Sentences with word «whanau»

Playcentres are run as parent cooperatives, offering a safe and secure learning environment for children from birth to 6 years; emphasising child initiated play and the importance of whanau / families as first and most important educators of their children.

If, however, there's always an excuse as to why you can't meet their whanau, or if they won't let you tell people about your dates because of complicated reasons (e.g. «my crazy ex might cause trouble») then be wary.

This is especially evident for doctors and other health professionals, friends and family / whanau, and private lawyers.

Our programme draws from the interests of the child and is supported by the strengths and passions of the educators, whanau and community surrounding the child.

The Ombudsman said the New Zealand initiative is centred on «throughcare» — from a prisoner's entry into the system to their eventual release — where prisoners are assigned a non-custodial officer as their case manager, directing their prison support with programs that focus on employment, accommodation, education and training, living skills, health / well - being, whanau, family and community links.

She reflected on the well - documented evidence of the effects of racism on health outcomes, and described the scaffolding that has been developed for University of Otago students to explore the effects of racism with patients and their whanau.

She is Clinical Advisor to the Counties Manukau District Health Board [CMDHB] and Auckland University of Technology «Look at You, Aroha Atu, Aroha Mai» DVD projects for parents, whanau and professionals addressing the social and emotional needs of babies in the first three months of life.