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The Couch
The Families Commission set up online panel The Couch to hear the views of New Zealanders on issues relating to families.
It is part of our wider community engagement programme in which we regularly seek feedback from families, as well as community groups and organisations, through forums and meetings.
The responses from our polls and questionnaires on The Couch will help us in our advocacy work to improve services and support for families, and improve our advice on proposed government policies.
To sign up for our online panel, or to view previous results, visit www.thecouch.org.nz.
Poll results
Poll results
Supporting Kiwi Dads results
It’s of vital importance that new parents have all the support they need – but the level and type of support will vary from family to family, depending on their circumstances.
This survey focused on fathers. We wanted to hear from Kiwi Dads about the types of support they would like to receive, and who they would like to receive this support from.
Previous poll results
Questionnaire results
Questionnaire results
Violence in the media results
Many Couch members expressed concern about the amount and level of violence present in media today. Most thought that children’s exposure to violent images was harmful in some way.
