Supplied Ministry of Social Development community relationships manager Ann Dysart speaking at the launch of Family First Welfare Trust in Ōtāhuhu in 2017. It was a well-deserved acknowledgement of a woman who embodied the very best in public service. They didn’t specifically prioritise tikanga or talk about Māori values, but they certainly lived them. They spoke of traditional Māori values that elevate wāhine and tamariki as taonga. “Ann listened to their moemoeā [vision], helped identify the protective factors that keep families safe, and distilled the values that we now call the E Tū Whānau values.

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