Tonight Charles hosted a public meeting in the Ngaio Town Hall on Domestic Violence in the North Wellington area. The evening featured guest speaker Rob Veale.

Rob has just finished a 31 year career with the Police as an inspector and trainer, where he specialised in the violence reduction area. As the Manager of the Violence Reduction Unit at Police National Headquarters, he had responsibilities for community and family violence, alcohol harm-reduction projects and the Family Safety Team initiative.

Rob’s journey is one that has led him from his time in Wellington, to Whanganui, and across the Pacific; working with NZAID throughout the Pacific and Asia, and has assisted local police agencies develop family violence strategy, policy and practice in several Pacific countries.

Rob’s contribution to this work was recognised with him awarded the ‘excellence for policing for women initiative’ by the Australasian Council of Women and Policing in 2005, and being awarded as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006.

Rob gave a splendid conversation entitled “unhidden: domestic violence in North Wellington”. A copy of his presentation is below. More information about Rob is available at his website.

In addition, Charles also gave a brief update on the current bill to repeal the partial defence of provocation that had recently been reported back from the select committee.

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Community Presentation Ngaio Oct 2009.pdf	PDF version of PowerPoint Presentation.	609 Kb