Another lockdown for us here is New Zealand is going to be challenging. We have some early helpful guidance from the government as to what this means for caregivers who have a shared care arrangement of their children. - If caregivers are based in Auckland you can travel within Auckland to enable the continued shared care arrangements. - Caregivers based in Auckland can also travel out of Auckland, and caregivers not based in Auckland can travel into and through Auckland to

This week, Minister of Justice, Andrew Little introduced the Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill. This arises from the report of the Independent Panel Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau, which examined the effectiveness of the 2014 family justice reforms, which recommended many changes. There will be amendments to the Care of Children Act and the Family Dispute Resolution Act, if the bill is approved. The bill looks to establish children’s participation as a gu