12. Question No. 12—Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual ViolenceINGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri) to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual ViolenceQuestion No. 12—Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence12. INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri) to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: What is she doing to support the UN's Orange the World campaign?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON (Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence): I thank the member for the question. Orange the World is an international campaign that represents 16 days of activism against violence against women and girls and I congratulate members across the House today for wearing orange in support of that day. It started about 30 years ago in 1991 and this struggle this movement has been happening for so long driven by so many women and across so many communities. Yesterday I was proud to launch Te Aorerekura our national strategy and action plan to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. For the first time ever we are working across Government communities and tangata whenua to address violence. This is an important step towards ensuring the wellbeing of all people including women and girls. We not only have a strategy; we have 40 actions where we have committed as a Government which will take us through the next two years as a starting point and might I say those are 40 actions on top of business as usual. Te Aorerekura is the biggest breakthrough we have seen in addressing violence because it elevates the Government's accountability all across our agencies and our commitment to do things differently.Ingrid Leary: What changes does she expect to see from the Te Aorerekura action plan?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: Part of the Government being accountable for this work is knowing what this will mean to people in their everyday lives. We heard clearly from the community that we need to achieve both outcomes for people but also changes to the system so that we stop re-traumatising those who need our support. Over time for example we expect to see that children and young people understand healthy relationships how to seek help and that they can access tailored services. We expect to see that those that use violence are accountable and supported to change their behaviour and address past trauma. Finally in terms of the system change we absolutely must see that tangata whenua Pacific peoples ethnic peoples LGBTQIA+ communities older people male survivors and disabled communities can access safe and tailored services that uphold who they are.Hon Jan Tinetti: How will Te Aorerekura improve the lives of women and girls in New Zealand?Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON: Firstly I want to be very clear that no wahine or kōtiro should live in fear of gender-based violence. Te Aorerekura completely acknowledges the gendered nature of family violence and sexual violence and it includes a broad understanding of who is impacted by it and who uses these forms of violence—go to page 10 for anyone who wants to have a look. Violence against women and children is widespread in Aotearoa. It is unacceptable—full stop. Gender inequities and sexism in our society and the upholding of patriarchal systems men's dominance entitlement and physical and sexual aggression mean that more men are more likely to use violence. We must accept and better understand the different ways violence is perpetuated and how it impacts differently across different communities. This is so important. In fact this is the most important thing when we develop effective responses healing and prevention and that is exactly what Te Aorerekura does. Finally I want to acknowledge that member Minister Tinetti for her leadership and commitment to this work and to acknowledge the important role the Ministry for Women plays in the Public Service ensuring women and girls are visible and considered in Government policy.