“See with the eyes of love and a thing becomes beautiful. See with the eyes of hate and things are ugly.” Joy Cowley. Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-newsletter highlighting the latest news, research and policy developments relevant to NZCCSS’ core mission to work for a just and compassionate society in Aotearoa New Zealand. We begin…
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Friday, 15 May 2020, 7:39 amPress Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services “The new funding to provide services to those who are severely affected by the economic downturn will be a great help to those who suffer Covid-19 related hardship”, says Trevor McGlinchey, Executive Officer for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). …
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“This is the rainy day we have been preparing for – now we must weather the global storm” Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance. Tēnā koutou and welcome to the NZCCSS Policy Watch Special on the Coalition Government’s 2020 Wellbeing Budget: Rebuilding Together. The proverbial rainy day has arrived but not in a form anyone…
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COVID 19 – some light at the end of the tunnel “Thank you to all the social services and people supporting New Zealanders during the lockdown. Social services are critical to wellbeing, and helping vulnerable New Zealanders cope through this unprecedented time. You have stepped up to this challenge and are a vital part of…
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At the end of week 2 of the Covid-19 Lockdown NZCCSS undertook a quick self-selecting survey of social services organisations to see how they were responding to the lockdown. Access to the Survey was promoted in two editions of Policy Watch. A total of 42 individual responses from 12 organisations (7 NZCCSS members from 3…
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The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is the umbrella group for the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and Salvation Army church social services network 1.3 NZCCSS spoke to senior leadership at 14 NZCCSS social service organisations over 2 days, the 18th and 19th March 2020. These conversations focused on the organizational planning and…
Continue Reading → COVID-19 Lock down: week 2 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-newsletter highlighting the latest news, research and policy developments relevant to NZCCSS’ core mission to work for a just and…
Continue Reading →There is a lot of COVID-19 information to keep up with. NZCCSS has put together links to key information and will endeavour to update this web page as new updates are released. COVID 19 – Official Government Site Covid.govt.nz for detailed information about alert levels, health issues, self-isolation and assistance available, and for public health…
Continue Reading → “So do not fear, I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41:10 COVID-19 – Lock down: one week on Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-highlighting the latest news, research and policy…
Continue Reading → “Above all things let us be kind. Kindness is what most resembles God” Suzanne Aubert Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-highlighting the latest news, research and policy developments relevant to NZCCSS’ core mission to work for a just and compassionate society in Aotearoa New Zealand. Happy New Year and welcome to the Policy Watch…
Continue Reading → “I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me”. Matthew 25:40 Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-highlighting the latest news, research and policy developments relevant to NZCCSS’ core mission to work for a just and compassionate society in Aotearoa New Zealand. For this…
Continue Reading → Captain Cook has only ever been 25% of this story. The other 75% is the story of discovery and exploration that our ancestors made 500-700 years before Cook turned up. Master waka navigator Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr (Tainui) and co-chair of Tuia 250 Committee Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-letter highlighting the latest news, research and…
Continue Reading → Let us carefully cultivate hope, that small flower which we should always bring to those in need. Suzanne Aubert Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-letter highlighting the latest news, research and policy developments relevant to NZCCSS’ core mission to work for a just and compassionate society in Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s been all go…
Continue Reading → “When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebrations” Jean Vanier (1928 -2019), humanist, philosopher, theologian and advocate for humanity Welcome to the latest Policy Watch e-letter highlighting the latest news, research and…
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Community Housing Aotearoa, the Salvation Army, the Housing Foundation and Habitat for Humanity are working together on the KiwiBuy campaign to persuade the government to put more resources into shared ownership and progressive home ownership products that can help more kiwis own an affordable home. Using shared ownership and progressive home ownership models, community-based housing provides…
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