On Tuesday 21st of October the Christchurch office received a visit from a Korean study group consisting of 20 top University professors and government department social welfare people. The two hour knowledge exchange was extremely positive.
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Father & Child were overwhelmed by the turnout and support for our Father’s Day Picnic at Ambury Park.
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17th September 2014 7pm to 9pm
at ‘The Sports Pavilion’, Wellington Girls College
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Brendon was recently interviewed for Father’s Day article by Shabnam Dastgheib on Stuff, which reports that most young NZ fathers do not have access to essential services.
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Please join us on Father’s Day for a Picnic/BBQ at Ambury Farm, on Sunday, September 7th 2014, from 11am – 4pm.
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Brendon Smith from Father and Child has made a number of presentations at PMHNZ Perinatal Mental Health training days recently.
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Our Auckland support worker Brendon Smith is also a board member with the PMHNZ Trust, who organise training seminars around the country.
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Sharon Yella, a post-grad student at AUT, is interested in learning more about solo fatherhood. As you may know, very little research currently exists on the experiences of single fathers raising their children by themselves. And yet, there is so much to be learned from this group of men.
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On Saturday 28th June, staff and board members held a hui in the Mungakeikei room of the Onehunga Community Centre.
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The Deparment of Conservation have created a Nature Play Park based on the Canterbury landscape at 203 Hereford Street. It is very much a hands on park with stepping stones, miniature board walks, a wetland and tussock grass. You can even discover aquatic bugs (which have been set in resin).
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