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Please let us know of any news or events happening in your area which may be of interest to our members.

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Education for disabled students during COVID-19 lockdown

The below information was in a Facebook post from Paula Tesoriero, NZ Disability Rights Commissioner, regarding education for disabled students during COVID-19 lockdown. I have copied it here for those who are not Facebook users:   Paula Tesoriero – NZ Disability Rights Commissioner April 17 at 11:06 AM · The Ministry of Education NZ has […]

Disability Sector Housing Research

You are invited to register your interest in participating in a study about disabled people’s experiences of housing in New Zealand. The study is being carried out by a research team from the Donald Beasley Institute (DBI), and is sponsored by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI). As an organisation, Complex Care Group has agreed […]

RNZ Interview: What help for carers of high needs people during lockdown?

RNZ: What help for carers with COVID-19

25th March 2020 Click here for a Radio NZ interview conducted this morning (25th March 2020) where Dane Dugan (CEO Autism NZ) and Colleen Brown (Chairperson, Disability Connect) discuss the impact of COVID-19 on caregivers, residential and respite care.

Complex Care Group support through COVID-19

Lisa Martin here, the ‘new’ director of Complex Care Group (since 4th February 2019).  I am in the process of updating our website.  Here is my first post – a very important one – about the COVID-19 pandemic New Zealand and the world is facing.  Today at 2pm I was to participate in a one […]

Government announces changes to Funded Family Care

In September 2018, the Government announced plans to change health service Funded Family Care, including the intention to repeal Part 4A of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.