Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Awhi Rito aims to deepen knowledge of families and children through fundamental and applied research. Its mission is to inform policy and build cross-sector research capacity for the benefit of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children.
The Centre focuses on two key research areas—family context and child inequality, and resilience in Māori whānau and Pacific families.
Learn about our research
We all remember the lockdown, but not all our memories are the same. Some say they miss the tranquillity. Others don’t miss being stuck at home at all – especially those with young children. Some found new ways of working. Others just lost work.
University research has found New Zealand families remained 'incredibly robust', despite serious economic impacts during lockdown.
Dr Kate Prickett was recently interviewed for current affairs programme Sunday where she discussed the impact COVID-19 is having on Generation Z.
