how common that form of abuse is. Economic Harm Awareness Day is on Friday, which is about abuse that usually goes alongside violent and emotional harm. Economic...
We have been working with Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, on a global campaign that will sit alongside the United Nations Women’s 16 days of Activism campaign. Starting 25th November, we will be sharing 16 different economic harm stories...
A business owner shares her story of how her company supported a member of staff experiencing economic harm, what it meant for her business and what’s been put in place to help prevent it. It came to our attention that...
If you see signs of economic harm among family and friends, it’s important to call it out. That’s a key message from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association, which is supporting the first Economic Harm Awareness Day in Aotearoa New Zealand...
More than half of all Kiwi women will experience some form of domestic abuse in their lifetime, with economic harm a growing but a largely hidden issue, says Good Shepherd NZ. Ahead of the first Aotearoa Economic Harm Awareness Day, Friday...
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