Since 1973, Women’s Refuge has been groundbreaking in the work of improving the lives of women and children affected by domestic violence.in Aotearoa New Zealand. This timeline shows the milestones in the history of women's refuges in this country as documented by the National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges (Women's Refuge). This document may be updated from time to time. If the link is broken please follow the link to Women's Refuge's About us page to find the latest timeline of the organisation's history. This document is one of the sources used to build NZFVC's timeline. Record #5870