Living Violence Free

Living Violence Free EST. 1995

These hands will never be used in violence πŸ‘πŸ½ Living Violence Free (formerly Porirua Living Without Violence) has been established since 1995.

We have been working to enable our communities to live violence free by providing programmes that educate, support and empower. We have always been a strong member of the social service sector and work in collaboration with Community Organisations. We are a member of the National Network of Family Violence Services - which is a nation-wide network of community based organisations working to preven

t violence and abuse in New Zealand. Living Violence Free has contracts with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Social Development, the Department of Corrections and Oranga Tamariki β€” Ministry for Children, to cover the programmes we provide. These services are now delivered in Porirua, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt and Wellington. Living Violence Free operates and is managed by members of the wider community, who form the Management Committee of our organisation. How you can contact our services:

Website - https://livingviolencefree.nz

Email - [email protected] (Tracy)

Phone - 04 237 6009

OR send us a message via FB Messenger

A Heartfelt Thank You!As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of our gener...
17/12/2025

A Heartfelt Thank You!

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of our generous donors. Your kindness and support have made a real difference in the communities we serve.

A very special thank you to Wildling Books for their incredible donation of books to our libraries. These provide so much comfort and encouragement for our women and children.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to ARISE Church in Porirua for providing Christmas food boxes for the families we see. Your generosity will help bring warmth, joy, and dignity to many homes during the festive season.

Ngā mihi maioha πŸ™πŸ’›

24/11/2025

What's on during Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week? From film screenings to BBQs, there are events across the motu to help you learn about and celebrate the Solomon Aelan Pijin language 🌺 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡§
Check all the event listings and find language resources at https://bit.ly/4i7RgER

πŸ’œβœ¨ Ngā mihi nui to our friends at Koha Tree! βœ¨πŸ’œA huge thank you to the amazing gifters from Koha Tree | Shoebox Christma...
05/11/2025

πŸ’œβœ¨ Ngā mihi nui to our friends at Koha Tree! βœ¨πŸ’œ

A huge thank you to the amazing gifters from Koha Tree | Shoebox Christmas Aotearoa for your generous birthday gifts for our tamariki 🎁

We are so grateful for your continued aroha and support for our Tamariki Safety Team and the whānau we walk alongside πŸ’•

Kia ora rawa atu, Koha Tree whānau – your mahi makes a real difference

25/10/2025

It's officially Tokelau Language Week! πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡°πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡°πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡°

From today until Saturday 1 Novema, we're celebrating te Gagana Tokelau across Aotearoa New Zealand. There are event listings, language resources, posters, graphics and more downloadable on our website, to help you get involved and learn about the Tokelau language πŸ’›

Find out more and download resources on our website: https://bit.ly/4ooPNM0

πŸŽ‚ He mihi nui β€” A big thank you! 🎁The team at Living Violence Free, and especially our Tamariki Safety Programme, would ...
22/10/2025

πŸŽ‚ He mihi nui β€” A big thank you! 🎁

The team at Living Violence Free, and especially our Tamariki Safety Programme, would like to give a huge mihi of gratitude to Pera and the Koha Tree and their generous gifters for supporting our Birthday Gift Initiative.

Each month, we’re able to celebrate our tamariki whose birthdays fall during their time in our programme - making sure each one feels seen, valued, and celebrated. πŸ’›

This November marks our second month of this pilot, and already we’ve seen so many smiles, moments of joy, and hearts uplifted.

Ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa - thank you for helping us bring a little extra light into our tamariki’s lives. 🌿✨



🌿 Check out more of their amazing mahi here: https://kohatree.co.nz/

Living Violence Free wish to thank Hutt City Council – Mouri Ora Fund for the most recent funding granted.As an agency w...
22/10/2025

Living Violence Free wish to thank Hutt City Council – Mouri Ora Fund for the most recent funding granted.

As an agency working in the area of Family Violence in Porirua, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt and Wellington this funding is greatly appreciated, and will be used towards the rental of our Lower Hutt premises.

We consider it a great privilege to work so closely with our communities within this sector, and your ongoing support allows us to continue to do this from a venue within their backyard β€” helping to remove a real barrier to those seeking support services.

Fakaaue Lahi oue tulou (Thank you) again! πŸ™πŸ˜Š

22/10/2025

Women's Safety Programme:

Do you feel like you're walking on eggshells? Are you often convinced you're going crazy, Does it feel like this relationship is all about them? Are you isolated and afraid?

Our Safety Programme provides support and education to enable you to become free from the cycle of abuse.

The Programme is open to women who are currently in abusive relationships and who need support to make positive choices in their lives; and to women who have been in abusive relationships and wish to heal from those experiences.

Our Safety Programme assists with an understanding of the effects of abuse on your life and how to move away from self-doubt and learn through those experiences.

If you wish to join this or any of our other programmes, please contact us:

Here on Messenger
Email - [email protected]
Website - https://livingviolencefree.nz/contact-us/
Phone - 04 237 6009

Cost: Nil - LVF provides all our services to the community, free of charge.

For more information on this programme, please see here: https://plwvs.co.nz/for-women/

22/10/2025

Women's Behaviour Change Programme:

Our Women's Behaviour Change Programme helps women address issues of anger, abuse or violence that they may be facing in their lives. For some women this anger may be related to having experienced abuse in their own lives. For others the pressure of everyday life (including financial pressures, pressures of parenting and so forth) may have become too much.

Our programmes teach a range of skills for how to deal with issues of anger, abuse and violence in respectful ways.

If you wish to join this or any of our other programmes, please contact us:

Here on Messenger
Email - [email protected]
Website - https://livingviolencefree.nz/contact-us/
Phone - 04 237 6009

Cost: Nil - LVF provides all our services to the community, free of charge.

Areas: this service is provided predominantly in our Porirua, Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt sites (and in our Wellington site for Court Referred women only OR upon case by case basis)

For more information on this programme, please see here: https://plwvs.co.nz/for-women/

20/10/2025

From musical performances to craft workshops to night markets, there are events to celebrate Niue Language Week happening across the country. πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

Check the event listings and find out how you can get involved at our website: https://bit.ly/4nblgjZ

Living Violence Free would like to extend a huge thank you to the village at She Is Not Your Rehab, for the generous don...
06/10/2025

Living Violence Free would like to extend a huge thank you to the village at She Is Not Your Rehab, for the generous donation of 'This Is Not Yours To Carry'.

This pukapuka is beautifully written and illustrated, and conveys such an important message to tamariki!

We are truly grateful for you providing a much needed resource to community agencies such as ours. It is an invaluable reference for our kaimahi to have in our Tamariki Safety Programme, and will speak volumes to them long after they've attended our service.

We have shared some books among our Tāne and Wāhine Programmes as well, and they have been well received there also.

Thank you again for all of your amazing mahi and your valiant effort to equip all of us privileged enough to work in these spaces, with rich emotional literacy resources such as 'This Is Not Yours To Carry'.

We appreciate you and yours just as much as our tamariki and whānau do β€” ngā mihi maioha πŸ™πŸΎ

πŸ“Έ: pukapuka in our Tamariki Safety Programme space ft. comments from tamariki πŸ’™

06/10/2025

Ni sa bula vinaka! Learn some everyday phrases in Fijian this week to celebrate Fijian Language Week 🌺

Image description: Light blue background with a dark blue border and title that says "Learn some everyday phrases in Fijian". Text reads: Ni sa bula vinaka - hello/greetings. Vinaka vakalevu - thank you. Kerekere - please. Vosota - apologies. Na yacaqu ko... My name is...

30/09/2025

Talofa! Learn some everyday phrases in Tuvaluan this Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu (Tuvalu Language Week) πŸ©΅πŸ’› πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡»

Image description: Blue background with a yellow border and title that says "Learn some everyday phrases in Tuvaluan". Text reads: "Talofa - Hello/Greetings, Fakafetai - Thank you, Fakamolemole - Please, Fakatoese - Apologies/Sorry, Toku igoa ko... - My name is...".

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Pember House (Level 2), 3 Hagley Street
Porirua
5022

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+6442376009

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