Our Services
We help you strengthen your team and organisation within our social and community sector.
Learning
Professional development and networking.
Resources & Support
Support, advice and online tools to strengthen your organisation.
Research
Research and data to inform your work.
Collaborate
Support organisations to work together to achieve greater impact.
Kaitautoko Māori
Tautoko and support Māori providers in the social sector.
Advocacy
Building a voice with social and community sectors to advocate to government.
The Kollective – TK
A co-working space to grow social and community sector collaboration.
Community Insights Lab
Info to be supplied about this lab, link to page inside resources section.
Our Training Calendar
We offer our skills and support to all people and communities.
SociaLink strengthens organisations from the inside, providing tools to empower our social and community sector.
Our people provide a structure for research, innovation, collaboration, information, networking and advocacy throughout The Western Bay. Social sector organisations can connect, work together, collaborate with appropriate resources designed to aid in the delivery of smarter, more efficient services.
If you’re new to the sector in the western Bay of Plenty, download a copy of our Orientation Pack to help you get to know who’s who much quicker.
A snapshot of SociaLink’s activities during 2020/21
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People who attended learning, development, networking events
Needs assessments
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Latest News
Child Poverty Action Group – Post Budget Commentary 2022
SociaLink meets with Minister
SociaLink Western Bay of Plenty met with the Minister of the Community and Voluntary Sector Priyancha Radhakrishnan, who was promoted to Cabinet this week.They also met with Minister of Women and Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti who is also Associate Minister of Education...
What is fuelling the racist backlash?
The introduction of co-governance as part of the Three Waters reform and the establishment of a new national Māori Health Authority seems to have created a noticeable racial backlash, whether it’s due to opposition to co-governance or, at its worst, expressed as...
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Closed on all public holidays
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