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Tue 15 May, 2012

From our perspective

Exploring the strength and resilience of families that include a parent with a disability

This report examines the strength and resilience of families that include a parent with a disability.

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Families need quality time together. But many struggle to balance work and family commitments. We support changes to improve work-life balance for New Zealand families.

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Wed 28 Mar, 2012

He Ara Whakamua - Auckland

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.

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Wed 28 Mar, 2012

He Ara Whakamua - Wellington

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.

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Wed 28 Mar, 2012

Partnerships with māori

He waka whānui

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.

The Family Court deals with whānau, families and children at vulnerable points in their lives.

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The Green Paper on Vulnerable Children was a discussion paper launched by the government to give people and communities a say on how New Zealand

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Fri 17 Feb, 2012

Te pūmautanga o te whānau

Tūhoe and South Auckland whānau

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

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Thu 16 Feb, 2012

One step at a time

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