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Story: Diverse families

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Extended family and sole-parent households

  3. Families with lesbian or gay parents

  4. Blended families

  5. Different family practices

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Extended family and sole-parent households

Mum, Dad and the kids

Mum, Dad and the kids

Extended family on holiday

Extended family on holiday

Household types by ethnicity, 2013

Household types by ethnicity, 2013

Immigrant extended family

Immigrant extended family

House design for extended families

House design for extended families

Three-generation family

Three-generation family

From page 2 - Families with lesbian or gay parents

Choosing a donor father

Choosing a donor father

Lesbian mothers and their son

Lesbian mothers and their son

Kaihe-Wetting family

Kaihe-Wetting family

Diverse family

Diverse family

From page 3 - Blended families

Complicated families

Complicated families

Sorting things out

Sorting things out

Moving between homes

Moving between homes

Blended family

Blended family

From page 4 - Different family practices

A focus on fathers

A focus on fathers

Family caring work

Family caring work

Intergenerational support

Intergenerational support

How to cite this page:

Rosemary Du Plessis and Candice Diggelmann, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/diverse-families/media (accessed 8 July 2022)

Story by Rosemary Du Plessis and Candice Diggelmann, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 22 Jun 2018

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