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Kia ora koutou, Following our special update pānui last week on the Social Investment Fund, Pay Equity and the Auditor General’s investigation, we are back with our usual round-up of news and events. In this edition, you’ll find analysis of Budget 2025 and the new community work experience sanction for…...

There are many stories to tell about Budget 2025. One of these is that we have a small social investment fund, but not a social investment approach across this budget. Government investment instead is in eye watering numbers across law and order and defence.  Last week, I asked the Minister for…...

Today we come to you with a special pānui because, quite frankly, there is a lot going on that is impacting on the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector! Below you’ll find updates on the new Social Investment Fund, findings of the Auditor General Investigation into Oranga Tamariki funding practices,…...

Kia ora koutou, At the recent Hapori conference keynote speaker Roman Krznaric talked the ‘tyranny of the now‘. This is the idea that the future is a distant cousin to all the priorities in front of us today. He was thousands of kilometres away via a zoom screen, but all…...

When IRD put out an issues paper on possible changes to tax for our sector, Hui E! and Volunteering New Zealand prepared a 3-in-1 explainer, survey and template feedback form to support engagement on these issues.   The survey garnered 113 responses, predominantly from registered charities (76%) and incorporated societies…...

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Katie Bruce, Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Hui E! Community Aotearoa It might not be the largest numbers in the budget that will have the biggest impact. The tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector, the invisible web that hold communities together, are facing a wave of cuts across many Budget portfolios. Hui E!…...