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Bringing Children's Issues Together
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 8:52 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) supports the call, made yesterday on Children’s Day Te Ra O Te Tamariki , for issues and policies that affect children to be discussed at a cross-party level More >>
Bring focus on children before election
Monday, 3 March 2008, 4:34 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) supports the call, made yesterday on Children’s Day Te Rā O Te Tamariki, for issues and policies that affect children to be discussed at a cross-party level. More >>
Funding Boost Welcomed
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:33 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is very pleased with the decision by Government this week to fully fund NGOs that provide essential social services. NZCCSS believes the much needed additional funding to social services providers ... More >>
Sustained investment in social housing vital
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 5:17 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
A large-scale and sustained investment in social housing is absolutely vital to the further reduction of poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand, says the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). This a central message to be drawn from the ... More >>
Social services struggling with increased pressure
Friday, 3 August 2007, 4:27 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
“Christian social service providers have answers to the symptoms of persistent poverty such as bad housing, violence, abuse, alcoholism, and poor educational outcomes, but they need support for their work. The poorest New Zealanders have remained at ... More >>
Bureaucracies may undermine Budget intent
Friday, 18 May 2007, 3:29 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The aims expressed in the Budget for working with families and communities affected by poverty, social exclusion and family violence are good ideals. Properly implemented these initiatives will assist in developing a more just and compassionate society, ... More >>
Increased aged care funding welcomed
Monday, 7 May 2007, 1:23 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Additional funding for home based support and aged residential care for older people announced yesterday by Health Minister Pete Hodgson is welcome news for Christian social service providers, says the NZ Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). More >>
3/10 for care and protection of NZ children
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 1:54 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) scores the government’s performance as 3 out of 10 for improving the care and protection of children. The Council is seeking meetings with the parliamentary working party on family violence ... More >>
Budget 2006 - We’re Not There Yet
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 6:40 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) has welcomed the announcement of increased funding in aged care in today’s Budget, but says there is still much to be done. More >>
Aged Care Conference Looks to the Future
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 1:51 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Aged care providers from across New Zealand are to be challenged to look to the future at a national conference to be held in Dunedin this week. More >>
Another religious aged care provider to sell
Friday, 3 June 2005, 2:05 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The announcement today of a Hawke’s Bay aged care provider’s decision to sell its residential facilities is yet another example of current government policies not working, according to the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). More >>
Budget – Must Be An Election Year
Friday, 20 May 2005, 10:13 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
“This year’s Budget is not bad – but it’s not great either,” says Jeremy Irvine, New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services’ (NZCCSS) Executive Officer. More >>
Politicians To Front-Up and Explain Themselves
Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 1:33 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
An aged care policy summit will be held on Wednesday morning, May 4, between 9 and 12:30 in the Civic Suite of Civic Centre in Wellington. More >>
Another residential aged care provider to sell?
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 10:16 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The announcement last week of a Hawkes Bay aged care provider contemplating selling its residential facilities is a sign of things to come unless the Government acts, according to the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). More >>
Govt funding is causing unfair wages in aged care
Monday, 14 March 2005, 10:19 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The continued Government underfunding for aged care services is the reason why New Zealand caregivers’ wages are so low, according to the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS). More >>
NZCCSS welcomes new organisation
Friday, 19 November 2004, 4:08 pm | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services welcomes the formation of the new organization More >>
Action Needed To Value Our Elders
Friday, 1 October 2004, 11:53 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Action Needed To Value Our Elders: U.N. International Day Of Older Persons October 1 is the United Nation’s celebration of the International Day of Older Persons. This provides New Zealanders with the opportunity to celebrate and honour our older people. More >>
Aged care sector facing crisis
Friday, 6 August 2004, 11:59 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
A decade of under-funding in aged residential and homecare support services has left the aged care sector facing a crisis of survival. This key message emerged from the NZ Council of Christian Social Services’ (NZCCSS) Conference in Auckland which ended ... More >>
Key aged care conference begins in Auckland
Friday, 6 August 2004, 11:57 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
Under the motto “When I’m old I want to…!” the NZ Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) Conference 2004 begins today in Auckland. More >>
Christian Social Services Building a Decent Future
Monday, 19 July 2004, 9:27 am | NZ Council of Christian Social Services
The fading dream of home ownership and families forced to live in substandard accommodation are just two of the problems highlighted in a report released by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services on the future of housing. More >>
