Advocacy Topics

The Families Commission advocates for families and whānau by acting as a catalyst for change.

We aim to raise awareness of family related issues with families and whanau, service providers and policy- and decision-makers.

Our current advocacy projects are outlined below.

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Every child deserves the chance to thrive, belong and achieve but not every child gets that opportunity in New Zealand.
The Ministry of Justice is undertaking a review of the Family Court system to make it more “sustainable, efficient, cost-effective and responsive to those vulnerable adults and children who n
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is the national centre for collating and disseminating information about domestic and family vio
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Chief Commissioner, Carl Davidson, joined TVNZ’s Good Morning Parents Panel, along with Vanessa Rushton and in-house expert,