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Te Pai Ora SSPA and the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services welcome today’s announcement from Social Investment Minister, Hon Nicola Willis of a new $190 million Social Investment Fund.

Te Pai Ora SSPA, the national organisation representing community-based social service providers, is raising serious concerns about sweeping changes to the Equal Pay Act announced by the Government today.

Te Pai Ora SSPA's Annual Report is now online

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.