World Social Work Day (19 March 2019) has become a highpoint in the social work calendar with practitioners celebrating and promoting the contributions of the profession to individuals, families, communities and wider society internationally. Today, as always, the Association pays tribute to our highly-skilled and hard-working social work colleagues, particularly here in Aotearoa New Zealand; you are the experts, change […]
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ANZASW response to the Salvation Army’s 2019 “State of the Nation” report The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) welcomes the release of the Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report this week. We believe that the study contains findings and proposals that should be seriously considered by the government as it moves forward with its aim […]
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Friday, 22 February 2019, 12:08 pm Press Release: ANZASW The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) recognises that an historic milestone for social work has been reached with the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill passing Third Reading by a unanimous vote. Registration of social workers was the vision of the late Merv Hancock when he led the establishment of […]
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Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 2:48 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers 19 March 2019 The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) celebrates World Social Work Day 2019 and the theme ‘Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships’. “Today, as always, the Association pays tribute to our highly-skilled and hard-working social work colleagues, particularly here in Aotearoa New […]
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As the professional body for Social Work in Aotearoa NZ we are proud to offer this video on World Social Work Day, addressing recent events and this year’s theme- the importance of promoting human connection.
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March is host to International Women’s Day 2019 and Women’s History Month. ANZASW has produced this short film on gender equity in Aotearoa New Zealand and some of the ways in which social workers work collaboratively with women / wāhine
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From Laura, ActionStation Dear Fiona, Like many New Zealanders, I have spent the weekend absolutely devastated. Friday started off with so much hope. I joined our young people for their school strike against government and corporate inaction on climate breakdown. I watched as thousands of rangatahi took a collective stand for Papatūānuku in Wellington’s Civic Square. I cried happy tears. […]
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Friday, 15 March 2019, 8:29 pm Press Release: ANZASW The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) wishes to express its support for all who were affected by today’s events in Christchurch / Ōtautahi. We are shocked to learn of the multiple fatalities and injuries caused by this attack, which was clearly intended to do maximum damage to worshippers in […]
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Friday, 8 March 2019, 1:42 pm Press Release: ANZASW The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) joins colleagues, allies and friends around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day 2019. The theme for this year’s Day is “Balance For Better”, a call to action to maximise gender balance in business, politics, media coverage and other important areas. Today we celebrate […]
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Monday, 4 March 2019, 12:59 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) supports calls for more progressive taxation policies to be adopted by government in order to address the high levels of social and economic inequity in this country. The debate over taxation has reached the headlines again recently following […]
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