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Central North News – May 2022
Kia ora koutou, Wow, how time has flown! Here we are in term 2 already. I hope everyone had a nice Easter break and has managed to make it through the school holidays. Here’s hoping that this term is the beginning towards some form of normality now that we are in the...
Auckland News – May 2022
Kia ora e te whānau, You made it through the school holidays! (Let’s claim the victories where we can!) I hope the transition into Term 2 is a smooth one for you and your family. Here’s to things calming down on the COVID front and settling back into some version of...
Farewell to Andeana Pilalis
As many of you are aware, this month we are saying farewell to our longest standing member of the Caring Families Aotearoa team. Andeana Pilalis has been with Caring Families since we were The New Zealand Family and Foster Care Federation back in 2009 and has proven...
Useful resources
Some useful resourcesMany people and their whānau are finding life quite tricky at the moment. Please know you aren't alone and there are a wide range of organisations that specialise in helping. Here is a small list that we have put together. Mental health The...
Great line up of Speakers
We were very excited to hear Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announce that the numbers for inside events, under Red, would move from 100 to 200. This means that should we still be in the 'traffic light system' and under Red in September we are most likely going to be...
New Trainings
Two new trainings for caregiversIn this small group workshop we will look at confrontational interactions between care experienced tamariki and their caregiver. Caregivers are encouraged to explore the reasons why children can regularly be confrontational and the...
Upper North News – April 2022
Te tīmatanga o te matauranga ko te wahangū Te wāhanga tuarua ko te whakarongo The first stage of learning is silence, the second stage is listening This whakatauki causes me to reflect on how I learn and how I teach. Being in a role that requires presenting...
Upper South – April 2022
Kia ora e te whānau Well here we have it, Autumn. Darker mornings are happening already and the change from daylight savings hours mean a check in with smoke alarms. Change those batteries! It is also a time to reflect on the crazy days of summer and all the...
Auckland South News – April 2022
Kia ora koutou April is gearing up to be a busy month for us as school finishes for the term and the pressure of Easter is upon us. Some of us won’t acknowledge Easter for our own reasons and that’s fine. Some of us will celebrate with Christian practice and some of...
East Coast – April 2022
Kia ora koutou Hope this email finds you well and not too wet from all the rain that the Hawkes Bay/Tairāwhiti region is suddenly receiving. There has been a definite shift to Autumn, and it is starting to become noticeable in the changing colours of the leaves across...
Central North News – April 2022
Kia ora everyone I don’t know what its been like in your community, town and city recently, but in ours its been very quiet. People have been dealing with making sure their own whānau has endured this virus as it impacts services, product delivery and shopping items...
North West News – April 2022
Kia ora everyone I don’t know what its been like in your community, town and city recently but in ours, its been very quiet. People have been dealing with making sure their own whanau has endured this virus as it impacts services, product delivery and shopping items...
Canterbury News – April 2022
Kia Ora Koutou, Well I guess that’s it, Summer is over! With all the extreme weather conditions around the world and as close as Australia, I can’t help wondering if Global Warming is really starting to happen. It’s crazy while I see my northern colleagues on our...
Lower South News – April 2022
Kia ora everyone I don’t know what its been like in your community, town and city recently but in ours, its been very quiet. People have been dealing with making sure their own whanau has endured this virus as it impacts services, product delivery and shopping items...
Lower North News – April 2022
Kia ora everyone I don’t know what its been like in your community, town and city recently but in ours, its been very quiet. People have been dealing with making sure their own whanau has endured this virus as it impacts services, product delivery and shopping items...
Auckland News – April 2022
Kia ora e te whānau, How are you keeping? It has been a shock to look out the window and see the days getting shorter with the change of seasons. Now is the time to cram in the final summer swim for the year and soak up as much sunshine before things cool down. The...