Media Releases

The Families Commission is supporting Judge Boshier’s call for a radical re-think of support for families through separation.

Families that care for a family member with mental illness need support in order to help them to do the best job they can do, according to a report released today.

Kiwi families say they are increasingly using positive parenting techniques because they work, according to 100 ordinary families’ descriptions of their own parenting methods.

Families Commissioner Gregory Fortuin has joined the chorus of criticism levelled against finance companies offering incentives to families to take out debt they cannot afford, and hopes a forum be

The rise in family violence offences recorded by the New Zealand Police for year to June 2009 is a double-edged sword, says the Families Commission.

Lesbians and gay men can face significant challenges as they seek to create and maintain families that include children but in most cases they overcome these challenges with considerable success, new research funded by the Families Commission has found.

Expulsion or suspension from school is rarely necessary if a whole-of-family approach is taken to student management and learning, says the Families Commission.

The Families Commission has brought together all New Zealand’s family violence statistics into one report to establish a baseline against which future trends can be measured.

More evidence is emerging that Kiwi parents are favouring positive parenting strategies for disciplining their children over smacking or hitting.