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PILLARS home for mothers

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PILLARS home for mothers

Ana White, the PILLARS Auckland regional manager, sits in one of the family rooms in a new home set up for mothers released from prison, where they can live with their children while finding permanent accommodation. At the opening of the home, in April 2008, Māori Party MP Pita Sharples highlighted how offending affects not just prisoners, but also their families and the wider community.

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Kathy Dunstall, Prisoner support and advocacy – Other support and advocacy organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26149/pillars-home-for-mothers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kathy Dunstall, published 17 February 2011.