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IPV practice guidelines commonly emphasize partner stalking as a key risk factor for IPV recurrence, particularly for severe or lethal outcomes, yet evidence supporting this position is limited. The current study therefore examined 1,126 IPV cases reported to New Zealand Police (NZP) to explore whether partner stalking predicted (a) any IPV recurrence or (b) physical IPV recurrence in a 12-month follow-up. For each recurrence type, we examined whether partner stalking was predictive on its own, and then when controlling for other risk assessment information commonly used by NZP. Partner stalking initially predicted any IPV recurrence, irrespective of severity or type; but lost statistical significance when other commonly assessed risk factors were included. It did not predict physical IPV recurrence at all. 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