June 2025 Caregiver News: Upper North RegionChristine Frost Upper North Regional Coordinator M: 027 538 9691Tena koutou katoa, Firstly, I would like to acknowledge all of you who provide care for the tamariki in your home! This is not always an easy task and...
June 2025 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGivenCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 0800 693 323Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends, Last month I had the pleasure of taking a road trip around some of the region to meet our wonderful caregiver...
June 2025 Caregiver News: North East RegionNyvonne Krause Kaitakawaenga (Cultural Advisor) & North East Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0395 E: northeast@caringfamilies.org.nz Mānawatia a Matariki koutou katoa, This month we come together to celebrate Matariki. ...
June 2025 Lower North Caregiver NewsEbony Phillips Lower North Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0394 lowernorth@caringfamilies.org.nz Mānawatia a Matariki (Happy Mātariki) This month we come together to celebrate Matariki. The theme for Matariki this year is Matariki...
June 2025 Upper South Caregiver NewsDenise Green Upper South Regional Coordinator 03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333 uppersouth@caringfamilies.org.nz Mānawatia a Matariki koutou katoa, This month we come together to celebrate Matariki. The theme for Matariki this year is...
June 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora Whānau, I hope you are all keeping well and avoiding the coughs and colds that come with a change of season! Canterbury has certainly experienced all the...
June 2025 Lower South Caregiver NewsStacey Penrose Mobile: 027 501 0392 Email: lowersouth@caringfamilies.org.nz Mānawatia a Matariki koutou katoa, This month we come together to celebrate Matariki. The theme for Matariki this year is Matariki mā Puanga. Matariki mā...
April 2025 Lower South Caregiver NewsStacey Penrose Mobile: 027 501 0392 Email: lowersouth@caringfamilies.org.nzKia ora e te whānau/ Greetings family. The month of March has been an exciting and busy one with caregivers being celebrated in events across the region and...
April 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005I hope everyone is keeping well with this hot and cold forever changing Canterbury weather. It feels like summer is creeping away and Autumn is here to stay! What...
April 2025 Upper South Caregiver NewsDenise GreenUpper South Regional Coordinator03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333 uppersouth@caringfamilies.org.nzKia ora e te whānau/ Greetings family, What a wonderful month of March we have had celebrating Foster Care Awareness. I get...
April 2025 Lower North Caregiver NewsEbony Phillips Lower North Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0394 lowernorth@caringfamilies.org.nzTēnā Koutou Katoa I thank you for your understanding and patience as I manage to adjust to the recent changes to the region. Hawkes...
April 2025 Caregiver News: North East RegionNyvonne Krause Kaitakawaenga (Cultural Advisor) & North East Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0395E: northeast@caringfamilies.org.nzTēnā koutou katoa It has been a very busy year already and now with the school holidays...
April 2025 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGivenCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 0800 693 323Mob: 027 501 0393I had the pleasure of attending the Excellence in Foster Care Awards at Government House in Wellington last month – we celebrated the amazing...
April 2025 Caregiver News: Upper North RegionChristine Frost Upper North Regional Coordinator M: 027 538 9691Tena koutou katoa, Kia ora koutou, wow it has been a very busy start to the year! Now that I am becoming familiar with my new region things are starting to...
February 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Welcome to 2025! I can hear the sigh of relief from all the parents and caregivers across Aotearoa as we wave our tamariki and rangatahi back off to school. If...
February 2025 Lower South Caregiver NewsStacey Penrose Mobile: 027 501 0392 Email: southsupport@caringfamilies.org.nzI hope everyone has been having a great start to 2025! It is that time of year when Tamariki and Rangatahi are either back or about to start another...
February 2025 Upper South Caregiver NewsDenise GreenUpper South Regional Coordinator03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333 uppersouth@caringfamilies.org.nzKia ora koutou/Greeting everyone, Welcome to 2025 and February at that! I hope you all had a wonderful summer and Christmas...
February 2025 Lower North Caregiver NewsEbony Phillips Lower North Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0394 lowernorth@caringfamilies.org.nzTēnā Koutou Katoa I hope that you’re having a fabulous summer and by now all your children will have returned to school. Give...
February 2025 Caregiver News: North East RegionNyvonne Krause Kaitakawaenga (Cultural Advisor) & North East Regional Coordinator M: 027 501 0395E: northeast@caringfamilies.org.nzTēnā koutou katoa Ko Pāku te maunga / the mountain that protects generations of my...
February 2025 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGivenCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 0800 693 323Mob: 027 501 0393Welcome back everyone! I am the old but new Regional Coordinator for Central North. I have been with Caring Families Aotearoa for three years...