Whakamanawa 2026

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Mihi mai, whakatau mai, haere mai

Nau Mai, Haere Mai ki Whakamanawa 2026 – The National Social Services Conference!

As the host of Whakamanawa, Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa warmly invites you and your fellow kaimahi to join us at the Due Drop Events Centre on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September. Registrations will open soon.

Whakamanawa is a conference that inspires, encourages, and connects us, bringing kotahitanga across the whole social sector of Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s about uniting our collective knowledge, skills, and passion so we can all return to our communities and hapori refreshed, ready to continue making a real difference.

More details on our programme, speakers and accommodation will be coming very soon!

Do you have an initiative, practice or research project that the sector needs to hear about? 

Then we want to hear from you. 

We are seeking innovative, inspiring and important mahi and research for our workshop programme. Topics can cover any area relevant for the sector including: child and family support, family violence prevention, sexual violence prevention, housing, rangatahi, disabled people, rainbow communities and kaimahi hauora.

If you have mahi to share, please fill in our Expression of Interest Application form here. 

If you want to nominate a person, organisation or particular initiative to be featured please email communications@sspa.org.nz with the details.

Submissions close 10 April 2026.If you have any questions please contact communications@sspa.org.nz.

Te Pai Ora SSPA members

Earlybird $475

Group rate earlybird $460

Full price $505

Are you a member?

Non-member NGOs

Earlybird $525

Group rate earlybird $510

Full Price $555

Non-member Government agency

Earlybird $675

Group rate earlybird $660

Full price $705