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.
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.
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
Supporting families and whānau in financial hardship
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
This literature review was a response to the Minister for Social Development and Employment’s request that the Families Commission undertake an “international literature review about pa
