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The New Zealand Disability Support Network (NZDSN) has an agreement for the Open Polytechnic to provide 50 free places for people working in organisations that are NZDSN members onto the online Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership.  This arrangement is available beginning in 2022.   NZDSN has representation on the Open Polytechnic’s Social Health and …

New Ministry for Disabled People gives hope for better, fairer services The Government’s announcement that it will move disability funding from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social Development into a new Ministry for Disabled People raises hopes that disabled people will finally have a government agency that treats them as a priority, rather than …

The long-awaited answer to the question of where disability support services will sit, is about to be answered.  Within Ministry of Health, or Ministry of Social Development, or somewhere else? The Minister for Disability Issues, Carmel Sepuloni and the Minister of Health, Andrew Little are announcing significant changes to the disability system at 2pm on …

The Mandatory COVID Vaccination Order has been finalised, signed off, and published. This means we now have a legal obligation to ensure our front-line workforce is vaccinated.We will examine the detail of the order and get more information to you in the coming days.Meanwhile, I wanted to share some good news with you.  One of …

NZDSN News Update 22nd October 2021 Inside this IssueA Message from our CEOMandatory vaccination polling resultsVaccinationsPolicy updateNZDSN Auckland updateUpcoming events A message from our CEO It is timely to have this brief Update as we look forward to Labour Weekend that will provide a well-earned break! A lot has been happening in the COVID-19 response, …

Key Messages + Q&A’s Ministry of Health Announcment Disability Support Transport and Contact Centres …