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0800 22 44 53 Office of the Children's Commissioner
For enquiries or concerns relating to the welfare of children and young people. The Office of the...moreAll resources
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A Guide to Appointing a Partner as a Guardian (Nov 2006)
A self help guide to couples who share responsibility for the care of a child
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Booklet
Breaches of Parenting Orders (Mar 2006)
If someone breaches a parenting order, the order can be enforced just like any other order of the Court. The Family Court has a range of options for dealing with this.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Justice System > Court, Family
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Can I Be Hit? The Law On Corporal Punishment (2007)
When is the use of force an assault? What protections do you have?
Contact:
YouthLaw - Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Found In:
Rights of the Individual > Children & Youth
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: free online
Caregivers' Handbook (2007)
Information to assist caregivers (also known as foster parents).
Contact:
Child, Youth and Family
Found In:
Family & Personal > Institutional Care
Format: Booklet
Child Safety Online
Advice for parents and children on internet safety. Guidelines, suggested rules, online safety agreement.
Contact:
Internal Affairs, Department of
Found In:
Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Brochure, Website
Children are Unbeatable (2007)
Seven reasons not to hit children. Written by Rhonda Pritchard
Contact:
Commissioner for Children, Office of the
Found In:
Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Booklet
Family and whanau agreements
Explains the support system available when families are having difficulty caring for their children or young people. Ref. CYF029
Contact:
Child, Youth and Family
Found In:
Family & Personal > Institutional Care
Format: Fact Sheet
First steps to cybersafety – Online safety for the early years
A cybersafety pamphlet for early childhood education services, and caregivers of young children. Examines risks for younger children in cyberspace. Describes how parents and caregivers can help keep younger children cybersafe at home. Also, how early childhood education services can help keep children cybersafe.
Contact:
Internet Safety Group
Found In:
Communications > Internet
Format: Brochure
Cost: nil
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (2007)
A plain English handbook with information and practical ideas to assist grandparents and other kin caregivers. Includes a chapter on understanding the law and getting legal help. Legal topics covered include guardianship, custody, what if you die?, adoption, access, wardship, going to court, counsel for the child, harassment or abuse, and the Family Group Conference. Contacts for a number of helping agencies are provided. (Author: Jill Worrall; Legal adviser: Simon Jefferson)
Available as pdf, or can be ordered (in English, Te Reo or Samoan). Free of charge to grandparents / kin carers who raise their grandchildren; $12 for agencies and other organisations. Please provide an A4 self-addressed stamped envelope when ordering.
Contact:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust
Found In:
Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Book
Cost: See above
Grandparents raising grandchildren - frequently asked questions
Answers to questions frequently asked by grandparents raising grandchildren.
Contact:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust
Found In:
Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Website