Te Araroa: Teaching while tramping
If you or someone you know is out hiking Te Araroa this summer, you might strike it lucky and stumble upon Imogen Coxhead - empowerment...
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Labour Tukituki MP Anna Lorck gives self-defence training a go
A programme of self-defence classes for young women in Hawke’s Bay is proving popular, with one of the region’s MPs even tagging along to...
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Imogen's Hikoi Whakamana – Walk for Empowerment
Imogen is a Kia Haumaru Personal Safety Education kaiako walking the length of Aotearoa to raise funds for and awareness of Kia Haumaru....
- Feb 21
Te Araroa: Teaching while tramping
If you or someone you know is out hiking Te Araroa this summer, you might strike it lucky and stumble upon Imogen Coxhead - empowerment...
- Feb 21
Labour Tukituki MP Anna Lorck gives self-defence training a go
A programme of self-defence classes for young women in Hawke’s Bay is proving popular, with one of the region’s MPs even tagging along to...
- Nov 14, 2022
Imogen's Hikoi Whakamana – Walk for Empowerment
Imogen is a Kia Haumaru Personal Safety Education kaiako walking the length of Aotearoa to raise funds for and awareness of Kia Haumaru....
- Apr 4, 2022
30 Years of Self Defence - now we need your help!
After 30 years of providing free and accessible empowerment self-defence training to girls, women and members of the LGBTTQIA+ community...
- Jan 11, 2022
Power through Movement
Our kaiarahi, Roxy Coervers and one of our kaiako, Vivian Chandra were guests on the Guilty Feminist Podcast! Episode 288 Power through...
- Nov 23, 2021
Kia Haumaru - King Country News
Two years of ongoing and occasionally prolonged lockdowns are taking their toll on women in relationships and their children. Family...
- Aug 27, 2020
Year 3 and 4 Girls Self Defence
Instilling confidence in our 7 and 8 year old girls. On Monday and Wednesday the Year three and four girls from the Middle Syndicate went...
- Dec 5, 2019
Self-defence, workplace harassment and men who yell from cars
Fasten your seat-belts and hold onto your tits, this episode we’re talking all about safety. What did we learn about safety when we were...
- Nov 27, 2019
Spike in demand for New Zealand self-defence courses
A New Zealand self-defence network is seeking more funding after a large increase in demand for classes. The Women's Self-Defence Network...
- Jun 28, 2019
Free self-defence class for Muslim women
The Christchurch mosque attacks have sharply highlighted issues faced by New Zealand's Islam community. Both before and after the...
- May 1, 2019
Women's Self Defense w/ Vivian Chandra
The Women’s Self-Defence Network Wahine Toa hosted a free self defence session for refugee and migrant women and other marginalised...
- Jun 27, 2018
Enabling routes to escape violence
Ending a violent relationship requires courage, planning and support, writes Bell Murphy. From the day they are born, girls are told to...
- Mar 9, 2018
Orienting Feminism - featuring Bell Murphy
One of our wonderful kaiako, Bell Murphy, has been published in this amazing edited collection of essays which explores the meaning of...
- Jul 7, 2017
Invercargill hosts Women's Self Defence Network national training event
A group of women keen on teaching girls self defence have descended on Invercargill as the city plays host to a Women's Self Defence...
- Mar 1, 2017
Self-defence course for mums and daughters
There will be a one-day Mothers and Daughters self-defence workshop in North East Valley on March 11th, taught by Bell Murphy, an...
- Dec 8, 2016
Girls Self Defence
The girls from Year Ten classes 10L and 10M were given the important opportunity to take a girls self defence course for the whole day on...
- Jun 22, 2016
Five hours of self-defence lessons could save your life
As investments go, self-defence courses cost little, and have been proven to offer real protection against sexual assault or violence....
- May 8, 2016
Sexual violence workshop’s focus
Tackling the "complex issue'' of sexual violence was the aim of agencies that attended a workshop at the Edgar Centre on Thursday. About...
- Apr 8, 2016
More funding needed to teach Kiwi women self defence, says group
Ana Pereira teaches self defence in Invercargill, once used her skills in a home invasion, as says the skills could save your life....
- Mar 27, 2016
Class aims to give women confidence
Women of the Otago Peninsula have an opportunity to take part in a free self-defence class next month. The class is being run by an...
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