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A family and whanau support programme that's run for 20 years is a casualty of funding cuts by Oranga Tamariki; next week its resources, learning platform and website will cease to exist.
Tākai started out as Skip - Strategies for Kids, Information for Parents. It provided parenting resources and helped fund community-based initiatives to support whanau with young kids and prevent family harm.
Oranga Tamariki has been reviewing its future funding - with many charities and NGOs now getting confirmation their contracts won't be renewed.
A message on Tākai's website says "millions of evidence-based parenting resources have made their way into homes...hundreds of innovated community-led prevention initiatives have been funded".
But after August 9 it all goes. Deb Rewiri has been part of the Tākai kaupapa for years and talks to the work it did and her concerns over its cancellation.
