RuruHana (Leanne) BrownieUpper North Regional Coordinator09 283 9483 or 027 566 0294Ngā mihi mahana ki ngā Matua whangai i tēnei marama (Warm greetings to all Caregivers this month). I hope you all got some down time during the holidays (yeah right, right!). A few...
Stephanie James-Sadler National Support Manager 0800 693 323Kia ora everyone, In April ‘Snippets’ I spoke about the recruitment process for a Regional Coordinator to support you, our North West Caregiver members. I am excited to introduce to you Ebony Phillips. ...
Stephanie James-Sadler National Support Manager 0800 693 323Kia ora everyone, I am excited to introduce to you Ebony Phillips. Ebony is our new Regional Coordinator for the Lower North and North-West regions. Further down the page, Ebony will do a little intro of...
James Uri East Coast Regional Coordinator 027 204 6908Kia ora East Coast whānau, James here with another month's snippets. I hope things are going better for you all...well, better than last month! It has been for me - the school holidays have been great spending...
Christie McGiven Auckland Regional Coordinator 0800 693 323 or 027 538 9691 Kia ora e hoa mā, hi friends, How have the first few days back at school gone for you and your whānau? I hope in the midst of a busy week getting back into things there were a few ‘wins’ and...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Jared Porter - 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392 Caroline Graetz - 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora koutou Canterbury Caregivers! “Excuse me?”…”What!”….”Are you sure?” it's April and nearly Easter. We don’t know about you, but this year is...
Stephanie James-Sadler National Support Manager 0800 693 323Kia ora everyone, We hope everyone received our little gift in the mail in early March. It contained a shopping list magnet which has a note about our PACE therapeutic parenting model. (If you would like to...
Stephanie James-Sadler National Support Manager 0800 693 323Kia ora everyone, It was nice to see those of you who came to our Foster Care Awareness Week Wellington evening event, with the Ombudsman last month. It was a great presentation with some well thought out...
Nu'umoe CollinsAuckland South Regional Coordinator09 281 5609 or 027 244 7371Talofa lava (greetings), I’ve been two months in the role and what an amazing time it’s been. I had the pleasure of meeting many of you at our various Foster Care Awareness week events and...
RuruHana (Leanne) BrownieUpper North Regional Coordinator09 283 9483 or 027 566 0294Ngā mihi mahana ki ngā Matua whangai i tēnei marama (Warm greetings to all Caregivers this month). Wow, fourth month already...time flies when you’re?...well time just flies!! I’ve...
Christie McGiven Auckland Regional Coordinator 0800 693 323 or 027 538 9691 Kia ora e hoa mā, hi friends, Firstly, it was an absolute treat and highlight of my work month to see many of you at our Foster Care Awareness Week celebration events in March! After Pamper...
Christine FrostCentral North Regional CoordinatorPh: 07 281 1137Mob: 027 501 0393Kia ora koutou katoa, Here we are in April and school holidays are just around the corner. Do you have any plans for the holidays? How will you keep your tamariki occupied? For some of...
James Uri East Coast Regional Coordinator 027 204 6908Kia ora koutou, It’s safe to say this month has been another challenging one as we are still dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone. I’m especially thinking of caregivers in the Wairoa and Gisborne areas, as I...
Lower South Regional Coordinators Jared Porter - 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392 Caroline Graetz - 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora koutou Lower South Caregivers! “Excuse me?”…”What!”….”Are you sure?” it's April and nearly Easter. We don’t know about you, but this year is...
Denise GreenUpper South Regional Coordinator03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333Kia ora koutou/Hi everyone, Well, it had to happen, the end of a very pleasant summer of mostly decent weather and long warm days. Autumn is upon us and so are the school holidays. Thank you for...
Kia ora koutou, This has been a challenging month for our region. I’m feeling very fortunate that my house and whānau are okay, but I know that is not the case for many of you, and I’m thinking of you all. Disasters like this always bring out the true spirit of kiwis;...
Tēna koutou katoa e te whanau, My thoughts go out to all our fellow caregivers and others that have been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Being recent recipients of floods in our own region we can empathize with the massive job that those affected will be facing, there...
Talofa lava; my name is Nu’umoe Collins I am a New Zealand born Samoan and the eldest of seven, a mother of one, and aiga/whānau caregiver of two. I’m very passionate about connection, service and continual learning. I have 15 years’ service working for a contract...
Kia ora e hoa mā, hi friends, How are you keeping? My thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by the recent flooding and cyclone damage in the past couple of weeks. The start of the school year can be a mix of excitement, stress, and anxiety at the best of...
Ngā mihi ngakau nui ki ngā whānau o Te Tai Tokerau/Heartfelt acknowledgements to Northland families Especially to those of you worst affected by the recent extreme weather events. Anxieties for our Mokopuna are high at the best of times, and we are worried they worry...