New Anti-Stalking Law w/ Dr Alison Towns: May 28th 2026

After years of campaigning from advocates and victim-survivors, New Zealand has introduced a new anti-stalking law criminalising repeated behaviour intended to cause fear or distress. 

Producer Pranuja spoke with domestic violence researcher Dr Alison Towns from The Coalition for the Safety of Women & Children about the new law and what meaningful protection for victim-survivors should look like.