Ten workshops had been held across the three prevention programmes and 11 out of the 15 residential colleges for university students had expressed an interest in running consent workshops. The consent workshops were peer-facilitated, and went through legal definitions of consent, discussions of alcohol, and misunderstandings about sexual consent — including the misunderstanding miscommunication was a cause of violence. More than 40 students had come to Te Whare Tawharau seeking support since the centre opened. The centre would continue next year and was further developing its support and prevention services. Police records from August showed sexual assaults in Dunedin were being reported in record numbers.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2018 15:45 UTC