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Staying safe in the city

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Staying safe in the city

In the early 2000s many municipalities introduced safety campaigns to reduce the risk of night-time attacks. This Wellington City Council poster advises young women to share a taxi in order to get home safely at night.

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Caroline Daley, Men and women in the city – Nights, sex and love, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/24616/staying-safe-in-the-city (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Caroline Daley, published 17 December 2009.