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Story: Family welfare

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From page 1 - Family autonomy and state policy

From page 2 - Mothers and children – 1800s to 1917

From page 3 - Welfare, work and families, 1918–1945

From page 4 - A model welfare state, 1946–1969

From page 5 - Debating state responsibility, 1970s

From page 6 - Family policy, 1980–1999

From page 7 - Family welfare in the 21st century

How to cite this page

Maureen Baker and Rosemary Du Plessis, Family welfare, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/161091/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maureen Baker and Rosemary Du Plessis, published 31 March 2011.