The Police have advised that they are no longer making referrals to the Destiny Church linked Man Up and Legacy Sisterhood groups. This is in response to an Official Information Act (OIA) request by the Society.
While the Police are no longer making referrals, they have done so in the past:
o In the 2023/24 Financial Year, Police made four referrals to Man Up and four to Legacy.
o In the 2024/25 Financial Year, they made nine referrals to Man Up and three to Legacy.
Presumably these referrals related to domestic violence cases as both Man Up and Legacy provide 'services' in that space.
Nurses Society director David Wills says Police indicated that referrals are not being made now because the groups are no longer deemed to be “wellness service providers”.
"Whatever the reason or reasons it is good that referrals were very limited in the past and more importantly are no longer being made."
Man Up and Legacy have been widely criticised for their anti-LGBTQIA+ activities, history of hate speech and disruptive protest activity.
A number of Man Up members have recently been charged with assault and related criminal charges after intimidating a group of children and a performer while protesting a “Drag Storytime” event and aggressively disrupting the annual Auckland Pride Parade.
In response to another OIA request, the Department of Corrections has advised that Corrections does not make referrals to Man Up or Legacy Sisterhood.
The Police have advised that they are no longer making referrals to the Destiny Church linked Man Up and Legacy Sisterhood groups. This is in response to an Official Information Act (OIA) request by the Society.
While the Police are no longer making referrals, they have done so in the past:
o In the 2023/24 Financial Year, Police made four referrals to Man Up and four to Legacy.
o In the 2024/25 Financial Year, they made nine referrals to Man Up and three to Legacy.
Presumably these referrals related to domestic violence cases as both Man Up and Legacy provide 'services' in that space.
Nurses Society director David Wills says Police indicated that referrals are not being made now because the groups are no longer deemed to be “wellness service providers”.
"Whatever the reason or reasons it is good that referrals were very limited in the past and more importantly are no longer being made."
Man Up and Legacy have been widely criticised for their anti-LGBTQIA+ activities, history of hate speech and disruptive protest activity.
A number of Man Up members have recently been charged with assault and related criminal charges after intimidating a group of children and a performer while protesting a “Drag Storytime” event and aggressively disrupting the annual Auckland Pride Parade.
In response to another OIA request, the Department of Corrections has advised that Corrections does not make referrals to Man Up or Legacy Sisterhood.