Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
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4. Whānau-<strong>Centred</strong> Services<br />
Whānau-centred services are services that focus <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau as a whole, build <strong>on</strong> whānau<br />
strengths and increase <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir capacity. Notwithstanding <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s to whānau wellbeing<br />
by many organisati<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> focus in this report is <strong>on</strong> those services funded by Government.<br />
Whoever <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> provider (government agencies, iwi and Māori providers, n<strong>on</strong>-government<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s (NGOs) or private sector providers) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siders that whānau-centred<br />
services should be characterised by six key operati<strong>on</strong>al elements:<br />
• whānau-centred methodologies shaped by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> values, protocols and knowledge c<strong>on</strong>tained<br />
within te ao Māori<br />
• commitment across government<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an independent Trust with a dedicated government appropriati<strong>on</strong><br />
• a primary focus <strong>on</strong> best outcomes for whānau, through integrated and comprehensive<br />
delivery<br />
• str<strong>on</strong>g regi<strong>on</strong>al directi<strong>on</strong><br />
• building <strong>on</strong> existing provider capabilities.<br />
5. A Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> Trust<br />
Pivotal to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this framework is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an independent Trust.<br />
The Trust will provide an independent, stable and transparent foundati<strong>on</strong> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g>. One <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> primary functi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Trust will be to facilitate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> delivery <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
whānau services that are comprehensive, integrated and focused <strong>on</strong> positive development.<br />
The Trust will be resp<strong>on</strong>sible for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> administrati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a fund, derived from relevant<br />
appropriati<strong>on</strong>s – including, but not limited to, Votes Health, Educati<strong>on</strong>, Justice and Social<br />
Development. The Trust will report directly to a dedicated Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> Minister and<br />
will be accountable to this Minister and to Parliament.<br />
A key functi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Trust’s chief executive will be to chair a group <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> social sector chief<br />
executives, with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> objective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ensuring Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> is implemented across <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> full range<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> government activity. The success <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> will be dependent <strong>on</strong> changes in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> way<br />
policies, programmes and services are designed and delivered across <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> wider public sector.<br />
Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Arising from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> framework, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> has six key recommendati<strong>on</strong>s that will c<strong>on</strong>tribute to<br />
best outcomes for whānau.<br />
1. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> recommends that an independent Trust be c<strong>on</strong>stituted to govern,<br />
coordinate and implement Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g>, and report to a dedicated Minister <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> has c<strong>on</strong>cluded that a new entity will be necessary to oversee whānau-centred<br />
programmes and promote best outcomes for whānau across government agencies, iwi and<br />
Māori providers, NGOs and private sector providers. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> proposes that this new<br />
entity should be established as an independent Trust accountable to a dedicated Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Minister and to Parliament.<br />
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