Ā Mātou Mahi | Our work
Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill - April 2026
NZCCSS does not support amending the Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill as proposed. We strongly feel that the concerns…
Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bill - April 2026
NZCCSS strongly opposes the amendments proposed in the Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bill. There are significant concerns around the quality…
Issue Snapshot 2026: Reducing Poverty
Recent data on poverty perceptions in Aotearoa highlights a lack of public understanding of poverty and the circumstances and conditions…
Issue Snapshot 2026: Aged Care
The aged care sector grew out of a formalisation of not-for-profit organisations, many of them faith-based, caring for older people…
Issue Snapshot 2026: Renting
Tenants have limited housing security under current legislation and there is currently no programme to ensure houses meet Healthy Homes…
Issue Snapshot 2026: Care and Protection
In recent years funding for care and protection services has reduced, making it more difficult for providers to respond to…
Issue Snapshot 2026: The Welfare System
As the cost of living has continued to rise in Aotearoa, welfare support levels have not, leaving many struggling to…
Issue Snapshot 2026: Reducing Child Poverty
Despite previous gains made since the introduction of the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, progress has stalled and child poverty…
Draft Curriculum Years 0-10 - April 2026
NZCCSS submission on the Draft Curriculum Years 0-10.
Draft Carers' Strategy Action Plan - March 2026
NZCCSS’ submission reflecting feedback shared by members on the Draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan and the opportunities and challenges they…
Emergency Management Bill No 2 - February 2026
NZCCSS supports the kaupapa to increase recognition within Emergency Management legislation for communities and Māori.
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and NZCCSS
A collection of contributions from NZCCSS members for the March 2026 Guest Editorship at the Centre for Data Ethics and…
Easter and Ethics
The final contribution to the NZCCSS CDEI Guest Editorship about the relationship between Human Values for Human Ethics and the…
Warm Data Labs
A contribution from David Hanna on the importance of addressing the limits of administrative data for the CDEI Guest Editorship
Data as Taonga
A contribution from VisionWest Waka Whakakitenga to the CDEI Guest Editorship
Whose Story is it Anyway?
A contribution on the power and responsibility of story from Rev. Dr. Bonnie Robinson to the CDEI Guest Editorship
Te Ora o te Whānau
A look at the new Te Ora o Te Whānau lens in this year’s Salvation Army State of the Nation…
When Data isn’t Neutral
A contribution on the importance of understanding your lens from Sarah Mulcahy for the CDEI Guest Editorship
CDEI Blog – Introduction
An introduction to the blog series NZCCSS produced for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s Guest Editorship
Open Letter to Ministers: Extend the Fuel Relief Package
An Open Letter calling for the extension of the Fuel Relief Package
Fuel Crisis Relief Package
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes today’s announcement of increased Government support for low-and-middle-income families receiving the In…
Inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections - February 2026
NZCCSS submission on the Inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections
Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) - Amendment Bill
NZCCSS submission on the Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill
Proposed data collection approach and content - Census consultation December 2025
NZCCSS responds to consultation questions on proposed census changes.
