Its a pretty exciting time around these parts, but some of the change could be a little confusing, so I wanted to walk you through what’s happening.

i have decided that @whaeapower needs new voices, a fresh eye on things, to build more community  and I need help to sustain awareness of domestic/family violence in New Zealand, using the Twitter account as a platform. To that end, I have asked people to volunteer to help me running the account.

Over the next wee while, you’re going to start hearing those different voices. They will sign off their tweets with their initials so you know it’s them, and not me. I’ll be tweeting too, and you’ll know when that’s me. We have boundaries in place and guidelines for the new tweeters so you can be assured that the account is safe in their hands.

If you have any issue with anything anyone says, I would appreciate the use of DMs (the account has open DMs) or you can email me. Accountability is important, public shaming isn’t necessary. This will be the first time many of these people have used their voice on Twitter for these purposes so everyone is learning – just be kind. This is new to us all, and I want to give it a good go.

The tweeters are: @delaneymes_, @victoriaous_1,  @meiperamel, @JaneTHoye, and @tina_plunkett

I will keep reminding you that it’s not a sole voice account anymore, and if you have any suggestions, just let me know.