Auckland Women's Centre

30/03/2026

The definition of consent in New Zealand law is outdated and leaves New Zealanders vulnerable to sexual harm.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3117743987705/WN_ANnveU9kRKGQLyATt2Sc0w #/registration

30/03/2026

Join the incredible Julie Poirier from Kia Haumaru for an all day self-defence class specifically for migrant women. This FREE, fun and supportive workshop is empowering and teaches you mental, verbal, and physical techniques to protect yourself.

📆Date:
Saturday, 18 April 2026
9:30am - 4:30pm

💰Cost:
FREE + light kai/lunch

📍Location:
4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn
Te Wāhi Wāhine O Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Women’s Centre

✍️👩‍💻 Sign up here -> https://awc.org.nz/migrant-womens-self-defence/

25/03/2026

Join us for an expert panel discussion about Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) 🗣️

Evidence is clear that young people, parents, teachers, and others in education see the value of comprehensive RSE.

In light of the government’s call for submissions for the new RSE curriculum, we are gathering a group of advocacy experts who will share their expertise and ideas about how we can effectively garner more interest and activity in the RSE advocacy space.

We will also review the proposed changes to the RSE curriculum – what has changed, what has been omitted and the implications for teachers and young people.

When: Monday 30 March, 12.30 - 2.00pm via Zoom

🗓️ To RSVP to get your Zoom link, please visit https://mailchi.mp/sexualwellbeing.org.nz/lets-talk-sex-ed

20/03/2026

Imagine if we had school education to support rangatahi to have self-esteem, kindness and respect for others - and to be able to identify 'red flags' for disrespect and danger, both to themselves and other people, online and offline. That's the Relationships & Sexuality Education that Aotearoa NZ actually *did* have - but the government has removed it and is trying to replace it with a narrow curriculum that will not equip kids adequately to deal with the online toxic 'manosphere' and other misogyny and discrimination. The government's short-sightedness and lack of care for rangatahi is astounding. Please sign our petition to bring back Tiriti-based, inclusive RSE - to let politicians know we care! https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/bring-back-tiriti-based-inclusive-relationships-sexuality-education-in-schools

19/03/2026

GIVEAWAY: We have three double passes to the newly released No Tears On The Field - a beautiful and heartwarming story of the wāhine behind Taranaki women's rugby.

To be eligible for one of the free double passes, all you need to do is sign up for Auckland Women's Centre's sports kōrero Not Just A Game: sports & inclusive feminism , and then fill out the google form with your details to enter.

The FIRST THREE PEOPLE who enter, will get the tickets! We need them gone ASAP so you all can enjoy opening weekend of the film!

Info and trailer for No Tears On The Field (including where it's showing): https://www.madman.co.nz/no-tears-on-the-field/

Info and tickets for Auckland Women's Centre's "Not Just A Game" online kōrero (Wed 25 March): https://awc.org.nz/sports/ (required if you are entering the competition for free film tix!)

GOOGLE FORM: to put your name down for a double pass! https://forms.gle/BH2VfiiLHTCtEnXd8

In this scrum, sisterhood is the strategy.

19/03/2026

In a crucial 45 minute meeting, ministers decided to go beyond official proposals, making it even harder for 180,000 workers to ask for pay equity.

In a crucial 45 minute meeting, ministers decided to go beyond official proposals, making it even harder for 180,000 workers to ask for pay equity.

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18/03/2026

We all want all of Aotearoa’s young people, whānau and communities to be able to have loving and respectful connections, and to live with confidence, free from bullying, stalking, abuse and all forms of violence. Spread the word! https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/bring-back-tiriti-based-inclusive-relationships-sexuality-education-in-schools

15/03/2026

"The work that matters most is critical analysis: learning to recognise the language of grievance when it is promoted as self-improvement, and understanding how emotional illiteracy is quietly validated. What Lost Boys makes clear is how easily this validation becomes dangerous. Lost Boys does not offer solutions, but it sharpens our ability to pay attention to the stories that boys are being persuaded to tell long before those stories harden into belief."

The bestselling journey through the 'manosphere' is a terrifying warning about the spread of misogyny, and the ordinary people it gathers along the way.

13/03/2026

Join our people power – sign the petition to show we care about respect, joyful social connection - and the right of women and everyone to live free from violence! The government has removed one of Aotearoa’s vital tools of prevention for gender-based violence: our world-leading 2020 relationships & sexuality education guidelines for schools.

Its proposed replacement is racist, transphobic and homophobic: an incredibly regressive, narrow curriculum which removes all mentions of LGBTQIA+, as well as all mentions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and almost all explicit mentions of mātauranga Māori and other cultures by name. This will put everybody at higher risk of bullying, abuse and violence, particularly marginalised groups including (but not limited to) women, LGBTQIA+communities and disabled people.

But good news: it’s an election year. Let’s tell current - and future-potential - decision-makers we want better for Aotearoa’s children, rangatahi and their future – we want them to have respect, self-esteem, and norms which support healthy and joyful social connections.

Please sign & share the petition https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/bring-back-tiriti-based-inclusive-relationships-sexuality-education-in-schools

11/03/2026

Our young girls self defence class is back! This fun and engaging workshop teaches young girls (aged 7-12) the importance of personal safety and consent, all while increasing their confidence, and knowledge of their bodies.

Don’t miss out on this highly popular class 💪

📆 This course takes place over two days
Friday 27 March 4pm - 6pm
Saturday 28 March 10am - 4pm

📍Auckland Women’s Centre
4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn

💲 $55 for one daughter, $95 for two sisters, $140 for three sisters

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