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• All’s Welly and Good Art Exhibition at Artrium Gallery, Artrium Gallery

  “Wellington has tonnes of talent.” Visit Artrium Gallery to experience scenes of the Windy City, local flora and fauna; a spectacular array from the region featuring local artists: Adele Hickford, ...
  Date added: 25 January 2012

• The ‘SWEET AS’ Exhibition , Artrium Gallery

  Announcing the ‘SWEET AS’ Exhibition featuring original artwork from local Wellington artists Andy Wilson, Veronica Young, Kylie Law, Ami Brown and Lee Robinson. Presented by Artrium Gallery, this ...
  Date added: 12 January 2012

• Childsafe Guide for Organisations , Child Matters

  Child abuse prevention organisation Child Matters has produced a Childsafe Guide to help organisations develop policies and procedures to ensure they are child safe. The step-by-step online guide ...
  Date added: 16 December 2011

• World Vision Smiles data reveals most generous Kiwis, World Vision NZ

  We all know that according to the World Giving Index 2010 New Zealanders are the most generous givers in the world, but ever wondered who the most generous Kiwis are? As it heads swiftly to ...
  Date added: 16 December 2011

• Bed sheets and pillowcases urgently needed for whale rescues, Project Jonah

  Peak whale stranding season is already underway and whale rescue charity Project Jonah is desperate for essential supplies to stock emergency response kits across the country. Whale rescue teams ...
  Date added: 15 December 2011

• Applications for 2012 Peace Scholarships open, White Poppy Peace Scholarships

  Applications for White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during the 2012 academic year opened on Human Rights Day, on the sixty-third anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). ...
  Date added: 13 December 2011

• How do New Zealanders give? - 4th Quarterly generosity indicators report, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS)

  In celebration of International Volunteer Day 2011 (5 December), the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) released the updated Quarterly Generosity Indicators. The How do New ...
  Date added: 12 December 2011

• Attitude Award winners announced, Attitude Awards

  A man who has spent his life being active in and covering some of the country’s most significant moments within the disability sector has won this year’s “Attitude ACC Supreme Award”. ...
  Date added: 9 December 2011

• Governor-General becomes first Quitline patron, Quit Group

  The Quit Group, which runs the national stop smoking service Quitline, is pleased to announce that His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand has become the organisation’s inaugural patron. ...
  Date added: 9 December 2011

• Governor-General becomes Patron of Volunteering NZ, Volunteering New Zealand

  Volunteering New Zealand is pleased to announce the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, as their Patron. Volunteering New Zealand’s Chairperson Gillian Peacock says that ...
  Date added: 5 December 2011

• Mental Health Foundation emphasises whānau this Xmas, Mental Health Foundation

  With the festive season upon us the Mental Health Foundation is proud to be supporting the ‘Forget the bling-bling, do the whānau thing’ campaign. Developed in Whangarei and led by ...
  Date added: 28 November 2011

• Choice in community living, NZ Government

  The Associate Minister of Health and Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia earlier this month announced the launch of the Choice in Community Living programme in the Auckland and Waikato regions. ...
  Date added: 25 November 2011

• New youth forensic mental health services announced, NZ Government

  Forensic mental health services are being boosted by $33 million to improve early intervention and treatment services for youth offenders, Associate Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has announced. ...
  Date added: 21 November 2011

• Launch of New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse website, Families Commission

  The launch of a new New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVCH) website will give New Zealand greater access to family violence research says the Families Commission. The Families Commission, ...
  Date added: 10 November 2011

• New Disability Innovation Fund, NZ Government

  The Minister for Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett and the Minister for Disability Issues, Tariana Turia, have announced the new Disability Innovation Fund, making $500,000 available for innovative ways of getting disabled people into work or retaining them in work. ...
  Date added: 8 November 2011

• Community-led Development initiative makes progress, NZ Government

  The five communities pioneering the community-led development initiative have been making good progress Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Tariana Turia, says. The five communities ...
  Date added: 28 October 2011

• NZahead Report Card Update - October 2011, New Zealand Institute

  The New Zealand Institute has released its update to the online NZahead report card assessing New Zealand’s performance on 16 economic, environmental and social measures. Overall New ...
  Date added: 28 October 2011

• Social Housing Funds open, Social Housing Unit

  The Social Housing Unit, Te Wāhanga Kāinga Pāpori, has released detailed information about four new funds to support increased social and affordable housing. "Each of the funds is ...
  Date added: 26 October 2011

• Emergency procedures vital to community groups, Charities Commission

  How will your organisation stay in operation in the event of a disaster? How will you access information about your staff and volunteers, your beneficiaries, and your supplies and assets, in order to maintain continuity and keep operating? ...
  Date added: 25 October 2011

• Charities Commission to be disestablished, functions transferred, Charities Commission

  Cabinet has confirmed a plan to disestablish the Charities Commission and transfer its core functions to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). A three person statutory board will be established ...
  Date added: 25 October 2011

• Oil spill community support webpage set up, Skylight

  National support agency Skylight has set up a special webpage to offer information and support strategies for all those in the Bay of Plenty area affected by the maritime oil spill from the container ship Rena. ...
  Date added: 14 October 2011

• Exciting opportunity for service providers - Tā Tātou Mahere Korowai Award applications are now open, Te Rau Matatini

  The Tā Tātou Mahere Korowai Award has been established to support Service Providers to engage rangatahi Māori (under 25 years) as advisors or opinion leaders, and listen to and include them as agents for change. ...
  Date added: 14 October 2011

• More social workers to focus on children, NZ Government

  Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted to announce an increase in numbers of social workers both in schools and on the frontline. “Protecting children is an absolute priority ...
  Date added: 14 October 2011

• Working together to strengthen Hutt communities, Hutt City Council

  Hutt Valley community agencies have locked together to support the Whānau Ora programme in a bid to integrate resources. The proposal follows a Hutt Valley whole of community Whānau Ora ...
  Date added: 11 October 2011

• Shine and Family Works Northern partner to stop domestic abuse, Presbyterian Support Northern

  In a significant new partnership, Shine and Family Works Northern have undertaken to work together to make a bigger difference in reducing domestic abuse in families. The two social service agencies ...
  Date added: 8 October 2011

• Māori Elders invited to International Conference of Elders of the Ancient Traditions and Cultures, Hindu Council of New Zealand

  The Fourth International Conference of the Elders of the Ancient Traditions and Cultures on the theme “Nourishing the Balance of the Universe” will be held from 3 - 8 March 2012, at Haridwar, India. The host of the conference is the Dev Sanskriti Vishwa Vidyalaya, Haridwar (India). ...
  Date added: 5 October 2011

• Thriving: A new resource on social innovation, Families Commission

  'Thriving' is an account of the ‘doing it differently together,’ that is social innovation. The resource charts the relational journey made by a group of social innovators comprising ...
  Date added: 3 October 2011

• Victory Village Forum report now online, Inspiring Communities

  In July, over 250 people from diverse sectors and from all across Aotearoa came to the Victory Village Forum in Nelson. They came seeking inspiration and answers to many and varied questions, from ...
  Date added: 30 September 2011

• Easier access to home support for older New Zealanders, Ministry of Health

  A booklet telling people how to get a needs assessment and access home support services has been sent to organisations throughout New Zealand to help ensure people have easy access to the information. ...
  Date added: 29 September 2011

• Multi-year grants now allowed from gaming machine proceeds, Department of Internal Affairs

  The Government has approved the Department of Internal Affairs’ proposal to remove the prohibition in gambling regulations on multi-year grants. New regulations came into effect on 15 ...
  Date added: 29 September 2011

• Resource to help youth organisations develop a best-practice drug policy, Health Action Trust

  Do you want your youth organisation to be a nurturing environment that supports young people to make good decisions around alcohol and other drugs? Health Action Trust has created a new toolkit to ...
  Date added: 26 September 2011

• Family violence training resources now available, Te Rito Rodney Family Violence Prevention Network

  Upon the disbanding of the Safer Families Violence Prevention Network on the North Shore of Auckland, Te Rito Rodney was gifted the popular and well known training videos and DVDs: Someone’s Daughter, The Children are Watching and Afraid to Ask. ...
  Date added: 23 September 2011

• Mums and Dads wanted for positive parenting programmes, University of Auckland

  The University of Auckland is running two studies for parents who want help with managing their child’s behaviour. Researchers from The Triple P-Positive Parenting Research Group are looking ...
  Date added: 22 September 2011

• Hei Tikitiki: Māori Rites of Passage and Youth Development Research Project, Te Ora Hou Aotearoa

  A new report from Te Ora Hou - 'Hei Tikitiki: Māori Rites of Passage and Youth Development Research Project' - explores the lessons learned from interviews with kaumatua about their experiences as children and young people through the transition to adulthood. ...
  Date added: 22 September 2011

• Alzheimers NZ launches website to show the true faces of dementia, Alzheimers New Zealand

  It’s frustrating for all those who just cannot seewhy I dither and muddle, and can’t get myself freeto be lucid and sharp, and efficient when pressed,and to cope like I used to when put to the test. ...
  Date added: 21 September 2011

• Funding available to clean up rivers and lakes, Ministry for the Environment

  Environment Minister Nick Smith has announced the criteria and assessment panel for the new fund to help councils and communities clean-up nationally significant water bodies that have been polluted. ...
  Date added: 20 September 2011

• Mental Health Commission urges greater emphasis on peer support, Mental Health Commission

  The Mental Health Commission believes peer support needs to become a vital part of the mix of future mental health services in order to keep pace with the growing demand for treatment. Demand for ...
  Date added: 9 September 2011

• New report into Māori and Pacific Island child poverty, Every Child Counts

  A new report focusing on Māori and Pacific Island child poverty has been released by the coalition Every Child Counts. The report, ‘He Ara Hou: The Pathway Forward’, was prepared by ...
  Date added: 9 September 2011

• Research shows value of “Oldie Army” in post-quake recovery, Public Health Association

  The Public Health Association Conference has been told that, rather than being a burden on emergency and other services in the hours and days following the February earthquake in Christchurch, the over-65s proved to be a resilient and energetic resource for recovery. ...
  Date added: 7 September 2011

• New guide to employer supported volunteering, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS)

  The Associate Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Hekia Parata, has welcomed the release of Employer Supported Volunteering: A Guide for the New Zealand Public Service. "Employer ...
  Date added: 5 September 2011

• Free Māori spell checker removes barriers to reo proofing tools, Karaitiana Taiuru

  Stalwart of Māori ICT, Mr Karaitiana Taiuru has announced the release of an updated version of Te Ngutu Kura free Māori spell checker, a decade since he relased the first version of Te Ngutu Kura. ...
  Date added: 2 September 2011

• New guide to refugee family reunification in NZ, Wellington Community Law Centre

  The Wellington Community Law Centre has just published A Guide to Refugee Family Reunification in New Zealand: Assisting refugee families through the immigration process. Reunification with family ...
  Date added: 29 August 2011

• New resource to help older people stay "Safe and Sound", Age Concern

  If you're wanting information on dealing with pesky telemarketers, unwanted graffiti or even a pot on fire, 'Safe and Sound' has the answers! Age Concern is the first port of call for older people ...
  Date added: 23 August 2011

• National Indicators – a picture of mental health and addiction in NZ, Mental Health Commission

  The Mental Health Commission has released a report that brings together a large amount of existing and new information to build a better picture of mental health and addiction in New Zealand. ...
  Date added: 19 August 2011

• Introducing VOICY - online youth engagement tool, Ministry of Youth Development (MYD)

  VOICY is an online policy discussion space where young people are able to enter into dialogue with government officials and discuss issues that are important to them. What you need to know about ...
  Date added: 17 August 2011

• New edition of New to New Zealand handbook, Ethnic NZ Trust

  As an increasing number of ethnic communities make New Zealand their home, there is growing interest in learning to understand and appreciate each other. New to New Zealand helps us do just that. ...
  Date added: 11 August 2011

• Medibank community grants, Medibank

  Communities in Auckland and Wellington are benefitting from grants from the Medibank Community Fund. The community grants, totalling $50,000, have been awarded to: Moriah College ‘Garden to ...
  Date added: 11 August 2011

• Whānau Ora house to open in West Auckland, Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust

  A one-stop frontline Whānau Ora hub integrating health, social, justice and education services will be opened in West Auckland on Wednesday, August 24 2011.Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust is ...
  Date added: 8 August 2011

• Invaluable research into vulnerable people in emergencies, Canterbury District Health Board

  The first part of independent research into what services supporting vulnerable people have learned from the September and February earthquakes has been announced. Canterbury District Health Board ...
  Date added: 5 August 2011

• New website connects people and marae, Te Potiki Trust

  Te Potiki National Trust has officially launched the Māori Maps website, http://www.maorimaps.com . The site dynamically delivers maps, photographs and information about the tribal marae of Te ...
  Date added: 3 August 2011

• How Communities Heal — stories of social innovation and social change, New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellowship

  How Communities Heal tells the unique stories of a group of New Zealand social entrepreneurs, and their work to create systemic and sustainable solutions to New Zealand’s social challenges. ...
  Date added: 3 August 2011

• Stories sought for post-earthquake generosity project, Wayne Francis Charitable Trust

  In conjunction with Philanthropy New Zealand, Helena Francis of the Wayne Francis Charitable Trust is seeking stories from all over New Zealand that highlight and demonstrate the extraordinary good will and kindness shown to and within our community during and since the series of earthquakes in ...
  Date added: 2 August 2011

• Communications upgrade for hearing and speech impaired communities, NZ Government

  The Deaf, deaf-blind, speech and hearing-impaired community will soon benefit from an expanded range of communication services, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Steven Joyce, ...
  Date added: 2 August 2011

• World report provides clear picture of lives of people with disabilities, National Health Board (NHB)

  The first ever World Report on Disability, produced jointly by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability. ...
  Date added: 1 August 2011

• Discussion on vulnerable children welcomed by community groups, ComVoices

  Community sector organisations are welcoming the opportunity to hold a robust discussion on how New Zealand cares for its most vulnerable children. Members of ComVoices, an independent network of ...
  Date added: 29 July 2011

• Payroll Giving hits $3m; Telecom first major corporate on board, NZ Government

  Payroll Giving donations have hit $3 million since the scheme’s inception 18 months ago, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today as he applauded Telecom for being the first major corporate to join the scheme. ...
  Date added: 27 July 2011

• New Zealand Institute proposals to reduce youth inequality, New Zealand Institute

  The New Zealand Institute has released a report detailing two proposals for addressing the inequality gap for disadvantaged young people. Youth aged 15 to 19 in New Zealand are disadvantaged ...
  Date added: 27 July 2011

• Government Green Paper on Vulnerable Children, NZ Government

  The Government will release the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children at Auckland's Aotea Square on Wednesday 27 July. The Green Paper is a discussion document outlining ideas about what the ...
  Date added: 25 July 2011

• New snapshot of New Zealand’s charitable sector, Charities Commission

  The Charities Commission has published their latest "snapshot" of New Zealand’s Charitable Sector. The Snapshot is based on information from the Annual Returns that the 25,785 registered ...
  Date added: 19 July 2011

• The future of social family and whānau support in New Zealand, Families Commission

  Models for a sustainable and affordable social support system for families and whānau in New Zealand already exist, they just need recognition and support, the Families Commission says. Chief ...
  Date added: 15 July 2011

• Home and Family Counselling launches self-help blog , Home and Family Counselling

  Home and Family Counselling’s blog reinforces that counselling is a ‘tool’ for people in traumatic situations that helps them find ways to move forward. “While counsellors ...
  Date added: 15 July 2011

• Study of Sustainable Community Movements released , Achieving Sustainable Communities

  An overview of key global and New Zealand movements promoting and experimenting with being sustainable communities has been released. The movements and projects constitute a continuum from ...
  Date added: 8 July 2011

• New online tool brings te reo Māori learners and speakers together, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

  A new online tool has been developed to bring te reo Māori learners and speakers together to learn, shop and enjoy. The mapping tool, developed by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and powered by Google ...
  Date added: 7 July 2011

• Latest NCCSS Vulnerability Report released, New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)

  NZCCSS has released its 9th Vulnerability Report - June 2011. The quarterly reports monitor the level of economic and social hardship experienced by New Zealanders based on information NZCCSS ...
  Date added: 6 July 2011

• Health & Disability NGO Working Group Update, NGO Working Group

  At the June meeting of the Health & Disability NGO Working Group, we were pleased to welcome a number of representatives from the Ministry of Health. They included Joan Mirkin (who was involved in setting up the group), Mark Powell and Warren Lindberg, who have filled the roles vacated by Kelvin ...
  Date added: 5 July 2011

• Contestable funding round for sexual violence primary prevention services – outcome of 2011 funding round, Ministry of Justice

  As part of its response to Te Toiora Mata Tauherenga - Report of the Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence, the Government committed $600,000 over two financial years to support the development of primary prevention of sexual violence initiatives. ...
  Date added: 30 June 2011

• Government-community accord to be signed in August, NZ Government

  A strengthened relationship between government and the community is the aim of a document to be signed at Parliament on 1 August. The Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Tariana Turia, ...
  Date added: 29 June 2011

• New Zealand Sign Language goes digital, Victoria University of Wellington

  New Zealand’s third official language has become more accessible with the launch of the Online Multimedia Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language: http//nzsl.vuw.ac.nz . Victoria ...
  Date added: 29 June 2011

• Members of quake community forum announced, NZ Government

  Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the make-up of the community forum to provide him with information and advice on earthquake recovery matters. The forum will ...
  Date added: 28 June 2011

• Lifeline launches volunteer recruitment campaign, Lifeline Aotearoa

  Lifeline Aotearoa is searching for new volunteers to train for its telephone counselling programme, as the organisation celebrates this year’s Volunteer Awareness Week. One of the ...
  Date added: 28 June 2011

• Health And Safety Guidelines For Employee Volunteers, Volunteering New Zealand

  The importance of health and safety in volunteering and the particular issues faced by employee volunteers have led to a new publication, the Employee Volunteering Health and Safety Guidelines, published by Volunteering New Zealand. ...
  Date added: 27 June 2011

• Period Pain – Endometriosis Is No Workplace Joke, Endometriosis Waikato

  Alasdair Thompson’s comment about women’s “monthly sick problem” highlights a serious condition affecting tens of thousands of NZ women suffering crippling period pain from endometriosis. ...
  Date added: 27 June 2011

• Government outlines next steps for people of Canterbury, NZ Government

  Prime Minister John Key has announced the next step in the government's ongoing work to give people of greater Christchurch a clearer picture of what their future holds following a series of major earthquakes and aftershocks in the region. ...
  Date added: 24 June 2011

• Todd Foundation Earthquake Recovery Fund, Todd Foundation

  The Todd Foundation has now started its grant programme to not-for-profit organisations in Christchurch and Canterbury. The $1.84m Todd Foundation Earthquake Recovery Fund, that was set up ...
  Date added: 24 June 2011

• Volunteering patterns changing over time, NZ Government

  The Associate Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Hekia Parata, welcomes new data released by Statistics New Zealand that shows that 69 per cent of people are undertaking unpaid work outside of their own households. ...
  Date added: 23 June 2011

• Report of the Māori Youth Council, Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development)

  The Māori Youth Council (MYC) recently met with the Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples to present him with their recommendations for what they consider are four key issues affecting rangatahi: youth justice, education, creative arts, and representation. ...
  Date added: 21 June 2011

• Families get more direct help from new family violence fund , NZ Government

  Community organisations directly responding to the needs of families and whānau experiencing family violence will receive most of the funding under the Family Centred Services Fund, announced ...
  Date added: 17 June 2011

• Employment agreements - a must for everyone, Department of Labour

  From 1 July 2011, employers must keep signed copies of employment agreements or terms and conditions of employment for all employees. Employment agreements have been required by law since the ...
  Date added: 17 June 2011

• New not-for-profit IT advisory organisation launched, Dale Jennings Associates Ltd.

  Dale Jennings Associates Ltd. (DJA) is a new IT advisory consultancy that aims to support non-technical leaders with IT governance and budget responsibilities. The company is a not-for-profit ...
  Date added: 17 June 2011

• Young people and work: what's really going on?, EEO Trust

  What paid work are New Zealand's young people doing? What has the recession done to young people's job prospects? What qualities in managers help young people do their best? The EEO Trust's latest ...
  Date added: 15 June 2011

• Volunteering - Every Minute Counts: Theme for 2011 Volunteer Awareness Week, Volunteering New Zealand

  There will be events held all over New Zealand next week to recognise the invaluable contribution made by volunteers, marking Volunteer Awareness Week which runs from Sunday, 19 June to Saturday, 25 June. The Awareness Week is co-ordinated nationally by Volunteering New Zealand. ...
  Date added: 14 June 2011

• Release of report on reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence, Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee

  The passage from childhood to adulthood is complex. In New Zealand, a large number of children do not make this transition easily, which leads to an unacceptably high level of poor social and health outcomes for our young people. ...
  Date added: 14 June 2011

• New resources getting people thinking about cyberbullying and the influence technology has on childhood, Sweet As Social Media

  Providing a voice for youth issues online, Sweet As Social Media continues to showcase its "YouTube Booth" at various events to engage and gain insight from youth, while also preparing to launch the first edition of its new magazine targeting parents and general users of social media sites and ...
  Date added: 13 June 2011

• Wellbeing Study shows New Zealanders doing well, Open Polytechnic

  The latest results of the International Wellbeing Study (IWS) are producing interesting findings, including that older people are happier, people in relationships are doing well, and New Zealanders’ level of happiness compares well with other countries. ...
  Date added: 9 June 2011

• NZ television is going digital - what you need to know, Going Digital

  Changes are occurring to the television broadcasting signal, heralding the end to the old analogue television signal that New Zealanders have experienced since 1960. The analogue cut-off date is ...
  Date added: 9 June 2011

• Further funding to increase digital literacy and connection, NZ Government

  Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia has announced that she has secured additional funding of $3.3 million over three years for community-based initiatives to increase digital literacy and connection. ...
  Date added: 3 June 2011

• CommunityCentral to close from 30 June, CommunityCentral

  CommunityCentral – the collaborative online space for people working in tangata whenua, community and voluntary organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand – has announced it will cease operations from 30 June 2011. ...
  Date added: 2 June 2011

• New Zealanders urged to take action against child abuse, Child Matters

  Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters, has launched the booklet How Can I Tell? – an educational resource available to the public to help people know what to look for and know what to do. ...
  Date added: 1 June 2011

• Join the action with Boccia, Cerebral Palsy Society of NZ, Inc

  The sport of boccia is played regionally, nationally and internationally by over 50 countries. Boccia is a cross between petanque and indoor bowls and is played by individuals, pairs or teams. The aim is to propel balls, coloured either red or blue, as close as possible to a white target ball, or ...
  Date added: 1 June 2011

• Next census to be held in March 2013, NZ Government

  The next New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings will be held in March 2013, Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson has announced. The 2011 Census was postponed after Christchurch’s 22 ...
  Date added: 30 May 2011

• New initiative to support community-led development, NZ Government

  Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia has announced a new initiative to support community-led development. The announcement was made on Radio Waatea this morning (23 May 2011). ...
  Date added: 23 May 2011

• Community Response Fund continues in 2011/2012, Family and Community Services

  Community social services will get a $25 million boost from the Government’s Community Response Fund, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says. “We recognise grassroots social ...
  Date added: 23 May 2011

• Māori wahine appointed to international AIDS conference committee, INA HIV/AIDS Foundation

  Marama Pala, Executive Director of INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific) HIV/AIDS Foundation, has been appointed as one of seven Global community representatives on the Community Programme Committee (CPC) for the XIX (19th) International AIDS Conference 2012 (AIDS 2012), to be held in ...
  Date added: 17 May 2011

• Wairoa community-led development study released, Terrence Loomis, community consultant

  This case study is a community developer’s personal account of working with a rural community to confront local issues by developing a long-term social development strategy. The author ...
  Date added: 16 May 2011

• Link Age resource online now, Ministry of Social Development

  Link Age is an online resource produced by the Office for Senior Citizens of the Ministry of Social Development to promote intergenerational learning programmes through volunteering in schools and community organisations. ...
  Date added: 16 May 2011

• Outstanding response to community quake forum, NZ Government

  Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has applauded the many applications received for membership of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Community Forum. "We've had 230 applications ...
  Date added: 11 May 2011

• Alicetown Community Centre launches "Koha Cafe", Alicetown Community Centre

  Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! Citizens of Lower Hutt and visitors to our city, let it be known to all persons here gathered, that Tuesday, 2 May marks the start of the "Transition Koha Café". Delicious ...
  Date added: 10 May 2011

• New campaign launched to make NZ more accessible, Be. Institute

  At a time when the nation’s attention is focused on recreating the built environment of our second-largest city, a new enterprise has launched with two significant and potentially contributory new initiatives: New Zealand’s first nationwide accessibility programme, Be. Accessible, and ...
  Date added: 9 May 2011

• Not-for-Profits: Doing More with Less report, Grant Thornton NZ

  According to the latest survey of not-for-profit organisations by Grant Thornton NZ, the three most challenging issues for the not-for-profit sector are the same three issues identified in the previous ...
  Date added: 5 May 2011

• Whānau Integration, Innovation and Engagement Fund, Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development)

  Te Puni Kōkiri is calling for applications for the Whānau Integration, Innovation and Engagement (WIIE) Fund which is available to support whānau to engage with each other, with other whānau, communities and providers. ...
  Date added: 5 May 2011

• KidsCan Announces 'In Our Own Backyard' Child Sponsorship Programme, KidsCan

  The KidsCan Charitable Trust has announced the re-launch of 'In Our Own Backyard', New Zealand’s first child sponsorship programme. Introduced as a direct response to the increasing levels of ...
  Date added: 4 May 2011

• Variety seeks Christchurch children to help, Variety - The Children's Charity

  Variety - The Children's Charity is seeking applications for financial help from families and children who have been affected by the earthquake in Christchurch. Variety is there for children in all ...
  Date added: 29 April 2011

• Sistema Aotearoa youth orchestra initiative launched, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO)

  Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ministry for Culture & Heritage are pleased to announce Sistema Aotearoa. Sistema Aotearoa is a system of musical tuition based on El Sistema, one of the ...
  Date added: 21 April 2011

• Ministerial Review of Māori Language Strategy and Sector releases report, Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development)

  A review of the Māori language strategy and sector has been completed and Te Paepae Motuhake has publicly released its review report 'Te Reo Mauriora'. The review examined the strategy and ...
  Date added: 18 April 2011

• Government to spend $8.5b rebuilding Christchurch, NZ Government

  The Government will spend about $8.5 billion over the next few years to help the rebuilding of Christchurch, Finance Minister Bill English announced. “The earthquakes do not fundamentally ...
  Date added: 14 April 2011

• Samaritans appeal for more volunteers to help earthquake victims , Samaritans

  Samaritans have seen a huge increase in calls over the past weeks due to the Christchurch Earthquake. “Our volunteers have spoken to people about grief, loss, hardship and pain We expect to ...
  Date added: 14 April 2011

• Kidpower urges schools to turn bullying prevention into positive actions , Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust NZ

  National child empowerment organisation Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust NZ says controlling bullying behaviour can have positive outcomes. Kidpower’s National Centre Director Fiona Bryan ...
  Date added: 14 April 2011

• Payroll Giving hits $2 million milestone, NZ Government

  Payroll Giving to New Zealand charities has hit the $2 million milestone in just 15 months, Revenue Minister and the architect of the scheme, Peter Dunne, said. “The scheme raised $1.4 million ...
  Date added: 13 April 2011

• Latest Generosity Indicators provide new insights on giving, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS)

  A new Quarterly Generosity Indicators report is now available to coincide with the Philanthropy through the Looking Glass conference. This analyses two new quarters worth of data. The research ...
  Date added: 12 April 2011

• New volunteering hub in Central Otago, Volunteering Otago

  Volunteering Otago is expanding! The need for a volunteering matching service has been identified in the Central Lakes district and Volunteering Otago is filling that gap. Gillian White, based in ...
  Date added: 11 April 2011

• NGOs must work together to ensure continued service provision, Platform

  Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) need to work together in order to continue providing vital services in the face of significant funding challenges, says Platform chief executive Marion Blake. Ms ...
  Date added: 7 April 2011

• Social Workers Registration Board supports Minister’s call to strengthen social work practice and supervision, Social Workers Registration Board

  Ms Toni Hocquard, Chairperson of the Social Workers Registration Board is pleased to support the Minister for Social Development, Paula Bennett, in her quest for better outcomes for families and children through strengthening social work practice and supervision. ...
  Date added: 5 April 2011

• Eighth Vulnerability Report released, New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)

  The latest NZCCSS Vulnerability Report shows families cannot afford any cuts to essential social services. The report shows that more and more families are finding they cannot provide the essentials ...
  Date added: 4 April 2011

• Children’s Commissioner report into child care for under-two-year-olds released , Office of the Children's Commissioner

  Placing infants and toddlers in child care is not ‘bad’ for them - provided it is good quality, according to the findings of a report released by Children’s Commissioner John Angus. ...
  Date added: 4 April 2011

• Employment law changes come into effect, NZ Government

  Businesses and employees will enjoy greater certainty and flexibility at work with changes to the Holidays and Employment Relations acts that take effect 1 April 2011, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson. ...
  Date added: 1 April 2011

• Free IT equipment for Christchurch non-profits, Remarkit Solutions

  To support the Christchurch City rebuild, donations of computers, printers, mobile phones and networking equipment are available to non-profit organisations affected by the emergency. Good quality ...
  Date added: 1 April 2011

• Benefits, Superannuation increase from 1 April, NZ Government

  Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says benefits and superannuation will increase for more than one million New Zealanders from 1 April 2011. “We’ve locked the Annual General ...
  Date added: 1 April 2011

• New authority created for Canterbury rebuild, NZ Government

  Prime Minister John Key has announced the creation of a new, single authority to provide leadership and coordination of the ongoing recovery effort in Canterbury. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery ...
  Date added: 30 March 2011

• United Nations Declare Day to Celebrate Autism, Autism New Zealand

  Saturday 2 April, has been designated World Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations General Assembly and Autism New Zealand is hoping that all New Zealanders will try to better understand this often confusing condition. ...
  Date added: 30 March 2011

• Christchurch NGO and Community Organisation Updater website, New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)

  The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) has set up a website - http://www.ngoupdater.org.nz - to provide a single place for Christchurch community organisations and NGOs to keep each other up-to-date. ...
  Date added: 22 March 2011

• New Community Engagement course in wake of earthquake, University of Canterbury

  Academics across the University of Canterbury are developing a new 15-point community engagement course which it intends to offer to all University of Canterbury students and the wider community. It ...
  Date added: 17 March 2011

• Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga to research Māori economic development, University of Auckland

  Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga will this week launch Te Pae Tawhiti: Māori Economic Development, a major research initiative that aims to optimise Māori economic performance and growth. ...
  Date added: 15 March 2011

• Turia thanks Community and Voluntary Sector, NZ Government

  Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is thanking the many individual volunteers and communities that have assisted with the response to the Christchurch earthquake. “I have ...
  Date added: 14 March 2011

• Red Cross Commission Announces Emergency Grants, NZ Red Cross

  The independent New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission has now been established to disburse the first emergency and hardship grants from the Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal. The Chair of ...
  Date added: 4 March 2011

• People with disabilities affected by quake urged to speak up, cbm New Zealand

  Darren Ward, CEO of disability organisation cbm New Zealand, says people with a disability who need help in Christchurch need to speak up. Mr Ward and a team of three experts in disability have ...
  Date added: 4 March 2011

• ACC support for Christchurch quake victims, Accident Compensation Corporation

  Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is doing all it can to support the injured and those who have lost loved ones in the Christchurch earthquake, ACC Minister Nick Smith says. “Our unique ...
  Date added: 4 March 2011

• Website set up for support of quake health workers, Canterbury DHB

  Canterbury District Health Board has set up a website where messages of support can be posted for health workers involved in the response to the Christchurch Earthquake. “We’ve had many ...
  Date added: 4 March 2011

• Earthquake support package available immediately, NZ Government

  The initial earthquake support package for employers and employees is available now and the first payments will be in bank accounts by Wednesday says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. ...
  Date added: 1 March 2011

• Call for coordinated approach to homelessness in Auckland, Auckland Council

  Auckland Council’s Social and Community Development Forum will turn its attention to the issue of homelessness at its next meeting on 3 March 2011. The existence of homelessness in Auckland is ...
  Date added: 1 March 2011

• PM launches Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, NZ Government

  Prime Minister John Key has launched the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, a global fundraiser for the recovery effort in the city and the Canterbury region. "It's vital we reach as many people ...
  Date added: 28 February 2011

• Decision on 2011 Census, NZ Government

  Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson and Government Statistician Geoff Bascand have announced the 8 March 2011 Census will not be held. Mr Williamson said Mr Bascand had advised him the census ...
  Date added: 28 February 2011

• Napier Family Centre offers free counselling for Earthquake refugees, Napier Family Centre

  Napier Family Centre is offering free counselling for people who have fled from Christchurch to Napier following the earthquake. “We know many people have left Christchurch already or will be ...
  Date added: 28 February 2011

• Help available to Christchurch people, NZ Government

  Assistance for Cantabrians is available now and all possible help will be offered to those in need says Social Development Minister, Hon Paula Bennett. “The situation is changing, but ...
  Date added: 23 February 2011

• Fundamental change signalled in welfare reform recommendations, Welfare Working Group

  The Welfare Working Group, which was established by the Government, has released their report Reducing Long Term Benefit Dependency detailing practical recommendations on how to improve outcomes for people on a benefit and New Zealanders as a whole. ...
  Date added: 23 February 2011

• UN Report: 'The situation of Māori people in New Zealand', Peace Movement Aotearoa

  The Advance Unedited Edition of the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, 'The situation of Māori people in New Zealand' is now available at: http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/unsr2010. ...
  Date added: 23 February 2011

• Qualified social workers in short supply, Council for Social Work Education Aotearoa/New Zealand

  The January 2011 SEEK Employment Index showed that Social Work was a new entry to the list of most ‘in demand’ employees. This is the first time Social Work has entered this list and it was shown as one of the top five most-sought-after employees by Government for the month of January. ...
  Date added: 22 February 2011

• Accommodation support for people affected by Canterbury quake, NZ Government

  The government has announced a package of initiatives to assist Cantabrians who have been displaced from their homes due to severe earthquake damage. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says ...
  Date added: 21 February 2011

• Campaign encourages communities to complete census forms online, 2020 Communications Trust

  A campaign to encourage communities to complete their census forms online has been launched by the 2020 Communications Trust. The campaign is called “Come to Your Census”. Spokesperson ...
  Date added: 17 February 2011

• Salvation Army release latest State of the Nation Report: Stalled, Salvation Army

  The Salvation Army Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit has published its fourth State of the Nation Report: Stalled. Stalled examines the social policy areas of child welfare, work and incomes, ...
  Date added: 17 February 2011

• Charities gain $1.4m from first year of payroll giving, NZ Government

  The payroll giving scheme, where workers can donate direct from their pay, has been a $1.4 million windfall for New Zealand charities in its first year, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has announced. ...
  Date added: 15 February 2011

• Charity to capture New Zealand’s most inspiring stories, Inspiring Stories Trust

  New Dunedin-based charity, The Inspiring Stories Trust, aims to spark the production of a series of inspirational short films across the country by connecting young filmmakers up with young people making a difference in their communities. ...
  Date added: 14 February 2011

• NZFVWO opens sector discussion in election year, NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (NZFVWO)

  The NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare's Executive Committee met recently and started the year with a lively discussion about issues and priorities going into 2011/election year. The Federation is ...
  Date added: 14 February 2011

• New factsheet on charitable status of sport and recreation organisations, Charities Commission

  Should your sport and recreation organisation register as a charity? SPARC, the Department of Internal Affairs, Inland Revenue, the Companies Office and the Charities Commission have jointly ...
  Date added: 9 February 2011

• Quality Services & Innovation Fund, Family and Community Services

  The Quality Services and Innovation Fund encourages community services to work closely together and develop new innovative ways to improve the efficiency of services and effective support to children, young people and families. ...
  Date added: 8 February 2011

• Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector has a new home, Hon Tariana Turia - Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

  Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is welcoming the move of the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector into the Department of Internal Affairs from today. The Community and ...
  Date added: 1 February 2011