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Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa has over 270 members. Our members are community-based social service organisations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and people working alongside social services. We strengthen the social sector through advocacy and engagement, learning and development, relationship building and sector leadership. Our mahi contributes to ensuring children and whānau can thrive now and intergenerationally.

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Winter issue of Kia Mauri Ora out now!

5 minutes with .... Tima Hunt

Te Whakahou

Whakamanawa 2026

Next steps in Generative AI for social service organisations

What recent law changes mean for family and sexual violence survivors

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News

Winter issue of Kia Mauri Ora out now!

The latest issue of Te Pai Ora SSPA's flagship, biannual magazine is out now. In this issue we talk to three experts about their views and experiences of using Generative AI in our sector, we learn more about a transformative model of care being developed by Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust, and we hear about how pop-up museums are telling the stories of care-experienced rangatahi.

Media release: Budget provides no relief for struggling whānau

The 2026 Budget prioritises infrastructure, defence and law and order, but does nothing to ease the enormous cost pressures facing whānau and the community services that support them, warns social services national organisation Te Pai Ora SSPA.

Understanding AI use in the social services sector survey

Help us to learn more about how our sector is using, or not, Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini, in this quick anonymous survey.

Media release: Vulnerable children, whānau and community services under huge pressure from surging fuel costs, a new survey finds

Children and whānau, and the social services supporting them, need urgent financial support to ease significant impacts from surging fuel prices, warns social service provider peak body Te Pai Ora SSPA.

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Upcoming events

Learning & Development Events Calendar 2026

Mon

08 Jun 2026

Next steps in Generative AI for social service organisations

Thu

02 Jul 2026

Whakamanawa 2026 - Conference Speakers

Thu

24 Sep 2026
Fri

25 Sep 2026

Whakamanawa 2026

Thu

24 Sep 2026
Fri

25 Sep 2026

Te Whare Pupuri Rawa

Recent resource library uploads

Click on any of the listings below to check out some of the latest content added to our Resource Library.

To share or not to share - privacy guidance for the social sector

The Journey of Voyce

Still minding the gap

Sector leaders' kōrero takeaways

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