| Abuse can be prevented (19/11/2008) |
The Nia Glassie case has drawn more public attention to the horror of on-going child abuse and neglect in New Zealand. Many people are again asking “how can we stop this?”. “Abuse is never acceptable and every New Zealander should take responsibility for the wellbeing of children” said NZCCSS Vice President Shaun Robinson, “However, just dobbing in suspected cases of maltreatment is not going to work. We need to get in early with community based preventive services if we are really going to turn things around.”
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| Media Release: Cross-party commitment needed for funding social services (28/10/2008) |
Moves made this year to “fully fund” essential social services need to be continued in 2009, and beyond says the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS).
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| Media Release: Tax Cuts ignore the poor (08/10/2008) |
Announcements on Tax Cuts made by Labour and National both lack fairness because they fail to pass on any direct relief for those families who live on benefits and who are known to be suffering extreme levels of entrenched hardship and poverty, says Trevor McGlinchey, Executive Officer of the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services.
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| Media Release: The REAL Housing Affordability Problem (02/10/2008) |
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is calling for political candidates to focus on those in greatest need when they debate the issue of ‘housing affordability’.
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| Church leaders support 'Open Letter' to Political Candidates (09/09/2008) |
Church leaders from the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian and Salvation Army churches have lent their support to an 'Open Letter' issued by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) that calls for all political candidates in this year's General Election to "front up to the issue of reducing persistent levels of poverty in Aotearoa ew Zealand" [a copy of this 'Open Letter' is attached].
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| Media Release: Foodbank report provides a baseline (15/08/2008) |
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) today released a report on foodbank use - the "Poverty Indicators Project Update - A Snapshot Comparative Analysis of Foodbank Use". The report compates foodbank data collected in the 3 months ending December 2007 with the same period in 2004.
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| New report puts compelling case for more action (08/08/2008) |
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is challenging all political parties to respond to the latest report from the Children’s Commissioner and Barnardos on child poverty – A Fair Go for All Children.
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| Media Release on Household Incomes Report (03/07/2008) |
Increases in Food Grants an acknowledgement that Benefit levels are too low
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) welcomes the news in the Household Incomes Report that poverty levels have fallen. The Household Incomes Report is based on a survey taken between July 2006 and June 2007.
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| Budget 2008 - An Initial Analysis from NZCCSS (23/05/2008) |
A brief analysis of the 2008 Government Budget looking at the areas of particular interest to NZCCSS members: Poverty, Housing, Children & Families and Older People. tax cuts, impact on beneficiaries, As more information emerge we will be updating our analysis and we welcome comment and feedback.
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| Media Release: Budget 2008 (22/05/2008) |
Budget 2008 has struck a balance in striving for a “Fair Economy” through its significant tax cuts, maintenance of social spending and initiatives to strengthen well-being in the community, says Trevor McGlinchey, Executive Officer of the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS).
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| Media Release: Make Poverty History anniversary (15/05/2008) |
The messages carried by the historic Make Poverty History petition that was delivered to Parliament one year ago today - 15 May – must continue to be heard, says the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS).
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| Media Release: Praise for Carers Strategy (30/04/2008) |
Action taken by the Government this week to ensure a strategy is in place to support family and community based carers in helping others to have a good quality of life has been praised by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS).
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| Media Release: Support for CPAG report - (28/04/2008) |
To start lifting all children in Aotearoa New Zealand out of poverty we need to set measurable targets to reduce the unacceptably high number of children who continue to live in severe or significant hardship. This is the message that the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) takes from Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage New Zealand children, a major report on child poverty released today by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
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| Media Release: Warning bell sounded for aged care (12/04/2008) |
Lin Hatfield Dodds, a leader in the aged care and social service sector in Australia, has sounded a warning bell for those who provide services to older people in New Zealand that the same pressures that apply in Australia could also lead to a crisis point in the provision of aged care here.
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| Media Release: Housing needs for older New Zealanders (11/04/2008) |
Providing vulnerable older New Zealanders with a range of choices about how and where they live in their later years is a major focus for a two-day conference on services for older people being held in Napier this week.
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