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AGM 2020

Our Hui E! AGM 2020 was held on 21 October 2020, both online in Te Whanganui a Tara / Wellington and in person as we shared about our mahi over the past year (and what a year it’s been!). It has certainly been a challenging year for Hui E! Community…...

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Hoa Pūtea Moni: Timaru Muslim Educational Trust

During lockdown the Timaru Muslim Educational Trust was inundated with requests for help from their community....

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Hoa Pūtea Moni: Ngā Rangatahi Toa

Ngā Rangatahi Toa is an Auckland-based group helping young people but they had no idea funding for their services was available....

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Update: Recovery and long-term sustainability for the Community Sector

by Rochelle Stewart-Allen Hui E! Community Aotearoa and Volunteering New Zealand are committed to facilitating joint work across the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector to build the recovery and long-term sustainability of our sector. This follows on from our work with Philanthropy New Zealand and the Centre for Social…...

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MEDIA RELEASE – Survey Highlights Impact Of COVID-19 On Community And Voluntary Sector

New figures have been released today showing the impact of COVID-19 on the community and voluntary sector. The results are from a nationwide survey of over 1,400 organisations carried out across May and June. The survey found that a sizable number of tangata whenua, community and voluntary organisations took a…...

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MEDIA RELEASE – Delivery focus for community groups

27 July 2020 Government funding is going unspent, and support unrealised, while community groups are struggling to keep their heads above water says Hui E! Community Aotearoa, a peak body who supports the community sector. “Funding doesn’t always get to those groups who need it most,” says Hui E! General…...

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What’s happening in the Community Sector?

Our focus over the past months on COVID-19 is now shifting to how we can support a regenerative, thriving and sustainable community sector going forward. Last month, in preparation for the September General Election, we engaged six political party members in a korero about their party policies for the sector.…...

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Hoa Pūtea Moni: SriLankaNZ

With Hui E!’s help SriLankaNZ accessed $4830 and were able to support a greater number of migrant workers and international students who had newly arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand and were without jobs....

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Election 2020

Charities, elections and political parties General Election day was 17 October 2020. Charities play a really important role in political conversations while maintaining their independence from political parties. Here is a link to guidance Charities Services has published on their website to help charities understand their obligations during election time.…...

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Political party webinar about the community sector

[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrpBQqYI9Pc”][/pexyoutube] Download webinar summary – Educating political parties to help the community sector (PDF 260KB) Read the press release Welcoming speech Hosts Hui E! Community Aotearoa is a peak body that champions the community sector ComVoices gives community and voluntary organisations a more powerful voice at government level and…...

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