We asked our Families Panels about their hopes and dreams, what a family at its best looks like and the influences (positive and negative) on families.
We asked the Families Panels to tell us about their experiences of services, what the barriers to access might be and what an ideal service would look like.
We asked the Families Panels what community means to them and how to reach across divides and connect communities with each other. Here is what they told us.
Each group is co-ordinated by a community organisation selected for their expertise in a particular field, or ability to connect with local representative families and whānau.
The assumption that families do matter underpins the very existence and mission of the Families Commission. It is an assumption that is widely held and fervently quoted; sadly, however, it is not always supported by actions.
A little over nine years ago, Victory Primary School in Nelson had real problems with bad behaviour, truancy, and stand-downs, with a high percentage of families moving away during each school year
