Wellington update
September 2004
Published: 25 Aug 2004
As reported in the last Wellington Update a group of disability organisations met in Wellington recently to discuss concerns about the sector. One of the resolutions at the meeting was to put our concerns before the Minister of Disability Issues, Ruth Dyson, which we did on 11 August. We had a frank discussion with her and she suggested that we meet again on 30 August with the new acting head of the Ministry of Health’s Disability Services Directorate, Suzanne Win, who is taking over from Caro
August 2004 Published: 28 Jul 2004WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER. We extend a warm welcome to Vincent House in Te Puke, which has just become a Full Member.
In this issue;
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Police Vetting Procedure Changes
Workforce Training and Development Fund
Work to be Undertaken on Disability Policies and Funding
Petition Relating to Caregivers' Wages
Department of Labour Restructure
and more...
July 2004 Published: 22 Jul 2004 In this issue;
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Police Vetting Procedure Changes
Workforce Training and Development Fund
NZ on Air/TVNZ Symposium
Work to be Undertaken on Disability Policies and Funding
and much more...
June 2004 Published: 19 Jul 2004It was great to see so many people at our recent meeting in Rotorua. We had a record turnout for a general meeting, with 60 registrations. A big thank you must go to those members who were willing to stand up and share their experiences about developing Community Participation services, Minimum Wage Exemption processes and Leadership Programme projects. They provided some excellent practical examples for us all to learn from..
In this issue;
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COGS
No Exceptions Strategy Review
Public Transport for People with Disabilities
Framework for the Futre
Information from Workability International
and more...
May 2004 Published: 30 May 2004 Budget Announcements The Budget announced yesterday did not have a lot of news for disability support providers but it did have two announcements that we have been waiting for.
April 2004 Published: 15 Apr 2004Welcome to the first VASS newsletter for 2004. It has been an amazingly busy start to the year and it was great to see so many of you at our recent meeting in Dunedin. The minutes and papers from that meeting will be posted out to you shortly.
In this issue;
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MSD Meeting
Disability Allowance
ASENZ Conference
DoL website and inspectors
Treasury Guidelines for Contracting with NGOs
Social Security (Long-Term Residential Care) Amendment Bill
Oranga Ngakau – getting the most out of mental health services
Charities Commission workshops
Trustee Training Workshops Feedback
Gaming regulations
and more...
August 2003 Published: 26 Aug 2003Over the past month the Conference Committee has been flat out making the final preparations for the VASS Conference in October. In addition to this I have also been putting the processes in place for our various projects over the next year. They are looking very exciting, and will be of huge benefit to members. Follow the link for details...
July 2003 Published: 30 Jul 2003I hope you are all surviving the cold snap and are managing to avoid all the colds and flu’s that are going round. It was good to see many of you at our recent meeting in New Plymouth. The newsletter containing the minutes and speech notes should be out soon. This is a bit of an epic Update, as it has been some time since I have managed to get one out to you. Apologies for the length – you may want to get yourself a coffee to keep you awake until the end.
'Capacity' Testing Published: 12 May 2003The Government will be introducing 'capacity' testing for people on Invalids and Sickness Benefits next year. Steve Maharey says...
Pre-Budget Announcements Published: 12 May 2003The Budget will be read on 15 May and at the moment there is a flurry of pre-budget announcements from various Ministers. Some that maybe of interest to VASS members are:...
Holidays and Holidays (4 weeks Annual Leave) Amendment Bill Published: 12 May 2003A couple of people have asked if we are going to make a submission on these Bills. The Holidays Bill is proposing to:...
Useful Websites Published: 12 May 2003If you come across any resources or research that you have found to be useful to you and your organisation please let me know. Others will be bound to find them useful too...
New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations Federation Forums Published: 12 May 2003NZFVWO are holding local forums in the South Island to discuss national and local perspectives on key issues for the sector. VASS is a member of the NZFVWO and you are welcome to attend as part of our membership.
Calling all artists and craftspeople… Published: 21 Apr 2003We are planning to have an art exhibition of clients’ work as part of the VASS Conference in Wellington in October. If you would like to be involved in this please contact Suzanne Win (Ph: 04 472 2247, Fax: 04 472 0429 or email: suzanne.win@ihc.org.nz)
Risk Management, Liability and Insurance Published: 21 Apr 2003MSD is in the planning stages of a project looking at risk management, liability and insurance issues for volunteers and their organisations. This work is in response to comments that ...
BP Fuel Published: 21 Apr 2003Many thanks to all of you who replied to my quick call for information about how many of you use BP to fuel your vehicles. It turned out to be quite an interesting ...
NGO Forum Published: 21 Apr 2003In my report to our Christchurch meeting I mentioned that I had just attended the NGO Forum in Wellington. The keynote speaker was Sue Kenny from Deakin University in Melbourne, and she gave an interesting presentation focusing on ...
Health Workforce Summit Meeting Published: 21 Apr 2003A summit meeting for the health sector workforce was held in Wellington at the end of March.
Asset Testing of Older People to be Removed Published: 21 Apr 2003The government has announced that it will progressively remove asset testing of older people in long-term residential care from ...
Community Project Indicators Framework Published: 21 Apr 2003The Ministry of Health has recently published the Community Project Indicators Framework (CPIF). The Framework has been developed in response to the NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000, which emphasises ...
Primary Health Organisations Published: 21 Apr 2003Health Minister, Annette King, has announced that 22 new PHOs have been set up and...
Special Education 2000 Published: 21 Apr 2003A Court of Appeal decision has found that Special Education 2000 (the policy which relates to the delivery of Special Education in schools) does not breach the rights of...
Holidays (4 weeks Annual Leave) Amendment Bill Published: 21 Apr 2003The first reading of this Private Member’s Bill has been passed and it has been...
Health and Safety Obligations to Volunteers Published: 21 Apr 2003There has been confusion over what legal obligations voluntary organisations will have to their volunteers under the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 and the Principal Act. The Bill was changed significantly...
Without Limits Published: 21 Apr 2003"Without Limits" is a magazine focussing on disability issues in New Zealand which you may be interested in checking out.
Charities Commission Published: 21 Apr 2003Cabinet has agreed to the final shape of the new Charities Commission being established next year...
VASS Annual Survey Published: 21 Apr 2003Yes – it’s that time of year again. We are obliged to survey our membership to fulfill our funding requirements and so attached to this Update is the 2003 VASS Survey.
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