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The NZDSN National Office is closed from midday 23rd December, re-opening on Monday 10th January 2022. We will be monitoring incoming e-mails for anything urgent.  You can also call me on 027 534 6472, or text. Meanwhile, have a safe and relaxing Christmas and New Year.  Stay well!  See you in 2022! …

Inside this issue A message from our CEO What’s happening in our sector Regional news Auckland regional network Member profile Upcoming events Members’ Only Facebook and LinkedIn Groups A Message from our CEO What next and what happens if your support worker is stood down?  Peter looks at this and the new Ministry for Disabled …

Last night the Ministry of Health wrote to around 55,000 people providing them a temporary exemption.  They are people who have tried, but cannot get a vaccine pass.  Some reasons are, their Overseas records are not yet loaded, their doses are not loaded, or their NHI names is not matching their identity document.  The media …

The MOH website has now been updated to reflect service provision under the new Traffic Light System. The three links below are Residential Services Under Red – https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-health-professionals/covid-19-aged-care-and-disability-providers/disability-community-residential-care-providers/disability-community-residential-care-services-red Non-Residential Services Under Red, Orange or Green – https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-health-professionals/covid-19-aged-care-and-disability-providers/disability-community-non-residential-care-providers Residential Services All Traffic Lights – https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-health-professionals/covid-19-aged-care-and-disability-providers/disability-community-residential-care-providers …

Alarming and disproportionate violence against disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand has been documented in two new Human Rights Commission reports. On 1 December Paula Tesoriero, Disability Rights Commissioner launched the two reports:   Whakamahia te Tūkino kore Ināianei, ā Muri Ake Nei (Acting Now for a Violence and Abuse Free Future) Whakamanahia Te Tiriti, …

Inside this issue A message from our CEO What’s happening in our sector National Employment Services Coordinator update from Gordon Boxall The NZDSN Board Regional news NewMember introductions New member profile Upcoming events. Members’ Only Facebook Group and LinkedIn A Message from our CEO This is the first month of a newer format for our …

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 …