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Family ties

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This Air New Zealand television commercial highlights the strength of family ties, especially when a child is born. Family is an important source of support for parents, and people who live far away from their parents often regret the separation once children are born.

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Lesley Patterson, Parenting – Parenting advice and organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/26345/family-ties (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Lesley Patterson, published 22 March 2011.