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Making A Friendly Space For Elders In Waihī Beach
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:11 pm | Social Link
Trudy Van Stee, along with volunteers, runs activities for older people at A Friends Place on everything from music, craft mornings, board games, baking to even political discussions. Attendees are all over 65, and many are in their 80s and 90s. One 96 ... More >>
German Student Helps Out Social Agencies
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 4:41 pm | Social Link
German university student Rebecca Barisch is looking forward to a summer in New Zealand - and some learning with SociaLink, interning with the organisation that supports social agencies and charities in the Western Bay. Rebecca, 20, is half way ... More >>
Talented Youngsters Off To Represent Their Region
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:35 pm | Social Link
This week 180 talented youngsters from four primary and intermediate schools are packing their new costumes and travel uniforms to compete in the national schools kapa haka contest in Nelson. The children, aged between seven and 11, are from Matapihi ... More >>
Government Moving Away From Addressing Child Poverty
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 4:45 pm | Social Link
The Government’s Budget showed it was moving away from addressing the consequences of child poverty, a discussion in Tauranga heard this week. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and SociaLink, which supports the Western Bay of Plenty social and community ... More >>
‘No-frills’ Budget Needs To Cover Basic Living Costs
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 5:23 pm | Social Link
It’s good to see the budget is investing in early childhood education, free public transport for children, additional classrooms and schools, health workforce, family and sexual violence services, says General Manager SociaLink Liz Davies. But it does ... More >>
Mentoring Takes People Further
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:34 pm | Social Link
SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the western Bay’s social agencies and charities, offers mentoring opportunities for not-for-profit organisations to help them grow their staff. SociaLink Mentoring Coordinator Jo Weise says she’d love ... More >>
Packed Crowd, Lively Discussion On Treaty
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 9:40 am | Social Link
A packed theatre enjoyed a lively discussion last night at Baycourt on the history of the Treaty of Waitangi and how it influences today’s issues of co-governance, Three Waters and the redevelopment of Tauranga’s city centre . Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based ... More >>
Volunteering Bay Of Plenty Hands Over Local Services To SociaLink
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 2:53 pm | Social Link
After 17 years of dedicated service to the volunteering sector and local communities, Volunteering Bay of Plenty (Volbop) has passed the baton to SociaLink, acting Chair Berenice Langson said. “I am pleased to announce that SociaLink, the umbrella organisation ... More >>
Three Voices At The Treaty Table: Understanding Co-governance, Three Waters And City Redevelopment
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 9:17 am | Social Link
How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi influence co-governance, Three Waters and the redevelopment of Tauranga’s city centre? Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based reconciliation network is organising a free event at Baycourt next month to help improve public understanding ... More >>
TECT Funding Boost For Community Insights
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 1:22 pm | Social Link
TECT funding will allow SociaLink’s Community Insights to support Western Bay of Plenty community organisations with useful data for another two years. The website, www.communityinsights.org.nz , provides Western Bay of Plenty community organisations ... More >>
Call To Address Pay Equity For Community Social Workers Gathers Urgency On Social Workers’ Day
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 5:50 am | Social Link
Organisations representing community social services and social workers have joined forces to launch a collective call for pay equity and fair funding this Social Workers’ Day, September 22. Employers, union representatives and social worker advocates say ... More >>
