He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā waka The many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all  Once again, we have a varied and busy work programme at the SWRB as we head into the final working weeks of the year. While we continue with our annual… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā waka The many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all  It is always a pleasure to celebrate and acknowledge the commitment of social workers, your invaluable mahi, dedication, and professionalism in the social work field. I’m very happy to let… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā waka The many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all  As we step out of winter’s grey clutches and closer to the bright changes of Spring, we reflect on the many changes we see happening around us. Taking our insights… Read more »

Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future July marks the start of a new practising, reporting and budgeting year. We report on the year that has passed while setting the course for the year ahead. Our direction of travel is set out in our Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) – a document… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā waka The many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all  We are approaching the end of the practising year and I thank everyone who has renewed their practising certificate for 2024/25. Alongside renewals, we appreciate the efforts of everyone who… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all We passed a great milestone recently: more than 9,000 practising certificates issued since 1 July 2023 – the highest number in a practising year. But while this is good news… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all We have had some great opportunities recently to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible mahi of social workers. On World Social Work Day last week, we published our Social Worker Workforce… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all We have several updates in this Onboard so I will keep my introduction short. I would, however, like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who provided a submission in… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou! While we are still in January, I trust it is early enough in the season to wish you all a very happy New Year!… Read more »

He ara pūkenga, he ara tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all While we head towards the end of the year, I want to acknowledge this is a busy time for many. In particular I would like to acknowledge and welcome our… Read more »