Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Social Workers
Kia tutuki ai ngā whainga me ngā tumanako kia mau tonu i ngā mahi
Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved
ANZASW would like to offer our acknowledgment and celebration of Matariki this year. Matariki is a group of stars internationally recognised as the Pleiades cluster. The rise of Matariki in the winter skies above Aotearoa represents an important time, signifying the start of the Māori New Year. New Year celebrations provide the opportunity for communities to come together to acknowledge [...] » Read more
ANZASW would today (15/06/20) like to acknowledge World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. With global longevity continuing to increase there is a growing elder population. The United Nations predicts that between 2019 and 2030 the global population of over 60s will grow by 38% from 1 billion to 1.4 billion. Unfortunately with this population growth the rates of elderly abuse […]
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Yesterday morning (June 8 2020) the Office of the Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft released a new report Te Kuku O Te Manawa. The report is focussed on changes that need to occur within Oranga Tamariki to enable pēpi Māori aged 0-3 months to remain in the care of their whānau; a goal that ANZASW fundamentally supports and promotes. ANZASW […]
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ANZASW is appalled and deeply saddened to see the extreme display of violence and police brutality that lead to the tragic death of George Floyd on 25th May 2020. We would like to offer our support and solidarity to the Black Lives Matter protests happening in the USA and around the world. We would also like to acknowledge the work […]
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ANZASW calls for urgent action to be taken to support temporary visa holders in New Zealand. There are currently about 350,000 temporary visa holders in New Zealand and up to 200,000 of these hold visas that have conditions that are likely to require amendments to be made to allow them to take up other employment. Migrants who have lost their […]
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ANZASW is deeply concerned with the Government’s new relief payment that was announced yesterday (25th May). Up to $490 a week will be available to New Zealand citizens and residents who have lost a full- time job work as a result of COVID-19 while they find new work or retrain. This is roughly double the job-seekers benefit which is $250 […]
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In this week’s (22 May 2020) ‘A Day in the Life of a Social Worker’ I spoke with Auckland based qualified Social Worker Malik. Malik is the founder and director of HOPE, the father of three children and husband to his lovely wife. Malik works almost full time hours within the country’s largest psychiatric service as well as volunteering his […]
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ANZASW is pleased to respond to the 2020 budget (released on May 14th 2020). Whilst the last few months have seen substantial Government response and fiscal support to individuals and organisations, in the words of Finance Minister Grant Robertson “it is just the end of the beginning”. The reality is that there is a long road of recovery ahead. ANZASW […]
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This week (09-17 May 2020) is New Zealand Youth Week, ANZASW would like to take the opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge all social workers who work with our rangatahi here in Aotearoa and around the world. The theme for the week is “E kōrero ana mātou. E whakarongo ana koutou? |We’re speaking. Are you listening?”. Last week I caught up […]
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Today (8/05/2020) is World Red Cross Day, the date marks the birthdate of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize. ANZASW would today like to acknowledge all those that are involved with Red Cross and in particular the social workers that work […]
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