New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Covert abuse

Domestic abuse has been in the news of late, thanks to some tragic cases both here and overseas. We have appalling rates of domestic abuse in New Zealand, and it’s vital that the message gets across that it’s just not acceptable.

Often, people think that if violence is not involved, it’s not abuse. But mental and emotional abuse

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