Submissions

NZCCSS strongly opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill and its intent to undermine Te Tiriti o Waitiangi

NZCCSS supports increased access to basic transaction accounts. 

NZCCSS disagrees that reducing the protections for cultural and professional competence is the same as putting patients first.

NZCCSS cautions against ageism in our judicial system

Tirohanga Whānui | Overview The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on…

Access to government services and information is critical for all New Zealanders. The Plain Language Act 2022 is a valuable…

Tirohanga Whānui | Overview The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on…

Tirohanga Whānui | Overview The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on…

Responses from our membership about their experiences during the pandemic, with specific focus on mandates and lockdowns.

Investing with community in the social sector is different to purchasing other goods and services.

NZCCSS opposes the proposal to tax income intended for charitable purposes

NZCCSS advocates for centring a person’s aspirational vision of their own good life in the development of our disability support…

NZCCSS supports the kaupapa to prevent public harm by strengthening of the Arms Act.

February 2025  Tirohanga Whānui | Overview  The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide…

Tirohanga Whānui | Overview  The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on…

NZCCSS responds to the 5th Periodic Report under the United Nations International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Janurary 2025  Tirohanga Whānui | Overview  The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide…

NZCCSS questions the definition of ‘productivity’ and advocates for a stronger representation of the value of unpaid labour and volunteering.…

Our response to the Long-term Insights Briefing from the Ministry of Justice regarding the future of courts and other Justice…

NZCCSS supports the provision of accessible, comprehensive healthcare for all young people in Aotearoa.

NZCCSS does not support the promotion of property rights over collective rights and responsibilities and questions the quality of this…

NZCCSS challenges these punitive changes to our social security system

NZCCSS supports a modernisation of the Mental Health Act, especially with one that has such a quality of consultation and…

NZCCSS challenges the establishment of a Serious Youth Offender Category and the introduction of military style academies.