scholarly journals Measuring trends in online hate speech victimisation and exposure, and attitudes in New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco ◽  
Neil Melhuish
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Robust Evidence ◽  
People’S Perceptions ◽  
New Zealanders

Government agencies in New Zealand are not required to systematically collect data on online hate speech, thus, there is a lack of longitudinal evidence regarding this phenomenon. This report presents trends in personal experiences of and exposure to online hate speech among adult New Zealanders based on nationally representative data. The findings from this study are also compared with results from a similar research study conducted in 2018. In addition, this report explores people’s perceptions about other issues related to hate speech. The goal of this study is to fill some knowledge gaps regarding the extent and nature of hate speech in New Zealand. It also seeks to provide reliable and robust evidence to inform public conversation on the topic and the implementation of strategies and activities to ensure all New Zealanders, no matter what their characteristics, are safe online to benefit from the multiple opportunities of the digital environment.

scholarly journals Image-based sexual abuse: A snapshot of New Zealand adults’ experiences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco ◽  
Neil Melhuish ◽  
Jandy Fiske
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Level Of Agreement ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse ◽  
New Zealanders

This report presents findings from a larger quantitative study about New Zealand adults’ experiences of harmful digital communications. The report focuses on the prevalence of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), and people’s attitudes regarding different aspects of it. The findings described in this report are based on data collected from a nationally representative sample. We conducted a survey-based study with 1,001 adult New Zealanders. Fieldwork took place between 30 May and 1 July 2018. The objectives of the IBSA questionnaire were to gauge prevalence among adult New Zealanders: both self-reported personal experiences and involvement with this behaviour. It also sought to explore participants’ level of agreement with IBSA related issues. The margin of error for this study was +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence level on total results. This study is the first of its kind conducted in New Zealand.

scholarly journals Online hate speech: A survey on personal experiences and exposure among adult New Zealanders

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco ◽  
Neil Melhuish
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Nationally Representative

Online hate speech has been a topic of public concern and research interest for some time. Initially the focus of this centred on the proliferation of online groups and websites promoting and distributing discriminatory content. Since the introduction of more interactive tools and platforms in the mid-2000s that enabled new and faster ways of disseminating content in a relatively anonymous fashion, concerns about online hate speech becoming a pervasive behavior have increased.Current research and analysis acknowledge the complex nature of online hate, the mediating role of technology and the influence of other contextual factors (e.g. social or political events). However, despite the growing attention on the topic, New Zealand-based research looking at personal experiences and/or exposure to online hate is surprisingly absent. This study seeks to address this gap. It builds on existing international research on young people’s experiences to explore those of the adult New Zealand population based on a nationally representative sample. The research instrument used for this study was an online survey. The survey was administered by Colmar Brunton in June 2018. The maximum margin of error for the whole population is ±3.1% at the 95% confidence level. The sample is representative of the wider population on key demographics: age, gender, ethnicity, and location.

The darker side of the moon: Satanic traditions in New Zealand as magick systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
John Latham
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Ritual Abuse ◽  
History Of ◽  
Satanic Panic ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>When people discover the topic of my thesis they usually ask "Why Satanism?". In 1998 Satanism caught my attention when I was doing an undergraduate paper in sociology, the sociology of religion. Here I encountered several studies on the Satanic Ritual Abuse phenomena (SRA, also known as Satanic Panic and Satanism scare) See appendices for a brief history of SRA of the late 1980's and early 1990's in England, America, Australia and here in New Zealand. SRA evolved from accusations that satanic cults were involved in rituals where children were physically and sexually abused, and possibly killed. There were also reports that children were being bred for such practices. Both here and overseas cases were investigated by government agencies. The Peter Ellis case is perhaps the defining example of SRA in New Zealand. See appendices for an overview of this case In 1999,I noticed the census figures between 1986 and 1996 showed a growth of New Zealanders who identified as Satanist during the height of SRA scare, with the number rising nearly 400% (from 240 to 906).  From this several questions arose: perhaps most importantly what is Satanism: why had this number grown: and how does one become a Satanist? As I began researching answers to these questions, I became aware of elements that were not apparent from the literature. Not all Satanism is about being evil and using black Magick. The spelling of Magick with a 'k' is to differentiate between religious Magick and show (illusional) magic. This is explained in more detail later. Some elements of Satanism link it closely with other Magick traditions. In this thesis I discuss two questions: what is Satanism in New Zealand and is there a relationship between Satanism and other Magick traditions in New Zealand?</p>

The darker side of the moon: Satanic traditions in New Zealand as magick systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
John Latham
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Ritual Abuse ◽  
History Of ◽  
Satanic Panic ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>When people discover the topic of my thesis they usually ask "Why Satanism?". In 1998 Satanism caught my attention when I was doing an undergraduate paper in sociology, the sociology of religion. Here I encountered several studies on the Satanic Ritual Abuse phenomena (SRA, also known as Satanic Panic and Satanism scare) See appendices for a brief history of SRA of the late 1980's and early 1990's in England, America, Australia and here in New Zealand. SRA evolved from accusations that satanic cults were involved in rituals where children were physically and sexually abused, and possibly killed. There were also reports that children were being bred for such practices. Both here and overseas cases were investigated by government agencies. The Peter Ellis case is perhaps the defining example of SRA in New Zealand. See appendices for an overview of this case In 1999,I noticed the census figures between 1986 and 1996 showed a growth of New Zealanders who identified as Satanist during the height of SRA scare, with the number rising nearly 400% (from 240 to 906).  From this several questions arose: perhaps most importantly what is Satanism: why had this number grown: and how does one become a Satanist? As I began researching answers to these questions, I became aware of elements that were not apparent from the literature. Not all Satanism is about being evil and using black Magick. The spelling of Magick with a 'k' is to differentiate between religious Magick and show (illusional) magic. This is explained in more detail later. Some elements of Satanism link it closely with other Magick traditions. In this thesis I discuss two questions: what is Satanism in New Zealand and is there a relationship between Satanism and other Magick traditions in New Zealand?</p>

scholarly journals The Art of Chronic Pain: Creating an Exhibition Proposal on Chronic Pain for a New Zealand Gallery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Melissa Wells
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Art Exhibition ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>The original idea for this research came from a combination of the work that Richard Sandell has done on social inclusion in the United Kingdom, and my personal experiences with chronic pain. The aim of this research is to make known the experiences of chronic pain survivors in New Zealand and also to bring understanding about a range of invisible illnesses where chronic pain is a major symptom. Research methods used include surveys using quota sampling and content analysis, case studies, and an exhibition proposal.  People living with chronic pain make up one in five New Zealanders, meaning just over 900,000 people have this condition/disability/illness. Yet, have you heard anyone talk about it? Cancer is often spoken about, but it only effects around 20,000 New Zealanders. Mental health problems are contemporaneous but only effect approximately 582,000 people in New Zealand. However chronic pain cannot kill, or can it? Many people who have chronic pain have other co-morbid disorders such as depression. Chronic pain needs more publicity, it yearns to be spoken about and understood. People with chronic pain have said that they feel misunderstood and unheard not only by family, friends and colleagues but also by their medical professionals as well.  This research looks at whether there would be support from both the chronic pain community and healthy New Zealanders for an art exhibition about chronic pain. The exhibition would contain art produced by people with chronic pain and depict their daily lives with their condition(s). It also offers a contribution to museum studies and current practice by attending to a gap in the New Zealand literature, not even well covered by overseas literature, on this subject. It is the first dissertation to focus on pain in a museum/gallery setting in New Zealand and opens up public interaction and discussion about a taboo topic.  New Zealand museums and galleries have to have the ability to challenge preconceived opinions and ideas about chronic pain, as well as the opportunity to engage with a large and often invisible community.</p>

scholarly journals The health of older New Zealanders in relation to housing tenure: analysis of pooled data from three consecutive, annual New Zealand Health Surveys

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Pledger ◽  
Janet McDonald ◽  
P Dunn ◽  
Jacqueline Cumming ◽  
K Saville-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Housing Tenure ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Pacific People ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
New Zealanders

© 2019 The Authors Objective: To explore relationships between the housing tenure of older New Zealanders and their health-related behaviours, and physical and mental health. Methods: Pooled data were analysed for 15,626 older adults (aged 55+) from three consecutive, annual, nationally representative New Zealand Health Surveys to compare owner-occupiers, private renters and public renters. Results: Most in the sample were owner-occupiers (83.2%), with 12.4% private renters and 4.5% public renters. A higher proportion of renters aged 75+ were female. Māori and Pacific people were more likely to be renters. Renters were more likely to be living alone, on lower annual incomes. Overall measures of physical and mental health showed a health gradient, with public renters in the poorest health and owner-occupiers in the best health. Conclusions: Rental tenure is associated with poorer health. Implications for public health: Older renters tend to be economically disadvantaged and in poorer health than owner-occupiers. Over time, the proportion of older renters has been increasing. This will have implications for policy and for services in meeting the diverse care and support needs of older people. Higher rates of renting among Māori and Pacific people and older females means that these groups are particularly vulnerable to any negative impact of renting on health.

scholarly journals Has Budget 2015 solved child poverty?

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Wills
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Children In Poverty ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Election Victory ◽  
New Zealanders

The New Zealand public spoke and the pollsters listened: child poverty consistently ranks among the top concerns of New Zealanders  (Levine, 2014). And the prime minister listened too. In September 2014, after securing a healthy election victory, he proclaimed that he was going to step  in and tackle child poverty (Fox, 2014). The policy analysts  in a range of government agencies were set a task: come up with a package for Budget 2015 that helps children in poverty, that doesn’t cost too much and that won’t reduce the incentive to work. This article will demonstrate that the policy analysts did the best they could with the brief they were given. 

scholarly journals New Zealand teens’ digital profile: A factsheet

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco ◽  
Neil Melhuish
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Online Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
School Year ◽  
Nationally Representative

This Factsheet presents findings regarding New Zealand teens’ use, and attitudes towards, digital technologies and online safety. These findings are part of a larger quantitative study about experiences of risks and harm online. Data for this study was collected through a nationally representative survey conducted in the third term of the 2017 school year. A total of 1,001 young New Zealanders, aged between 14 and 17, responded to the 15minute questionnaire. Demographic information included age, gender, ethnicity, disability, and the region they lived in. The factsheet provides government agencies with evidence-based insights that can inform policy development and support in favour of New Zealand’s young people.

scholarly journals New Zealand teens and digital harm: Seeking and accessing support

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco ◽  
Neil Melhuish
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Digital Environment

This publication is part of a larger quantitative research project exploring New Zealand teens’ experiences of digital risk and harm. It presents findings about the support sought by 14 to 17-year-olds who experienced unwanted digital communications in the prior year. More specifically, it reports on who they turned to for support, the reasons for their choice, and the perceived usefulness of any help they received. The findings highlight the important role that family (particularly parents) and close friends play in the actions teenagers take to cope with online incidents. This publication is for parents and educators who are seeking to better understand teens’ experiences of online risks and challenges, and to provide appropriate support to teens in their care. For service providers and government agencies these evidence-based insights can inform policy development and help to improve prevention and service delivery to young New Zealanders, so they can take advantage of new technologies while safely navigating the digital environment.

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