Table of Contents FOREWORD 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 INTRODUCTION 8 TE TIRITI O WAITANGI AND HUMAN RIGHTS 8 Violence is a Te Tiriti and human rights issue 8 Tāngata whaikaha Māori rights have been breached 8 Disabled people’s human rights have been breached 9 Violence is an abuse of power 9 Gender based violence is an epidemic: a gender lens is critical to adequately address violence 9 Violence toward disabled people is also an epidemic as disabled people experience even higher rates of violence 9 DISABLED PEOPLE IN AOTEAROA 10 Disabled people are a diverse and significant part of the population 10 Racism and Ableism intersect and create unique risks for tāngata whaikaha Māori 10 Disabled people experience significant socioeconomic marginalisation 11 EXPLAINING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST DISABLED PEOPLE AND TĀNGATA WHAIKAHA MĀORI 11 Violence towards disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori takes many forms 11 Disabled people face many barriers to accessing services and support to stop violence 11 Abusive ideologies and structural risks requiring a twin track response 11 We need to address the many gaps in skills and knowledge across current services 12 WE NEED A TWIN-TRACK APPROACH TO ADDRESS GAPS IN SERVICES, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE 12 Twin track one requires mainstream prevention initiatives, services and processes to be accessible. Some gaps identified in the body of the report are: 12 Twin track two 12 A TWIN-TRACK APPROACH UNDERPINNED BY TE TIRITI AND HUMAN RIGHTS Tāngata whaikaha Māori and disabled people must lead solutions RECOMMENDATIONS: A SNAPSHOT 13 13 13 Recommendations to rapidly improve service responses to violence and abuse 13 Recommendations addressing structural drivers of violence that would help with prevention 14 Acting now for a violence and abuse free future 1