News and Events

December issue 2025:  This edition of our quarterly newsletter highlights Stop’s continued focus on sexual harm prevention, including advocacy for a national prevention strategy and new early intervention initiatives. It reflects our commitment to evidence-based, proactive approaches that strengthen communities and reduce harm- Read more here

September issue 2025: This Spring edition of our newsletter highlights Stop’s prevention and education mahi across Te Waipounamu, including recent community workshops, national conference contributions, and the growing reach of Press Pause. It also shares evidence of our social impact and new resources supporting early access to help for concerning sexual thoughts and behaviours - Read more here 

May issue 2025: In this quarterly update, we share highlights from across Stop’s work, including a visit from Minister Karen Chhour, progress in supporting individuals experiencing Concerning Sexual Ideation, and the impact of Press Pause as a digital prevention resource. These stories demonstrate our ongoing focus on early intervention and strengthening sector capability - Read more here 

It is with great pleasure and excitement in August 2024 that Stop announced the launch of "Press Pause" - a new website resource for adults supporting rangatahi in Aotearoa.

We have developed “Press Pause” with funding from Oranga Tamariki to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to support school staff, counsellors, rangatahi focussed agencies and adults in positions of responsibility working with rangatahi (between ages 12-17) to navigate the management and prevention of concerning and harmful sexual behaviour.

We know that only the most concerning/harmful (Red) behaviour meets the criteria for a referral to a specialist agency – in Aotearoa this is Stop (or Wellstop or Safe), but there is also a lot of concerning (Orange) sexualised behaviours that happen with our rangatahi – sexual harassment, pornography, consent issues, etc. We have aimed to build resources and tools that support the adults working alongside rangatahi with ‘orange’ behaviours.

It is intended that Press Pause functions as a ‘one stop’ online interactive hub to support conversations with rangatahi about concerning and harmful sexual behaviour and pulls together resources from all areas of the sector and provides a directory to relevant services

 presspause.co.nz