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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...
Auckland South 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...
East Coast – December 2021
Kia ora koutou,Ko Karen toku ingoaKei Heretaunga matou e noho ana. Kia ora everyone, my name is Karen and I live in the Hawkes Bay. Between my husband and I, we have five beautiful shared tamariki (children) and six grandchildren. I have been working with children...
Lower South 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 have...
Central 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...
Central 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...
Christmas Colouring Competition
Christmas Colouring CompetitionGet creative and take part in our Christmas Colouring Competition! How to enter: Children, any age can either colour in the gingerbread person provided by clicking the button below OR can draw their own gingerbread person. Once your...