Samantha is a Hague mother herself, experiencing domestic violence and fleeing Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, seeking safety for her son and herself in New Zealand with the help from the Salvation Army they placed them on flights to return home to be safe. 

Her Hague case was lost in 2021 and her son had to be returned back to Australia in early 2022. Samantha successfully won her relocation case in April 2022 and now resides back in New Zealand with her son and works in Family and Sexual Violence Services. 

Since returning home, Samantha was determined to build an organisation in New Zealand to help Hague mothers, and parents who find themselves in this horrific situation. Samantha discovered there was no help available when she went through this, and since then she has spoken to many other women who are seeking help and support.

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New Zealand Hague Collective is driven by passion to help those in need.