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Te Puni Kōkiri recently completed the Tiaki Tinana report to create awareness of sexual violence within Māori communities. This report will be used as a guide to better inform future policy and investment decisions. This fact sheet presents a summary of the Tiaki Tinana report. The full report can be found at www.tpk.govt.nz
In 2006 the Tiaki Tinana programme was established as a Māori response to sexual offending against children and young people. Tiaki Tinana seeks to inform health promotion to prevent sexual violence within Māori communities. It is delivered within a kaupapa Māori framework by Rape Prevention Education, Auckland.
The primary aim of Tiaki Tinana has been to raise awareness of sexual violence within Māori communities, and to create a dialogue among community leaders as well as within whānau, hapū and iwi about practical, everyday ways of incorporating sexual violence prevention strategies.
The high rates of child and adult sexual abuse experienced by Māori highlight the need for a sexual violence prevention programme developed specifically by Māori clinical specialists who work in this field. Educators who are Māori and who have extensive clinical experience, provide a uniquely Māori clinical lens.
A report about the programme outlines a model of sexual violence prevention which is delivered from a kaupapa Māori framework. The Tiaki Tinana report describes an overview of the content, framework and rationale that forms the basis of this programme. The central message of Tiaki Tinana is that prevention of sexual abuse in all communities is achievable. Awareness and the adoption of simple prevention strategies can result in the minimisation of harm and the prevention of sexual abuse and sexual offending against children and young people.
