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20 May 2010
“Some Starters for Ten” Keeping children safe, secure and well nurtured in their families
A presentation at the Ministry of Health VIP Workshop: Managing sustainable VIP programmes, 20 May 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, presents at the Ministry of Health VIP Workshop: Managing sustainable VIP programmes. “Some Starters for Ten” Keeping children safe, secure and well nurtured in their families.
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23 July 2010
Family Violence, Children and Advocacy
A presentation at the Launch of the Children and Young People’s Family Violence Needs Assessment Findings, 23 July 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, presentation at the Launch of the Children and Young People’s Family Violence Needs Assessment Findings. ‘Family Violence, Children and Advocacy’.
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10 July 2010
International Kolisko Conference
A presentation to International Kolisko Conference, 10 July 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, presentation to International Kolisko Conference, Cambridge, New Zealand. “Dance with me in the heart” Private and public perceptions of children in contemporary New Zealand.
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9 June 2010
Welfare Working Group Forum
A presentation to the Welfare Working Group Forum, 9 June 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, presentation to the
Welfare Working Group Forum. Poverty, Benefits and Work as the
Road to Salvation. The position of children.
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9 June 2010
Starship Wednesday Paediatric Update
A presentation to Starship Wednesday Paediatric
Update, 9 June 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, presentation to Starship Wednesday Paediatric Update. ‘Whither the children … for they shall inherit the earth’. The social and economic position of children in New Zealand.
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21 April 2010
Dancing in their Hearts. Some comments on Early Childhood Education and Care
Children's Commissioner, Dr John Angus's address to the New Zealand Tertiary College 2010
Graduation Ceremony 21 April 2001, Auckland.
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, addresses Dancing in their Hearts. Some comments on Early Childhood Education and Care.
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26 April 2010
Citizen Children. The social and economic position of children in New Zealand
A presentation to Paraparaumu Rotary Club, Paraparaumu, 26 April 2010
The Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus, addresses Paraparaumu Rotary Club on: Citizen Children. The social and economic position of children in New Zealand.
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22 March 2010
StartStrong: a children's rights seminar on early and sustained support for children with disability
A presentation to StartStrong: a children’s rights seminar on early and sustained support for children with a disability Dr John Angus, Children’s Commissioner,Wellington, 22 March 2010
Attitudes to children, attitudes to disability and children’s rights
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22 February 2010
The Gift of Children and the Gift of Childhood. Do we make the most of them?
A presentation to the Good Childhood Series by Dr John Angus, Children’s Commissioner, Christchurch, 22 February 2010
The Gift of Children and the Gift of Childhood.
Do we make the most of them?
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3 December 2010
Ways ahead: keeping children safe, secure and well-nurtured
Presentation to Child Protection Study Day, 3 December 2009
The Children's Commissioner Dr John Angus addresses Child Protection Study Day on Ways ahead: keeping children safe, secure and well-nurtured, Child maltreatment in New Zealand and how we can change it.
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