Happy Holidays from DPA
A big thank you to all our members and everyone who has worked with us, contributed to our thinking, collaborated with us and generally supported us over the past year.
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.
Mahi Tika – Equity in Employment - applications for 2023
The Mahi Tika - Equity in Employment team is taking a short break over the holidays and will be away until Tuesday 10 January, however they are still recruiting for the next group of participants to join the programme, with workshops and mentoring taking place online in the new year.
DPA Briefing to incoming Mayors and Councillors
DPA have sent a briefing to incoming Mayors, Chairs and Councillors in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
DPA NEC Revote
Following on from our recent National Executive Committee (NEC) election in which three new NEC members were elected, we are now holding a revote for the fourth available position on the NEC as we had the unusual situation of having three candidates receiving an equal number of votes.
MBIE failed to fully meet its obligations under the UNCRPD over Managed Isolation Allocation System - Chief Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released the findings of his investigation into the Managed Isolation Allocation System (MIAS), including that MBIE failed to fully ensure that there was an adequate way for disabled users to independently access the online allocation part of MIAS.