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Robbers Continue To Steal The Hot Water System From Barnardos Early Learning Centre
Monday, 11 April 2022, 4:18 pm | Barnardos
A thief in the night is leaving tamariki in cold water at Barnardos Hornby Pasifika Early Learning Centre. In the last six months, the gas hot water system has been stolen four times, which has meant the centre has had to close due to its licensing ... More >>
What’s Up Counselling Service Releases Top Tips On How To Talk To Your Children About The War In Ukraine
Monday, 7 March 2022, 1:41 pm | Barnardos
Children in Aotearoa are showing anxiety about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine says Barnardos What’s Up Team Lead, Lesley Butler. The phone counselling service has received a spate of calls from anxious children worried about what the war will ... More >>
Child Poverty Statistics Released By Stats NZ Stay Disappointingly Static For Māori, Pasifika And Disabled Tamariki
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 6:41 pm | Barnardos
The Child Poverty Statistics figures show an overall slight downward trend in the number of children experiencing poverty. Māori, Pasifika and disabled tamariki continue to bear the brunt of material hardship and household poverty. While the statistics ... More >>
Barnardos Calls For A Greater Increase In Government Benefits Following The Release Of The Child Monitor Report.
Monday, 6 December 2021, 4:52 pm | Barnardos
Today’s release of the Child Poverty Monitor is a joint project of the Children’s Commissioner, Otago University and the JR McKenzie Trust, designed to track the Government’s progress towards child poverty targets. The report shows poverty is declining overall ... More >>
Barnardos Early Learning And NZEI Reach Pay Parity Agreement
Friday, 26 November 2021, 3:02 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos Early Learning Services and NZEI Te Riu Roa achieve an historic step towards pay parity for ECE Teachers. Early childhood teachers working for Barnardos will receive significant pay increases as a result of a new collective agreement that ... More >>
NZ’s Only Child And Teen Phone Counselling Service Launches Campaign Following 31% Increase In Chats Over The Last Year
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 4:34 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos 0800 What’s Up counselling service has launched a nationwide two-month campaign with partners MediaWorks Foundation and OfficeMax to help reach children who need support, following a large 31% increase in online chats from children and ... More >>
Release Of Child Poverty Stats Show Some Progress, But Not Enough In Light Of Covid-19
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 12:41 pm | Barnardos
Children’s advocacy collective Five to Thrive is calling for immediate increases to income support, in the wake of the release of the official annual Child Poverty statistics by Stats NZ today. Dr Claire Achmad, General Manager Advocacy at Barnardos, ... More >>
Barnardos Shares Children’s Dreams For The Decade To Mark World Children’s Day 2020
Friday, 20 November 2020, 11:51 am | Barnardos
Barnardos is today marking World Children’s Day 2020 with the launch of the “Dreams for the Decade Online Gallery”, showcasing artwork and poetry by New Zealand children expressing their dreams for the next decade. The launch of the Gallery at www.dreamsforthedecade.nz ... More >>
Barnardos Shares Children’s Dreams For The Decade To Mark World Children’s Day 2020
Friday, 20 November 2020, 6:08 am | Barnardos
Barnardos is today marking World Children’s Day 2020 with the launch of the “Dreams for the Decade Online Gallery”, showcasing artwork and poetry by New Zealand children expressing their dreams for the next decade. The launch of the Gallery at www.dreamsforthedecade.nz ... More >>
Barnardos NZ Asks Aotearoa To Step Up For Children Experiencing Family Violence This Month
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 9:03 am | Barnardos
Over 3 weeks this October, we're calling for Aotearoa to step up and take 10,000 steps a day to support New Zealand children affected by family violence. It has been a tough year for the children of Aotearoa, but for some it’s been especially hard. ... More >>
Supporting Whānau Experiencing Family Harm At Heart Of New Multi-disciplinary Hub Te Taanga Manawa
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 8:05 am | Barnardos
Te Taanga Manawa is a joint initiative and will house Police, the District Health Board including mental health, the Ministry of Social Development, Corrections, Oranga Tamariki and Kāinga Ora along with Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri, Te Iwi o Ngāti Kahu, ... More >>
Calling On Aotearoa’s Children And Young People To Share Their Hopes And Dreams For The Decade
Monday, 22 June 2020, 9:29 am | Barnardos
There’s one month to go for children and young people from around Aotearoa to enter Dreams for the Decade. Barnardos is calling on Aotearoa’s youngest generations to get involved by 20 July. Barnardos is Aotearoa’s national children’s charity, ... More >>
Budget A Good First Step In Recovery, Acknowledging More Needed For Children, Whānau In Long-term
Friday, 15 May 2020, 7:24 am | Barnardos
Budget 2020 a good first step in COVID-19 recovery, acknowledging more needed for children and whānau in the long-term Barnardos says that although more investment will be needed to address the long-term challenges facing children, whānau, and ... More >>
Barnardos Calls For Budget 2020 To Invest In Children, Whānau And Those Who Help Them
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 3:34 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos, Aotearoa’s national children’s charity shaping brighter futures together with children and families, says that tomorrow’s Budget 2020 must have a strong focus on children, whānau and the organisations that help them. Barnardos Chief ... More >>
Barnardos Welcomes Government Social Wellbeing Announcement Putting People At The Centre
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 4:46 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos is today welcoming the Minister of Social Development’s announcement of a new ‘social wellbeing approach’. Speaking from the official launch of the new approach in Tamaki Makaurau today, Barnardos’ Chief Executive Mike Munnelly ... More >>
Barnardos welcomes 10 Year Early Learning Action Plan
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 3:06 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos welcomes He taonga te tamaiti - the 10 Year Early Learning Action Plan recently published by the Ministry of Education. Barnardos particularly welcomes the theme of the Action Plan: every child a taonga. The plan recognises that every ... More >>
Barnardos marks 30 years of children’s rights with picnic
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:14 am | Barnardos
Today on Universal Children’s Day, Barnardos is marking the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the international law setting out the rights that all children have. It is an essential tool, making clear what ... More >>
Barnardos celebrates 50 years of helping NZ children
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 11:51 am | Barnardos
Today Barnardos New Zealand hosted our 2019 Annual General Meeting at Te Wharewaka o Poneke in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. It was a celebration of Barnardos’ work over the past year supporting almost 50,000 children and young people and working at family, ... More >>
Barnardos on new national Suicide Prevention Strategy
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 6:52 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos says new national Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan a crucial ingredient in driving change More >>
Barnardos says new independent report busts myths
Monday, 2 September 2019, 12:40 pm | Barnardos
Barnardos, New Zealand’s national children’s charity working towards the vision of ‘An Aotearoa New Zealand where every child shines bright’, says that a new independent report published today busts some myths about the funding situation the ... More >>
