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Community Member Newsletter – Vol 24 2025

Liz Davies CE End-of-year message
2026 Training Preview
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CAB Welfare Report Mana Āki

This excellent report highlights the impacts of recent policy changes, including sanctions, a traffic light compliance system, tighter emergency housing criteria and reduced community funding. These shifts have increased hardship, particularly for people already facing vulnerability due to low income, disability, health challenges or housing insecurity.
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Let’s Support, Not Stigmatise, People Living on Struggle Street

2025 has been a challenging chapter for many individuals, whānau, and communities. In response to a recent Citizens Advice Bureau report, SociaLink CE Liz Davies reflects on the growing number of people struggling to meet basic needs and access the support they are entitled to. Her reflection calls for dignity,
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How the Business Heroes Directory Helps Local Businesses: A Case Study

See how listing in the Business Heroes Directory helped a local business reach a new market and win sales through trust-led discovery and recommendation.
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Community Member Newsletter – Vol 23 2025

Training
Local Grocery Prices Update
Community Network Forum
Incorporated Societies
Board Vacancies
Good Numbers Financial Tool
Funding Guide
#NOHARMWARE Campaign
MBIE Support
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Volunteer Day
16 Days of Activism
Braemar Charitable Trust
Social Investment Funding
8 Local Nominees
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Support available for community organisations through MBIE

MBIE provides a wide range of services that help people navigate important systems such as employment, tenancy, consumer rights and immigration.

See our other divisions’ websites with useful information and resources here:

Volunteering Services              Community Insights (data)            The Kollective (co-working space)  

 

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Past Newsletters

2024

Wed December 18, 2024

Great offers & news to highlight in our final newsletter for 2024

Wed December 4, 2024

Need help with finances or your treaty bill submission?

Wed November 20, 2024

Does your organisation need some help in these uncertain times?

Wed November 6, 2024

Collaboration, especially important in these tough times

Wed October 23, 2024

Do you know what is meant by ‘Social Investment’?

Wed October 9, 2024

The State of the Sector Report is out!

Wed September 25, 2024

Training in Canva and more

Wed September 11, 2024

Free Organisational Advisor time and other opportunities/updates

Wed August 28, 2024

Events you won’t want to miss!

Wed August 14, 2024

Lots of events to tell you about

Wed July 31, 2024

Funding tips and more

Wed July 17, 2024

Tell us about your funding changes, have your say!

Wed July 3, 2024

Who are you going to vote for? This could help

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