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Resignation of Chief Families Commissioner
Resignation of Chief Families Commissioner Dr Jan
Pryor
The following statement
has been issued by Dr Pryor.
“It is with considerable regret that today’s announcement of my resignation has been received in some quarters with inaccurate speculation as to what are my personal reasons for leaving the Families Commission.
“The simple reason is that I have taken one of the principle planks of the Commission’s advocacy for families to heart – which is that people need to be able to get their work and family life balance right.
“My ongoing commitments to my role at Victoria University of Wellington, plus a need for me to put more focus into my family at this time, means that I have to step back from my other commitments including the Families Commission.
“I leave feeling very proud of the work this
Commission is doing for families and whanau in New
Zealand.
“I do not intend to further detail
my personal reasons for leaving but l make it clear that
that my decision has nothing to do with my relationship with
the Minister, this Government or its policies, or my
relationships with other
Commissioners.”
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