Community organisations and interested people have collaborated to work with “End the Silence on Family Violence”. The group co-ordinates projects to raise awareness through publicity and activities.

Kawatiri Family Harm Prevention is a collaborative network of individuals, community volunteers, non-government agencies and statutory agencies who work towards achieving family violence prevention in the Buller region by:

• Building a strong network for all agencies concerned with family violence prevention to work together, learn from each other and share ideas and experiences
• Providing information which focuses on changing attitudes and behaviours around family violence prevention
• Providing information that may provide support and education for people who want to make changes in their lives
• Providing information on ways to support family and friends who may be in violent situations
• Being part of national campaigns such as the It’s Not Okay campaign, and White Ribbon campaign

The Kawatiri Family Harm Prevention administrator is based at Homebuilders in the Buller.