June 2026 Central North Caregiver News Christie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends I hope you are keeping warm and well as we head into the winter months. Autumn has been a full few months for...
APRIL 2026 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends Recently, a group of caregivers heard from Brooke from Potential to Performance at the Beyond Behaviour event...
February 2026 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2026 has started well for you. I had some lovely time off and managed to...
December 2025 Central North Caregiver News Christie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends One of the real highlights over the past couple of months was getting the chance to attend the...
OCTOBER 2025 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 The last month has been a busy one, I have had the unexpected treat of spending some time in Ōtorohanga and enjoying some early morning...
August 2025 Central North Caregiver NewsChristie McGiven Central North Regional Coordinator Ph: 0800 693 323 Mob: 027 501 0393 Kia ora e hoa mā, hello friends, How great was it to celebrate another year in June with Matariki mā Puanga? I was lucky enough to meet some...
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...
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...
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...
December 2024 Central North Caregiver NewsChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou, Well, what a year it has been! December already, where has the year gone? This year has brought about both challenges and...
November 2024 Central North Caregiver NewsChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393With all the changes happening around our country and the day-to-day difficulties we face in this most extraordinary role as a caregiver, it is...
August 2024 Central North Caregiver NewsChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393 centralnorth@caringfamilies.org.nzKia ora koutou, The holidays may be over, but now we’re re-learning our back-to-school routines. Not an easy...
June 2024 Central North Caregiver NewsChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Well, here we are in the first week of the Winter month. It’s officially stew and soup season for us in our whare (home) and the kids love it! Our...
April 2024 Central North Caregiver NewsChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Here we are in April already, and in a couple of weeks we will be at the end of term one. Wow, how time is flying! Do you have any plans for the...
February 2024 caregiver news: central north regionChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393“WOW” Here we are already in February 2024! I hope everyone's Christmas and New Years was full of love and laughter! Strengthening...
December 2023 caregiver news: central north regionChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora Koutou/Greetings everyone, WOW, here we are in the closing month of 2023! What a year it has been, with a few challenges and...
nOVEMBER 2023 caregiver news: central north regionChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou katoa, I don’t know about you, but I am always surprised that it is this time of year again! I hope as you think back on...
september 2023 caregiver news: central north regionChristine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou katoa, It is hard to believe we are nearly at the end of term 3 already! What have been some positives for your whānau...
Christine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou, Here’s hoping June was not too bad for you all with the weather conditions, as well as the ongoing strikes some of our school’s have been having. It has been a...
Christine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou katoa, Well, I hope we all made it through the school holidays ok! Did you manage to get some downtime for yourself? I was fortunate enough to take part in a Wahine...