Take advantage of the opportunity to network with your social work colleagues and to discuss together key issues facing social work education.

Hui Times & Dates

Nelson  17 May 2012

Wellington  18 May 2012

Christchurch  25 May 2012

Auckland  29 May

Dunedin  13 June 2012

For more information visit the Open Polytechnic website or email Karin Brown

Family Start is an intensive home visiting programme that focuses on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstances, environment and safety. It helps families who are struggling with challenges or problems that may make it harder for them to care for their baby or young child.

Family Start has made changes to the programme, specifically the changes in the referral criteria, how to refer and what to consider when making a referral.

Family Start Brochure

Family Start Referral Guide

Family Start Referral Form

Further information at Family Start

Start: 28 May 2012. Finish: 29 May 2012.

A symposium on Disability-inclusive emergency preparedness and response: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes will take place on Monday and Tuesday 28 – 29 May at the Riccarton Park Function Centre in Christchurch.

Partners supporting the symposium include ACC, cbm (an international organisation working to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities), Office for Disability Issues, Ministry of Health, the Disabled Persons’ Assembly, Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.    

Approximately 150 attendees are expected including representatives of disabled people and their families, health and disability organisations and entities involved in emergency management. The focus of the symposium is about being better prepared and ready and the immediate response following an emergency.   

Speakers include Hon Tariana Turia who will open the symposium and Valerie Scherrer from cbm. The programme will also include presentations from the Ministry of Health, Disabled Persons’ Assembly, Red Cross, Salvation Army and others. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in workshops.

When:  Monday, 28 May 9.00am – 5.00pm

            Tuesday, 29 May 9.30am – 4.30pm

Where: Balmerino room, Riccarton Park Function Centre, 165 Racecourse Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

Please RSVP your attendance and any dietary or disability-related requirements to Kasia Mills by Friday, 18 May 2012.

Phone: 09 415 1802

Fax: 09 447 3274

Email: kmills@cbmi.org.nz

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Unitec’s Graduate Diploma in Not-for-Profit Management is a part-time programme designed with busy people in mind.

The introductory course starts in April 2012 and scholarships are being offered to new students. The diploma aims to increase the effectiveness of not-for-profit organisations and students’ own core management competencies.

Unitec’s Graduate Diploma in Not-for-Profit Management

This report shows trends in the total number of working aged recipients (aged 18 – 64 years) of main benefits. The report also includes headline benefit numbers, which are the same numbers excluding students receiving an Unemployment Benefit because of hardship during a break in their studies.

Produced by: Centre for Social Research and Evaluation – Ministry of Social Development

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15 August 2011

These sites in the Canterbury and Southern regions will be closed today due to snow.

Last update 8:54 – 15 August 2011

All Work and Income offices in Christchurch, Ashburton, Rangiora and Kaiapoi will be closed today due to snow.

In the Southern region Oamaru, Dunedin Central, Dundein South, Mosgiel, Alexandra, Queenstown and Balclutha are closed.

Invercargill, Gore and Timaru offices are open today.

If you have an urgent enquiry please call 0800 559 009.

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25 July 2011

All Work and Income offices in Canterbury EXCEPT Ashburton are closed today due to snow.

For any urgent enquiries please call 0800 559 009.

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