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IHC Welcomes New Chief Executive Andrew Crisp
Monday, 3 February 2025, 5:04 pm | IHC New Zealand
Andrew joins the IHC Group at a key moment amid changes in disability funding, opportunities in social and community housing, a continued need to advocate for people’s rights and an ongoing determination for people with intellectual disabilities to have their ... More >>
IHC Urges Collective Fix To Address Root Causes Of Child Poverty
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 3:36 pm | IHC New Zealand
“Children with intellectual disabilities are not just facing much higher financial hardship than most; they’re facing exclusion from opportunities to thrive and participate in society,” says Tania. “It’s unacceptable, and we must do better.” More >>
IHC Applauds Research On Barriers To Banking For Disabled People
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 2:58 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC has raised repeatedly over the past decade, underscore the urgent need for systemic changes to promote financial inclusion for disabled communities. More >>
IHC Recognises Long-term Disability Issues Stalwart Dame Tariana Turia
Friday, 3 January 2025, 1:03 pm | IHC New Zealand
Dame Tariana led the Disability Issues portfolio from 2009-14 and, alongside IHC, championed a range of critical issues including inclusive education, participation, presence and learning of disabled children while at school. More >>
IHC Chair Tony Shaw Awarded ONZM In New Year Honours
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 1:18 pm | IHC New Zealand
Tony has built a reputation not just as a strong advocate during a long legal career, but as a leader and trusted advisor, as comfortable chairing multi-million companies as taking on a community project or mentoring young professionals. More >>
IHC Announces New Chief Executive – Andrew Crisp
Friday, 8 November 2024, 5:56 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC Board Chair Tony Shaw says Andrew was a standout candidate and is well placed to lead the large-scale and complex organisation into its next phase starting late January 2025. More >>
IHC To Monitor Government Changes To Disability Service Delivery
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 3:57 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC says it will monitor closely the impact of moving disability support services delivery from Whaikaha to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). The change will come into effect from October. More >>
Declan Jack's Train Yard Is The People's Choice
Monday, 5 August 2024, 6:42 pm | IHC New Zealand
He worked on Train Yard at The Shed Creative Space in Paraparaumu. The Shed Creative Space was the winner of the inaugural Holdsworth Charitable Trust Scholarship Award for art studios that support artists with intellectual disabilities. More >>
Woefully Underfunded Disability Allowances Failing Intellectually Disabled New Zealanders
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:03 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC Director of Advocacy Tania Thomas says that the allowances have been drastically underfunded for many years, causing severe financial strain and poor health outcomes. More >>
IHC Recognises Strength Of Survivors Following Report Release
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 1:20 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC's Board Chair Tony Shaw says the courage and strength of the individuals who shared their stories are also acknowledged. More >>
IHC Slams Winston Peters' Use Of Retard As An Insult In Parliament
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 5:09 pm | IHC New Zealand
We must have a more thoughtful, inclusive, and empathetic approach to language. More >>
New Report Highlights Challenges And Opportunities In Residential Disability Services
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 5:05 pm | IHC New Zealand
The HDC report underscores the urgent need for these changes, highlighting the gaps and challenges that can no longer be ignored. More >>
2024 IHC Art Awards Winners Announced
Friday, 12 July 2024, 5:09 pm | IHC New Zealand
All competition entries are on display at Webb's, 23 Marion St, Wellington until August 8. More >>
New Zealand’s Intellectual Disability Crisis: Urgent Health Policy Reforms Needed
Monday, 8 July 2024, 1:58 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC New Zealand says specific, targeted health policies are necessary to bridge the life expectancy gap between people with intellectual disability and the rest of New Zealand. More >>
$90 Million Investment For Specialist Schools Only Supports 0.6 Percent Disabled Learners
Friday, 14 June 2024, 2:51 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC New Zealand says today’s announcement to invest $90 million into specialist schools is a win for them and the students they serve, however it’s funding that could be utilised to fix a broken system for the 99.4 percent of disabled students ... More >>
Budget Funding An Opportunity To Change The Lives Of Intellectually Disabled New Zealanders
Friday, 31 May 2024, 1:45 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC says the extra $1.1 billion over five years that the government has allocated to Whaikaha in the Budget must be used to make a real difference to the lives of intellectually disabled people. More >>
Charter School Funding Boost Is The Wrong Step
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 6:08 pm | IHC New Zealand
The coalition government’s move to boost funding for charter schools is counterintuitive, says IHC New Zealand. More >>
People With Intellectual Disabilities Shut Out Of Tech Advancements
Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:06 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC says technological advancements can make a huge difference to the lives of people with intellectual disabilities – but only if they have access to the internet. Technology can help improve independence, it can aid problem-solving skills, as well ... More >>
Disabled People Falling Victim To The Work-readiness Trap
Friday, 19 April 2024, 3:46 pm | IHC New Zealand
Research has shown that intellectually disabled people are great employees, and hiring them can result in improvements in profitability, greater cost-effectiveness, lower employee turnover, high rates of employee retention, reliability, punctuality, loyalty ... More >>
IHC Says No To Boot Camps
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 4:11 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC New Zealand says the Government’s introduction of juvenile boot camps for youth offenders will unfairly target young people with intellectual disability. In an announcement today, the Minister for Children Karen Chhour said a “military-style ... More >>