Working with vulnerable whānau, supporting vulnerable children
Many New Zealanders remain unaware of the true value of Māori cultural knowledge as a source of innovation and creativity – this may be a legacy of a colonised past.
The role of whānau, iwi, te reo Māori and literacy
Many New Zealanders remain unaware of the true value of Māori cultural knowledge as a source of innovation and creativity – this may be a legacy of a colonised past.
Chief Families Commissioner, Carl Davidson says a new report by the Families Commission, in partnership with four Maori organisations, recognises the powerful contribution of Māori across social, cultural, economic and environmental development in this country.
Drawing from the Families Commission Act 2003 (Section 7), the Families Commission takes a strengths-based approach to the work informing its Whānau Strategic Framework.
Speech by Hon Tariana Turia, Minister for Whānau Ora, at the launch of Te Pūmautanga o te whānau at Te Rewarewa Marae, Ruātoki on Friday 17 February 2012.
This report draws on the voices of Tūhoe and South Auckland whānau, and the hapū, iwi, Māori and community organisations working with whānau, to better understand whānau resilience and strength in
If Government departments and social agencies are to work in a way that helps whānau be stronger, safer, and more resilient against hard times, then they must work with wh
