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With another general election on the horizon, it’s a good time to let politicians know what the sector wants and needs. We asked peak bodies (and a commentator) from across the social sector the following question: What are the most important things that politicians can do over the next three years to help the communities, whānau and tamariki that use the services of your members?

In this member profile, we speak to Mike Brummitt, Chief Executive at Community Care Trust which runs services for young people across Te Waipounamu. Mike tells us about how his team builds resilience, the critical importance of consistent, stable relationships to healing and how we need to rethink our systems to prioritise those relationships.

How (or even if) we should be using Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT and Copilot, in the social services sector is a big, difficult question that many providers, as well as researchers and peak bodies are wrestling with. Seeking answers is complicated by the fact that the technology is already here and developing at pace. In this extract from Kia Mauri Ora magazine, we talk to Dougal Stott about his experiences bringing Generative AI tools into Te Whare Hauora Ōtautahi Women's Refuge.

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.