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Children’s Commissioner a beacon for those failed by state care system – advocates
Click here for full article A petition against a new law ending the role of Children’s Commissioner accuses the government of not listening to the voices of those who have been through the state care system. File photo. Photo: 123RF The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki Bill would see the Children’s Commissioner position replaced with a board ...
Māori lens needed on Kāinga Ora rebuilds
Housing continues to be one of the biggest barriers facing mātua taiohi, hapū māmā and their tamariki. E Tipu E Rea strive to find adequate for our young parents and their whanau. Click here for full article Māori architect says Kāinga Ora’s rush to upgrade and densify state housing stock is ignoring the cultural and ...
‘Appalling’ E Tipu e Rea on statistics mean desperate need to prioritise wāhine Māori maternal mental health
There is a desperate need to prioritise wāhine Māori maternal mental health, Hāpai Te Hauora chief executive Selah Hart says. Hart’s remarks follow the newly released Ā hurutia Te Rito | It takes a village report which reveals that suicide is the primary cause of death during pregnancy in Aotearoa and is especially concerning for ...
‘I felt scared’ – E Tipu e Rea Māmā shares perinatal depression experience
Click here to read full interview: ‘I felt scared’ – Māmā shares perinatal depression experience Tue, May 3Source: 1News A young mum who suffered perinatal depression is sharing her story in the hope it shines a light on the struggles new mothers and pregnant women face, encouraging other wāhine Māori to get the help they ...
E Tipu E Rea Mum Delivers One of NZ’s First 2022 Babies
Click Here for Full Article A young Auckland couple, who had a premature birth scare in November, have become parents to a girl who may be the first Kiwi baby born in 2022. It came as both a shock and relief to first-time mum Sapphron Jackson, 18, who went into labour around 4pm in the ...
Job Posting : Policy and Advocacy Lead (fixed term (3-years) part-time (24 hours pw)
E Tipu e Rea Whānau Services are excited to be advertising for a fixed term (3-years) part-time (24 hours pw) Policy and Advocacy Lead. Ko wai mātou E Tipu e Rea Whānau Services is a Kaupapa Māori health and social service. We uphold the mana and hauora of young hapū māmā, parents, and ...
E Tipu E Rea November Pānui
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Paakiwaha interview: Zoe Aroha Hawke
Paakiwaha interview | Zoe Aroha Hawke | Chief Executive Officer of E Tipu E Rea View Full Interview Here
Teenagers left homeless without support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Teenagers left homeless without support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder By Josephine Franks Read Full Article Here A 14-year-old has spent a year being moved between care homes. Nowhere is safe for her, her mother says. (File photo) One teen ends up sleeping under a bridge. Another is passed between temporary care homes. Carers and ...
Why teenage mothers need more support and less judgment
Why teenage mothers need more support and less judgment Brittany Keogh Read Full Article Here Fewer Kiwi teenagers are having babies compared with 10 years ago. But the stigma attached to young parenthood does not appear to be decreasing at the same rate. Brittany Keogh reports. Waiting in the emergency department ...