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YSK: Your donation to Women's Refuge will get matched. You give $20, they get $40. (safenight.nz)
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Contact will match your donation to Women's Refuge: https://safenight.nz/products/gift-a-room

This recent RNZ podcast "The Detail" notes that half the people that work for Women's Refuge are volunteers. They are underfunded.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-detail/2025/the-hidden-epidemic-in-kiwi-homes-that-costs-the-country-billions

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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

If only we had decent governments that didn't rely on charities to do the messy work (not just our current regime!)

This is fantastic though - I'm glad the money printers are taking a stand