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A presentation on the Campaign for a Violence Free Wairarapa and its evaluation can be downloaded from: http://powershow.com/view/aefb5-MGI4M/Campaign_for_a_Violence_Free_Wairarapa_powerpoint_ppt_presentation (accessed 22/8/2013). For more information contact, Find current information about Safer Wairarapa at: http://www.wairarapasocialservices.org.nz/home

This report details the results of a social audit of the Violence Free Wairarapa campaign that began in May 2002. The purpose of the audit was to investigate whether the campaign was having a positive social impact on the lives of stakeholders in the Wairarapa region. Results were gained from 5-minute interviews with 60 members of the public, as well as longer interviews with 30 individuals from key agencies. Questions were asked on subjects such as organisational issues, the White Ribbon logo, and the structure and effects of the campaign. Three-quarters of those interviewed recognised the White Ribbon as signifying violence-free, yet when asked whether Wairarapa was becoming more or less violent, those who said more violent made up the largest group (although this represented only 27% of the participants). Key recommendations made in the report are to: improve communication strategies both with the public and with internal and external stakeholders; allow greater public access to the campaign; develop measures of well-being; and develop local mechanisms to ensure there is a 'mandatory response to all reported violence.'