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Nau mai haere mai Carmen Batchelor, Cindy Kawana, and Andrea McLeod to our Te Pai Ora SSPA National Executive!

Te Pai Ora SSPA is welcoming the Auditor General’s inquiry into Oranga Tamariki’s procurement and contract management processes, announced today.

We are so excited for our members and stakeholders to be receiving issue 12 of Kia Mauri Ora: Social Service Excellence in Aotearoa!

In recent months, community-based social service providers have continued their tireless efforts to support their communities and hapori, despite the uncertainty of their future and the challenges posed by a lack of communication and information from their critical funding partner Oranga Tamariki.

This morning, Wednesday 7 August, our Chief Executive, Belinda Himiona and Policy & Information Advisor, Fiona Bawden delivered our submission on the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of 7AA) Amendment Bill.

We continue to hear from many of our Te Pai Ora SSPA members about the funding and contracting issues they are facing with Oranga Tamariki.

Read our media release reacting to Budget 2024. If you’ve had a chance to think about the Budget, what are your whakaaro (thoughts)? Email our Policy & Information Advisor, policy@sspa.org.nz

Te Pai Ora SSPA shares their Briefing to the Incoming Government.

The latest issue of our flagship magazine Kia Mauri Ora is out now!

Applications are now open to join us at Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa in the role of Chief Executive Officer. We welcome applications from kaimahi working in our member organisations and beyond.

On 15 June 2023 it was confimed that Cabinet had taken the final step to confirm the social work pay equity claim settlement extension. This is a historic moment for our community-based social sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa (SSPA) welcomes initiatives in Budget 2023 that will make a difference for families and whānau, and the community-based social services providers who support them.

For a limited time, Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa (SSPA) is offering our members the opportunity to complete the online eLearning course Fundamentals of Safeguarding and Child Protection on a fees-free basis.

Today we are publishing our brief snapshot paper, highlighting key issues we are hearing from SSPA members throughout affected rōhe of Te Ika-a-Māui, and to outline some key calls to government at this time.

Nau Mai, Haere Mai ki Whakamanawa 2023 – The National Social Services Conference! 1 & 2 May 2023, Te Papa Tongarewa in beautiful Te Whanganui-a-Tara! Whakamanawa is the moment for all those working in social service mahi and across the social sector to hui together, be inspired, share learning and keep up-to-date with everything happening in our sector.

Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa Annual Report 2022 is now available to read.

This is our 10th issue of our flagship magazine, and we are so happy to share it with you.

Workers and employers are welcoming the Government’s decision to extend pay equity to all social workers across Aotearoa New Zealand’s community-based social services.The Government’s decision announced today will mean 4,600 workers will receive equitable pay for the work they are doing every day.