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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<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a system that can add value to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> social, ec<strong>on</strong>omic and<br />
cultural wellbeing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siders that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> entity should<br />
be a dedicated Trust. Relevant to that broad aim, important nati<strong>on</strong>al goals<br />
will be to seed a Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> philosophy and to champi<strong>on</strong> Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
al<strong>on</strong>g with Government, nati<strong>on</strong>al organisati<strong>on</strong>s such as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Māori Women’s<br />
Welfare League, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Families Commissi<strong>on</strong> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> voluntary sector.<br />
6.4.2 Nati<strong>on</strong>al coordinati<strong>on</strong> and leadership will demand knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
aspirati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau and an awareness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> barriers as well as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
opportunities that might influence progress. There will also be a parallel<br />
need to examine nati<strong>on</strong>al social and ec<strong>on</strong>omic policies for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir impacts<br />
<strong>on</strong> whānau and any implicati<strong>on</strong>s for Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> services.<br />
Regi<strong>on</strong>al Management<br />
6.4.3 Diversity across regi<strong>on</strong>s in New Zealand cannot be entirely addressed<br />
from a centralised positi<strong>on</strong>. Quite apart from a nati<strong>on</strong>al focus, effective<br />
management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> also requires a regi<strong>on</strong>al presence where<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>s can be made in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> light <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> knowledge about local situati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
In some areas, regi<strong>on</strong>al bodies already exist with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> necessary structures<br />
and capabilities to act as fund holders or to c<strong>on</strong>tract with providers for<br />
particular purposes. However, questi<strong>on</strong>s about representativeness and<br />
mandate have <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten made it difficult to identify a single regi<strong>on</strong>al authority<br />
and, in some regi<strong>on</strong>s, local governance and management has suffered<br />
from accusati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bias.<br />
6.4.4 N<strong>on</strong>e<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>less, <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 decisi<strong>on</strong>-making about<br />
Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> should occur as close as possible to local communities<br />
and should be able to recognise particular requirements that may not<br />
be relevant in all regi<strong>on</strong>s. The goal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> coordinati<strong>on</strong> will similarly require<br />
a mechanism for bringing toge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> diverse perspectives from all<br />
regi<strong>on</strong>s so that opportunities for learning are extended and c<strong>on</strong>sistency in<br />
management is maintained. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siders that regi<strong>on</strong>al panels<br />
should be established for this purpose.<br />
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