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More mediation needed for Family Court

Wed 9 Jan 2019

Written by Keri Morris for Newsroom

Cooking with conflict

Wed 9 Jan 2019

Written by Abby Goldstein, FairWay’s Marketing and Design Advisor

Last weekend as I was scurrying around the supermarket checking off ingredients, I came across a lemon cheesecake flavoured milk that made me stop and think- how on earth can you combine lemons and milk without making the final product curdle? (Preservatives, additives and flavouring instead of using actual lemons didn’t cross my mind at the time).

FairWay’s Christmas Hours

Wed 19 Dec 2018

The FairWay team will be available across the Christmas and New Year period, except for the official statutory days.

You can reach us by phone on 0800 77 44 22 or by email at fairwayinfo@fairwayresolution.com across this period.

Christmas Opening Hours: Mon 24 December:

08:00 – 17:00

Tue 25 December – Wed 26 December:

CLOSED

Thurs 27 December – Fri 28 December:

08:00 – 17:00

Family breakdown: A legal or a social matter?

Tue 11 Dec 2018

We asked four different professionals to share their opinions on whether the breakdown of the family is a legal or social matter.

Kate Lash

Kate has a background in family law, is an accredited lawyer for child and FDR provider.

In New Zealand, we all know that we have unacceptably high child abuse rates, family violence rates, suicide rates and incarceration rates. There can be no doubt that families are suffering. Are broken.

FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship – 2018 Winner

Thu 6 Dec 2018

FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship – 2018 Winner

The 2018 winner of the FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship is Te Reo O Te Omeka Hau (Ngati Te Rino hapu of Ngapuhi).

Te Reo is an accredited mediator with a passion for resolving disputes through culturally appropriate processes. Based in Northland at Te Aroha Marae in Parakao Mangakahia , Te Reo is currently completing his Masters and his thesis explores how Kaupapa Māori principles are reflected in the current practices of mediators in Aotearoa.

“If you can’t own your past you can’t own your future”

Thu 6 Dec 2018

Written by Te Reo O Te Omeka Hau, winner of the FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship 2018

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao

Maku e ki atu

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

What is the greatest thing of this world?

And I will reply

It is people, it is people, it is people

Kickboxing Provides a Lesson for Mediators

Mon 3 Dec 2018

Written by Denise Evans

A few weeks ago, I spent the afternoon driving around the Coromandel with an exponent of kickboxing. My friend is a very kind, gentle woman who is married to a kickboxing instructor. As she talked, I found myself seeing the analogy between the process used to teach kickboxing and the skills we need to learn as mediators.

Family justice – time for evolution, not revolution

Fri 30 Nov 2018

Written by Keri Morris for LawTalk

Navigating Christmas and summer holidays

Tue 27 Nov 2018

FairWay’s Family Dispute Resolution team share some advice to support separated families through the Christmas and summer holiday period.

For some separated families, December and January are often difficult periods to navigate.

Creating a space for conflict resolution

Fri 23 Nov 2018

Reflecting on Thanksgiving, Abby Goldstein shares her viewpoint on lessons from the American labour movement. Abby is FairWay’s Marketing and Design Advisor. She is originally from the United States and has been in New Zealand for a little over two and a half years.

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