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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6.4.11 Unbundling needs to take into account a range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> functi<strong>on</strong>s and activities,<br />
including but not limited to:<br />
• working directly with whānau<br />
• early interventi<strong>on</strong><br />
• benefits from investing in Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> more effective achievement<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>on</strong>g-term outcomes<br />
• developing a reporting framework focused <strong>on</strong> whānau outcomes<br />
• establishing a Trust and regi<strong>on</strong>al panels<br />
• provider capability and capacity building<br />
• research, evaluati<strong>on</strong> and m<strong>on</strong>itoring.<br />
6.4.12 Although <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rati<strong>on</strong>ale for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fund and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fund pose significant<br />
questi<strong>on</strong>s which must be addressed, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> members agree that a<br />
fund should be established and resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> governance and<br />
management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fund should be devolved to a governance group.<br />
Governance resp<strong>on</strong>sibilities include ensuring that:<br />
• funds c<strong>on</strong>tribute directly to whānau wellbeing<br />
• funds are allocated in a fair and transparent manner<br />
• c<strong>on</strong>tractual arrangements c<strong>on</strong>form to ethical and business standards.<br />
6.4.13 Ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r important aspect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> governance will be setting funding priorities<br />
and developing a c<strong>on</strong>tractual framework suitable for providers. Decisi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
will also need to be made about how a regi<strong>on</strong>al presence will be included<br />
in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> governance arrangements, through, for example, a regi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
representati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> governance body or by way <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> devolved decisi<strong>on</strong>making<br />
to regi<strong>on</strong>al panels.<br />
Inter-Sectoral Liais<strong>on</strong><br />
6.4.14 A special fund for Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> and a governance entity for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fund cannot<br />
be c<strong>on</strong>sidered in isolati<strong>on</strong> from o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r agencies and programmes. A fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
governance goal will be to establish networks at nati<strong>on</strong>al, regi<strong>on</strong>al and<br />
local levels. Nati<strong>on</strong>al networks will include government agencies that have<br />
resp<strong>on</strong>sibilities for whānau wellbeing. While a Trust will provide a focus for<br />
whānau at a nati<strong>on</strong>al level, resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for whānau will also c<strong>on</strong>tinue to be<br />
a functi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> many government departments.<br />
6.4.15 As a specialist organisati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Trust will have a significant role to play in<br />
policies and programmes that impact <strong>on</strong> whānau and will have especially<br />
close working relati<strong>on</strong>ships with Te Puni Kōkiri, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Social<br />
Development, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Justice, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Health and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministry<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Educati<strong>on</strong>. It will also interact with relevant Crown entities. Clarity<br />
around areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>sibility will be important. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rwise <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re could be<br />
duplicati<strong>on</strong>, fragmentati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>fusi<strong>on</strong>, or alternatively service gaps,<br />
selective targeting and unilateral decisi<strong>on</strong>s about role.<br />
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