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Every week somewhere in New Zealand people are taking action to prevent family violence in their community. From signs on buses to logos on uniforms, there are a thousand innovative ways to say Family Violence is not OK but It is OK to Ask for Help. Read about some of them here.

 

It’s not OK at Ulalei

03 February 2012

It’s not OK champion Vic Tamati hands out fans to spectators at the annual Ulalei Pacific Sevens Tournament in Wellington....

Make Christmas more than ‘OK’

28 November 2011

Our Christmas messages this year are built around making this festive season more than ‘OK’....

Sports Project Wins Award

09 November 2011

A project involving the It's not OK Campaign and student rugby league players has won a national award for innovation....

It’s not OK Champions Farewelled

13 October 2011

The It’s not OK Campaign would like to acknowledge the contribution made to preventing family violence by Sir Paul Reeves and Reverend Lapana Faletolu who both passed away recently....

Napier Police Spread the Message

20 December 2011

The Napier Police Touch Rugby Team is spreading the It’s not OK message throughout the season....

STOMP Winners Uncover Relationship Violence

16 November 2011

Winning the Stomp dance competition became a personal journey of uncovering relationship violence for members of the Munro crew – to their surprise....

To the Beautiful Women

19 October 2011

Everyone has a role to play in preventing family violence as this editorial piece written by Mark Story of Hawkes Bay Today shows...

“It’s not OK” a leading example

26 September 2011

An article recently published in the international journal Trauma, Violence and Abuse, and identifies “It’s not OK” as a leading example of effective behaviour change campaigns aimed at perpetrators of domestic/family violence....