by Jennifer Kinsella | Feb 1, 2022 | Auckland South/Waikato, Regional News
Kia ora e te whānau, With the start of the school year finally here you could be forgiven for feeling like we spent the last two years on one very long school holiday! Our lives look very different today than two years ago, that’s for sure. I spent a good part of the...
by Jennifer Kinsella | Feb 1, 2022 | Regional News, Upper North
Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou, Caring Families o te Taitokerau, Happy New Year, Northland Caring Families I had a week of sun, sand and sea in beautiful Ahipara the week before Christmas, and then enjoyed a home ‘staycation’ whilst providing respite care for a whānau who...
by Jennifer Kinsella | Feb 1, 2022 | East Coast, Regional News
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa/Greetings to you all We have had such hot weather across the motu (region) until recently and suddenly it is beginning to feel like Autumn here in the mornings. I am slowly getting around to meeting with some of you and would love to...
by Jennifer Kinsella | Feb 1, 2022 | National News
School and Year Start-up Payment If you are receiving the Unsupported Child’s Benefit (UCB) or the Orphan’s Benefit (OB), you are eligible for a School and Year Start-up Payment. The School and Year Start-up Payment is to help you with school-related costs at the...
by Jennifer Kinsella | Feb 1, 2022 | Auckland, Regional News
Kia ora e te whānau, Welcome to 2022! For many of us in Auckland, these summer holidays have given us a chance for a change of scenery, to head to other parts of the country and to enjoy reconnecting with friends and family. Some of us have stayed put, keeping it...
