Knowledge Centre themes
Children and youth
Children and young people are our future. We all have a role to play in keeping them safe and strong.
Community and culture
Families and whānau do best when they live in safe, well connected and supportive communities.
Family violence
Strong, well-functioning and non-violent relationships are the foundation of resilient families and whānau.
Pacific
Pacific people make up a significant and growing proportion of New Zealand's population.
Parents and carers
Parents and carers have a critical influence on what children experience and on their future outcomes.
Relationships
Family and whānau relationships – whether they nurture or harm – have a powerful effect on family and whānau wellbeing.
Social services
Most families and whānau require assistance during their life time and seek help first through their own support networks.
Whānau
Whānau Rangatiratanga creates a powerful platform from which whānau can live in rangatira ways. This is about whānau taking control of their futures.
Work and finances
A key contributor to family wellbeing and whānau ora is the ability to make wise and informed choices about working, earning, spending, caring for their children, and having family time.








