The Maori Party is urging whanau, hapu and iwi to have their say on the wide-ranging review of family violence laws.
"We know family violence has a devastating impact on our tamariki and whanau so it's critical that we ensure our views are heard," Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox said.
The discussion document covered areas such as protection orders, making family violence offences more visible, better information sharing across agencies and creating additional pathways to resolving family violence.
"The Maori Party would like to introduce new legislation (the Prevention and Protection from Family Violence Act) that would explicitly state that whanau violence, in all its forms, is unacceptable," she said.
While the legislative review deals with the hard end of the problem, it is part of a government-wide effort to reduce family violence.
