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Upper North News – March 2022
Kia ora Kaimanaaki whānau ki Te Tai Tokerau/Be well, Northland Caregivers. How has your year started? I think, the phrase “unprecedented times” still rings true with the need to expect the unexpected. But if you are a seasoned caregiver, raising someone else's child...
Upper South – March 2022
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, I was going to open with a hope that everyone has had a relatively normal and good start to the year with tamariki and rangitahi heading off to the start of a new school year, giving caregivers a much needed “respite” after a lengthy...
Happy New Year from Linda 2022
Linda's New Year messageHappy New year to you all and welcome to 2022.We had beautiful weather over the Christmas break, and I hope that you and your whānau had plenty of opportunities to get outside and enjoy it. 2021 was another year of uncertainty for Aotearoa...
Lower South News – February 2022
Kia ora everyone Welcome back to the New Year. I hope you managed to have some rest over the holiday period. In the last few weeks, we have started to prepare ourselves again for the year ahead, including purchasing stationery, uniforms, and getting ready for new...
Canterbury News – February 2022
Kia ora Koutou, I hope everyone has had a relaxing break with time to recharge, refresh and reflect on what was an enduring year filled with the uncertainty of Covid-19 and the adaptations we have all had to make in our lives. I spent a lot of my time relaxing with...
Auckland South News – February 2022
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...
Upper North News – February 2022
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...
East Coast – February 2022
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...
School and Year Start-up Payment 2022
School and Year Start-up PaymentIf 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...
Auckland News – February 2022
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...
Upper South – February 2022
Kia ora koutou, ngā mihi o te Tau Hou/ Greetings for the New Year. The start of the year always brings hope, anticipation and a little sigh of relief that we got through the last one! I hope over the Christmas break you were able to get some R&R and some time to...
Support groups 2022
Support GroupsIn the above picture are the most supportive, amazing people one could ever wish to meet. This group formed after they all attended the Foundations for Attachment training and this network is something that Rob, our Therapist, would like to replicate...
Lower North News – February 2022
Kia ora everyone. Welcome to 2022! I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season and were able to spend some time with loved ones. I am back at work now and my hours this year are Tuesday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm. This coming term I will be focusing on online...
North West News – February 2022
Kia ora everyone Welcome back to the New Year. I hope you managed to have some rest over the holiday period. In the last few weeks, we have started to prepare ourselves again for the year ahead, including purchasing stationery, uniforms, and getting ready for new...
Central North News – February 2022
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou, Greetings to you all! Here we are in 2022. The holidays have finished for some of us, and we find ourselves planning for the year ahead! My whānau and I have managed to get a change of scenery these holidays and visited the beautiful...
Upper North News – December 2021
Meri Kirihimete (Merry Christmas!) As we edge closer to Christmas and look back at what the year has bought us and what this holiday season will involve, I’d like to commend you all on your resilience. You have pushed through some of the most challenging times and...