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Disability support providers deserve support, not spin

Opinion: Peter Reynolds, New Zealand Disability Support Network CEO It’s been disappointing and insulting to see the rhetoric about our support provider colleagues working with

Disabled people invisible in too many government announcements

Too many government announcements affecting disabled people don’t even mention disabled people, leaving the community googling for answers, and feeling forgotten or invisible. This lack

Opinion Editorial – Reflections on a Whaikaha Provider Meeting

I attended an intriguing Whaikaha-led online meeting for all providers on Monday afternoon. I learnt about the meeting third-hand from one of our members, for

OPINION: Let’s turn down the rhetoric around care and support providers

By Peter Reynolds, NZDSN CEO I was disappointed to see Minister for Children Karen Chhour essentially declare war on service providers this week. The rhetoric was hard

Whaikaha review: lack of consultation means lack of credibility

Disability support providers are concerned the recommendations by Whaikaha independent reviewers are compromised by a lack of consultation with the sector. “The recommendations have clearly

Government cost-cutting exercise shows lack of respect for disabled people, their families and support workers

The Government’s bombshell decision to cut disability support funding in real terms, while gutting the Ministry designed by and for disabled people without even deigning