systems to identify church ministers who violate a zero tolerance of violence and take appropriate disciplinary action. That is not to say that there are not already many admirable church ministers out there and many others with the potential to play a big role in the elimination of family violence. It is simply their knowledge and role which needs to be strengthened in order to realise that potential. Once a public theology has been developed it will be up to the church ministers to teach their congregation and advocate non-violence using Biblical teachings, the Fa’asamoa and human rights. Furthermore, non-violence and healthy relationships should also be taught in Sunday schools, to reinforce the expanded curriculum proposed in this Report. Through the Office of Family Violence Prevention a consistency of message can be ensured. Case Study 26: A Friendly Faifeau Reverend Niu* is a faifeau and has been serving his village for 20 years. He does not believe in beating kids and never has. In the early years of his service, parents would beat their children in front of Niu and his wife. He spent years working with them to change their minds, devoting whole Sunday sessions to the issue and alternative parenting methods. He even worked with the Sunday school teachers to use alternative methods than corporal punishment. Over time he began to see an attitude change and this has also been helped by his zero tolerance approach – if he sees parents beating their children they know he will report them to the police. It is hard though and Niu knows he can only preach non-violence if he himself practices it. “In some congregations it is hard to say stop violence if the church is perpetrating it themselves. It has to come down from the top with those people practicing what they preach.” Niu also sees how gender roles reinforce violence and has taken active steps in his own life to lead by example. “All of this violence is reinforced through gender roles – women cooking and cleaning and men making decisions and doing what they want. I am one of very few men in my village who does the washing and cooking and I am not ashamed to say it. If all men try a little bit, maybe try and change the gender roles then perhaps this will allow us to address these issues.” *Names changed to protect the identities of those involved Reverend Niu is an excellent example of the prevention of family violence that can occur with good leadership within the churches, and an understanding of the nature and causes of family violence. This