Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

DPA's engages with New Zealand's disability community. We want to turn our rights into reality so we can live in a country where every person is able to live and work, and simply be who they are.

Invitation to submit essays on 'Otherhood'

Editors Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien and Kathryn van Beek are working with Massey University Press to create a collection of essays, Otherhood.

Mar 5, 2023

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Vacancy - Lead Connector, Enabling Good Lives, Whaikaha

Enabling Good Lives (EGL) Waikato are currently expanding their team. They are looking for someone to fill the Lead Connector role which is responsible for leading a team who work with disabled children, adults and their families and whānau to assist them to achieve good life outcomes.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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Vacancy - Senior Executive Assistant, Whaikaha

Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People are advertising for a Senior Executive Assistant to support the DCE Performance and Governance. As a new position within a new Ministry this is a genuine opportunity for you to make the role your own and mould it.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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Information for disabled people affected by the extreme weather events

Information for disabled people and whānau affected by the flooding in Auckland and around the country.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Feb 25, 2023

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DPA submission - Inquiry into the 2022 Local Elections

DPA made a submission to the Inquiry into the 2022 Local Elections, drawing on our members' feedback on the barriers that disabled people experienced as voters.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Feb 25, 2023

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