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ANZASW
The professional Association for Social Workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are a membership organisation run for and by our members.
The purpose of ANZASW is to support and provide services for our members. We publish an academic journal Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, the bi-monthly e-newsletter NoticeBoard, and the bi-weekly E-Notices. We provide a wide range of professional development activities including regular webinars free to members. As an independent organisation we comment on current social issues, lobby for change and to influence policy. We promote the profession and the role of social workers. We provide professional indemnity insurance for all our members. Members also have the opportunity to benefit from developing the profession, developing new skills, networking and collegial support, international links and support for research.
ANZASW - Latest News [Page 5]
ANZASW on World Mental Health Day
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 3:28 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) wishes to express its solidarity with service users and colleagues internationally this World Mental Health Day. Today we celebrate the efforts of social workers across the globe who ... More >>
ANZASW statement on allegations of grooming
Monday, 8 October 2018, 3:08 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is deeply shocked by allegations that a social worker from Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, groomed a teenager for sex. If these claims are proven to be true it would amount ... More >>
ANZASW statement on the new Carers’ Strategy Action Plan
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 8:02 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) welcomes the development of a new Carers’ Strategy Action Plan, announced by the government this week. Although the details of the Plan are yet to finalised, it raises our hopes that carers will ... More >>
ANZASW statement for World's Alzheimer's Month
Friday, 28 September 2018, 4:22 pm | ANZASW
As World Alzheimer’s Month comes to a close, the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) pays tribute to members who have worked so hard to support those with Alzheimer’s and their carers and promote awareness of the condition ... More >>
Happy Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers Day
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 9:20 am | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) celebrates national Social Workers Day 2018. Today we pay tribute to all our social work colleagues. You are the super heroes, who make a difference in communities across the country. ... More >>
OT pay equity agreement
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 3:00 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is pleased to see that Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, has reached an agreement in principle with its social workers on pay equity. More >>
Kia ora koutou Mo te wiki ō te reo Māori!
Friday, 14 September 2018, 5:25 pm | ANZASW
Kia ora koutou Mo te wiki ō te reo Māori! The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) supports the celebration of te wiki ō te reo (Maori Language week). The Association supports Te Reo Maori as a a recognised language and is our ... More >>
ANZASW statement for World Suicide Prevention Day
Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 3:49 pm | ANZASW
Yesterday, Monday 10th September, was World Suicide Prevention Day. Mindful of the devastatingly high rates of suicide in this country, The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) calls for more to be done to confront this urgent issue. More >>
ANZASW statement on the need to regulate Property Management
Monday, 3 September 2018, 2:00 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) believes that a recently-released report on Property Management in the rental sector should prompt urgent action from government. The report, released by Anglican Advocacy, part of the Anglican Church’s ... More >>
Rose Henderson elected to prestigious global role
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 4:27 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is pleased to announce that Life Member Rose Henderson has been elected to the role of President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
ANZASW statement on Nurses settlement with DHBs
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 4:18 pm | Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is pleased to see that industrial action by nurses in recent weeks has led to a settlement which will deliver a long overdue pay rise and an improvement in working conditions. More >>
Reflections on the case of Ruby Knox
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 3:44 pm | Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) believes that the review into the murder of Ruby Knox by her mother in 2016, published this month, raises serious issues that should be urgently addressed. More >>
ANZASW statement on World Day for International Justice
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 3:31 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) welcomes the World Day for International Justice. More >>
ANZASW statement on Nurses strike
Monday, 16 July 2018, 2:52 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) wishes to once again express its solidarity with nurses who have been engaged in industrial action. More >>
ANZASW on so called “gay conversion therapy”
Friday, 6 July 2018, 4:39 pm | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) wishes to communicate its strong opposition to the practice of so-called “gay conversion therapy,” also known as “reparative therapy,” in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
ANZASW statement on industrial action in the public sector
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 9:24 am | ANZASW
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) offers full solidarity to public sector colleagues who have been exercising their right to bargain for fair pay and working conditions. More >>
Minister Martin's proposed intervention strategy
Friday, 22 June 2018, 3:09 pm | Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) supports Minister for Children Tracey Martin’s strategy of intensive intervention to lower the number of children being placed in care. More >>
ANZASW statement on separating / detaining migrant families
Friday, 22 June 2018, 3:06 pm | Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) wishes to communicate its strong opposition to the practice of keeping migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee children in detention and separating them from their parents. More >>
ANZASW celebrates World Refugee Day
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 1:14 pm | Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
Today we honour the invaluable work that social workers across the world do to assist refugees to overcome trauma, build self-esteem and develop their lives. Social workers are active both in camps for the displaced and in the nations to which refugees are ... More >>
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Friday, 15 June 2018, 3:55 pm | ANZASW
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. At ANZASW we believe that elder persons should be honoured, celebrated and, where necessary, protected. On days such as this, we should all be mindful of the struggles that many of our elders face. More >>
