After each election we provide a briefing on our work to the Minister of Social Development. This is the briefing we provided to the Minister subsequent to the election held in November 2011.
This research aims to help the Families Commission better understand ways to support families and whānau in financial hardship, and to identify practical strategies for working with these families
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
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
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.
On the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, a short film will be launched which captures the voices of children who experienced the succession of devastating earthquakes.
As submissions close on the government’s Green Paper on Vulnerable Children, Chief Families Commissioner, Carl Davidson, says the Families Commission takes a zero tolerance position on child