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Government’s Fuel Package Welcome Support, But Gaps Remain
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 4:23 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Evidence suggests childhood poverty can have broad ranging impacts including on school achievement and adult employment. More >>
Urgent Change Needed To Address Rising Numbers Of Children Growing Up In Poverty
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 12:08 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
NZCCSS is advocating for a broad approach to poverty reduction, calling on all political parties to make a long-term commitment to freeing New Zealanders from poverty with the introduction of a Poverty Reduction Act. More >>
Two New Reports Highlight Whole-Of-Life Approach To KiwiSaver Is Needed To Support New Zealanders Now & Into The Future
Friday, 14 November 2025, 8:39 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The review of the retirement income policies highlights the need for “long-term political accord to focus on providing certainty for future generations”. More >>
Launch Of The Aotearoa Aged Care Action Plan
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:04 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The Aotearoa Aged Care Action Plan is a sector-sourced and sector-endorsed call to action for our aged care sector. More >>
Oranga Tamariki Signalling Cuts To Services Providing The Front-line
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 10:57 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Support services provided to children and families in Aotearoa seem set to reduce as the social services sector awaits confirmation of likely funding cuts from Oranga Tamariki (OT). More >>
What Is Middle Childhood? New Guide Shines Light On Overlooked Age Group
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:33 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
A groundbreaking new guide highlighting the importance of middle childhood (between 5 and 12 years old) has been released today. More >>
Aotearoa New Zealand Is Failing Older People
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 2:50 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Older people in this country are not being prioritised, and specific action must be taken immediately to better support and value this group now and into the future, the United Nations (UN) has been told. In advance of International Day of Older Persons ... More >>
Action Needed Now To Prioritise Aotearoa’s Older People
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:07 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Swift action must be taken in order to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand can fully appreciate and support our ageing population now and in the coming decades, a new report has found. Te Kōrero mō ngā Kaumātua: Exploring the context of older people in Aotearoa ... More >>
NZCCSS Introduces Te Kōrero Mō Ngā Kaumātua
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:05 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Te Kōrero mō ngā Kaumātua: Exploring the context of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. Job 12:12 NZCCSS is thrilled to launch ‘Te Kōrero mō ngā Kaumātua’ ... More >>
NZCCSS Welcomes Pay Boost For Aged Residential Care Nurses And Workers
Monday, 28 November 2022, 11:01 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
NZCCSS congratulates the Government and Health Minister Andrew Little on boosting the wages of nurses and healthcare assistants at aged residential care facilities, hospices, and Māori and pacific healthcare organisations that have contracts with ... More >>
NZCCSS’ Releases ‘The Workforce Guide’
Monday, 28 November 2022, 9:52 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSSS) has launched ‘The Workforce Guide’, to support understanding of the variety of roles across the social, community and health workforce. NZCCSS Kaiwhakahaere Nikki Hurst says the resource ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements Welcomed
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 10:49 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) joins many others welcoming the passing of the Fair Pay Agreement Bill. NZCCSS Kaiwhakahaere |Executive Officer Nikki Hurst says that the Bill will mean a real chance for adequate pay for ... More >>
New Housing Services Data Tool Encourages Collaboration And Innovation
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 10:10 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Making it easier for providers of community housing-related services to connect and collaborate is the aim of a new information tool launched by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). The NZCCSS Housing and Support Providers ... More >>
How Not To Engage With Tamariki And Rangatahi
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 10:23 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
NZCCSS (the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services) says that the Community and Social Services Select Committee has effectively silenced the voices of Tamariki and Rangatahi on significant changes that will impact them the most. In January, ... More >>
Older Workers Plan A Good Step Forward
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 11:08 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the release of the Older Workers Employment Action Plan as a positive step in supporting older New Zealanders wanting to stay in work. With more than 250-member organisations working ... More >>
Income Insurance Scheme: Nice Idea, Shame About The Inequity
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 11:10 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
A scheme that protects workers from the slippery slope into poverty in the event of being laid off or made redundant, or being unable to work because of ill health or disability. Sounds good! In theory. But not in practice, if the proposed income ... More >>
DHB Nurses Settlement Will Haemorrhage Nurses From Not-for-Profit Aged Care
Monday, 18 October 2021, 2:19 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) congratulates DHB nurses on the settlement of their pay claim late last week, but says that the settlement will result in a hemorrhaging of nurses from the aged residential care sector. NZCCSS ... More >>
COVID Is Not Stalking The Vulnerable
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 12:35 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
There’s a narrative that’s slipped into usage in the daily 1pm media updates - that “COVID is seeking out the vulnerable.” It is not. The COVID-19 coronavirus cannot distinguish between postcodes, ethnicity or socio-economic distinctions – ... More >>
NFP / Community-Based Aged Care In Crisis
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 11:27 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) warns that access to not-for-profit aged residential care is reaching breaking point. With the likelihood of DHB nurses receiving a well-deserved increased pay package, NZCCSS has been urging the Government ... More >>
Disappointment With Rejection Of Benefit Level Increase
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 3:22 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
“NZCCSS is incredibly disappointed with the Prime Minister’s decision to reject the call by 59 NGOs to increase benefit levels before Christmas. More >>
