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East Coast News – February 2023
Kia ora koutou, Happy new year. Well, what a start to the year so far, we on the East Coast have been hammered by severe storms, road closures, slips and a hurricane, just to top it all off. But, it just goes to show how tough we East Coasters are, families stick...
Linda’s February Message 2023
Happy New Year to you all and welcome to 2023. I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas break, were able to put your feet up, (even if only for a few minutes), and spend quality time with loved ones. It was certainly nice to have some warm weather, although the...
Auckland News – December 2022
Kia ora koutou, Well, we are on the home straight to the end of another year, give yourself a celebratory fist pump/high five/pat on the back for making it through 2022! This year has been a hectic one, yet, I have seen just how amazing (and persevering) you all are....
Kaikohe Coffee Club
Kaikohe Coffee Club get crafty with clay and paintHelping to facilitate support groups is an important part of what we do here at Caring Families Aotearoa. We know that caregiving is not an easy job, and when times get tough it’s important to have people in your...
East Coast News – December 2022
Kia orana everyone (Hello - from my Cook Island Heritage) Wow, December seems full on in our house. I don’t know about yours but with sports summer tournaments, a daughter reaching her potential at gymnastics (this is amazing …. but… she needs to be there for 12...
Lower South News – December 2022
Here we are in December… wow, its amazing that we’ll be in 2023 very soon. I hope you get the chance to put your feet up after all the Christmas events and celebrations. I know I’m certainly looking forward to the break. It's been great hearing all about the Family...
Upper North News – December 2022
Ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou e Mātua Atawhai/Loving greetings to all you Kind Caregivers Wow, another year has passed us by and here we are looking forward to the holiday break in whatever form that might take. I love to hear how whānau celebrate this time of year,...
Auckland South News – December 2022
Kia ora koutou, Crikey, with only weeks to go until the last day of school, who has had time to organise Christmas? This year in our house we are transferring the focus from gifts to experiences. And it is not as easy as it sounds let me tell you. While we are...
Central North News – December 2022
Kia ora koutou, Here we are in December, where has the year gone may we ask ourselves? Well, I’m not sure to be quite honest but what I can say is, “the challenges this year have been intense”. Upon reflection I can say this, I am proud I managed to get through the...
North West News – December 2022
Here we are in December… wow, it's amazing that we’ll be in 2023 very soon. I hope you get the chance to put your feet up after all the Christmas events and celebrations. I know I’m certainly looking forward to the break. Coming up this weekend are the Family Fun...
Upper South News – December 2022
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, Oh my goodness, here is the last newsletter of 2022 and I look back and see a very busy year rapidly disappearing behind us! As I pen this, we have just had the end of year fishing event in Nelson, wet but very fun. A few lucky tamariki...
Canterbury News – December 2022
Here we are in December… wow, it's amazing that we’ll be in 2023 very soon. I hope you get the chance to put your feet up after all the Christmas events and celebrations. I know I’m certainly looking forward to the break. It's been great hearing all about the Family...
Lower North News – December 2022
Here we are in December… wow, it's amazing that we’ll be in 2023 very soon. I hope you get the chance to put your feet up after all the Christmas events and celebrations. I know I’m certainly looking forward to the break. It's been great hearing all about the Family...
Full Tank
FULL TANKLooking after yourself through the summer holidaysCaring Families Aotearoa's Therapist, Rob Surtees, is an avid believer in Caregivers practicing self care in order to provide the best care for tamariki. He is also our organisation's resident car enthusiast,...
Linda’s Christmas Message 2022
Kia ora, It's hard to believe the countdown to Christmas has started for another year! Christmas can be a challenging yet rewarding time for caregivers. The tamariki in your care may be experiencing many complex emotions,which can present themselves as difficult...
Central North News – November 2022
Kia ora koutou, We are now in week four of the final school term, and yes, I am saying it again “time is flying”. I am looking forward to the nice summer weather and visits to the beach with my tamariki. We have been lucky with some awesome weather in the last couple...