The Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) is repeating its recent workshop on child-centred policy for the Institute of Governance and Policy Studies in Wellington on 6 September. Holly Walker, Principal Advisor and Dr Kathleen Logan, Senior Advisor, OCC, have prepared a valuable workshop on child-centred thinking and practical tools for considering children in policy making. …
Dear brothers and sisters, migrants and refugees! At the heart of the Gospel of Mercy the encounter and acceptance by others are intertwined with the encounter and acceptance of God himself. Welcoming others means welcoming God in person. Pope Francis Social Justice Week 2016:“We all have a migration story” Migration is the theme selected by the…
Salvation Army has recently launched a new online initiative allowing shoppers to donate $15 women’s hygiene bundle to young women who go without sanitary products. The initiative follows a steady increase of requests over the last year as prices have increased. Major Pam Waugh, Head of Salvation Army Community Ministries, reported “Many women, particularly mums with teenage daughters, who were…
The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul is hosting a new lunchtime lecture series on important contemporary issues. Entitled ‘Dangerous Conversations’, the series focuses on four of the critical challenges facing New Zealand – the housing crisis, low wages, gender inequality, and the limitations of traditional models of charity in meeting social needs. The Dean of…
Wellington is the city of choice for three major sector conferences in 2016! Making Active Ageing a Reality is the theme for the NZ Association of Gerontology conference 2016 on 15 – 17 September at the James Cook Hotel in Wellington. Registration is online at the NZAG conference website. As the conference organisers say, the…
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is hosting the 3rd annual Post Budget Briefing, with Finance Minister the Hon Bill English once again fronting up to discuss his thinking behind Budget 2016 decisions. Wellington Monday 30 May 7.30am – 8.45am [light refreshments provided] Loaves and Fishes, Hill Street, Thorndon Auckland Friday 3 June 10am-11.30am…
Registrations are now open for our 2016 conference and you are invited to join us for two inspiring and thought-provoking days incorporating a great mix of break-out sessions, keynote speakers, panels and workshops. Our conferences are open to everyone working in the sector. They are friendly and collegial events, a place to meet and get…
Headspace: Growing personal capacity and resilience Headspace is a FREE education day with health specialists for church leaders. This event aims to equip and resource for the future health of our churches, with a focus on mental, emotional and community health. Date and Time: Thursday 10th March 2016, from 9am to 2pm. Lunch is included. Location: Grace…
The Living Wage Movement is hosting its first national event with the Release of the Living Wage Rate 2016 on 29 February. Two events will mark this occasion: The national launch will be taking place in Wellington 3-4.30pm at Pivotal Thames printing company which is a new Living Wage employer in Martin Square. Please see the…
The Family Centre and Massey University Pyschology Clinic in Wellington are hosting two half day workshops from Karl Tomm on 8 April 2016 9.30am-4.30am The two workshops are: Alternative Ethical Postures that Therapists Can Adopt in Clinical Decision Making [9:30 – 12:30] Deconstructing Shame and Guilt, and Opening Space for Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation [1:30…
The Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre is starting the New Year with a live Webinar – How to amaze your funders with watertight evidence– on Tuesday 9th February 11.00am “This webinar is for time-poor, cash-strapped organisations who are under pressure to produce evidence of their results. Kate and Rachael will present tools and case studies, to help you…
Message from Elizabeth Kay, InterChurch Bureau The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 comes into force in April 2016. Generally if Church groups are complying with the current law they will not have to make significant changes to their practices. To help Church groups and organisations understand the new law and their responsibilities under this…
What do you want out of a conference experience? That is the question we have been asking of ourselves and our people as we have been planning our 2016 conference. Looking at the feedback we have had from our previous conference, it is clear people want great keynote speakers, stimulating mixing the practical with the…
The Community Investment Strategy signals a sea change to how and what community-based social services are funded by MSD. A more tightly focused set of funding priorities and the requirement to ‘demonstrate’ the effectiveness of MSD contracted social services are the key changes here. New tools are needed to navigate these waters, particularly around the collation of data, information and narrative to provide…
Max Rashbrooke is about to hit the bookshops once again with his latest contribution to the inequality debate: Wealth and New Zealand. The most recent NBR Rich List has revealed the biggest proportional increase in wealth since the list first appeared in 1986. But what do these figures mean and what else do we know…