Victim Support: Vision and Values

Victim Support is here to walk alongside and empower victims on their journeys to safety, healing, and participation. We believe in putting victims and their needs at the heart of the justice system and supporting victims with heart for as long as they need us.

Our purpose

To strengthen the mana, belonging, and well-being of people affected by crime, trauma, and suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our vision

Victims receive support at every step of their journey, 24/7, with heart.

Our mission

We support and empower victims to be safe, heal, and participate at every step of their journey.

Manaaki tāngata

We are there to support and care for the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Wrapping support, hospitality, and care around others binds us together.

Manaaki tāngata is represented in the koru design used throughout Victim Support’s digital and printed material. This was gifted to Victim Support from Ngāti Whātua Orakei with its symbolism to Te korowai o Manaaki Tāngata (the cloak of Victim Support) wrapped around clients their family, hapū, iwi and communities worked with or supported.

We do this by symbolically using the korowai (cloak) to embrace people with warmth, care, and support, adhering to the following values.