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Proposed funding cuts to sexual violence services will not guarantee support to survivors and could lengthen wait times, advocates say.
The redirection of $1.7 million announced in Budget 2025 will end sexual violence long-term recovery, support, and prevention programmes around the country Te Ohaaki A Hine - National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together (TOAH-NNEST) warns.
Wellington Rape Crisis general manager Kyla Rayner told Mihingarangi Forbes on RNZ's Saturday Morning the cuts would leave thousands of survivors without care.
"Once you take any money away, it has an impact on every other service program that we provide so it's created a huge sense of instability for our workforces, for our services, but mo
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