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Yearly Archives: 2022

21 December, 2022

2023 brings ongoing registration and annual practicing certificates

2024-08-07T16:23:01+12:00

From 1 January 2023, dapaanz will offer renewal of registration to all existing fully registered practitioners, whether they are currently practicing or not. This will allow non-practicing practitioners to remain registered, irrespective of where their career takes them. Practitioners who are actively engaging in addiction practice with tāngata whai ora will also need an Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)  and [...]

2023 brings ongoing registration and annual practicing certificates2024-08-07T16:23:01+12:00
14 December, 2022

A snapshot of our membership in 2022

2022-12-14T16:54:12+13:00

This year we are celebrating 20 years since dapaanz called for members at Cutting Edge 2002. We are super proud of how far we have come in those 20 years, of the breadth and diversity of our membership and the services they offer around the country. For this year's Cutting Edge, we prepared some snapshots of our membership to share [...]

A snapshot of our membership in 20222022-12-14T16:54:12+13:00
10 December, 2022

Thank you and farewell to our 2019-2022 Board

2022-12-14T14:38:13+13:00

The dapaanz Board serving the period 2019 to 2022 was officially farewelled at our AGM on Thursday 8 December. We would like to thank them for their commitment to our members in stewarding the organisation through a challenging three years. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou (L to R): Debby Sutton (Board member 2015-2022), Maik [...]

Thank you and farewell to our 2019-2022 Board2022-12-14T14:38:13+13:00
15 September, 2022

Award Winners – Cutting Edge 2022

2025-10-24T10:43:19+13:00

Cutting Edge | Te toka tū moana was held in Ōtautahi | Christchurch on 1-3 September 2022. Each year at Cutting Edge, we recognise members of the addiction workforce, nominated by their peers, for the contribution they make to their sector, to their organisations and to support tāngata whai ora. Congratulations to our 2022 awards winners! 2022 [...]

Award Winners – Cutting Edge 20222025-10-24T10:43:19+13:00
15 September, 2022

Cutting Edge 2022

2025-10-24T10:41:42+13:00

Cutting Edge | Te toka tū moana was held in Ōtautahi | Christchurch on 1-3 September 2022. More than 700 people working in the addiction or allied sectors joined us at this year's Cutting Edge conference - our first since 2019. Many thanks to our conference partners Te Whatu Ora and NZ Drug Foundation, to our conference organisers [...]

Cutting Edge 20222025-10-24T10:41:42+13:00
15 April, 2022

Aotearoa Addiction Treatment Timeline

2022-04-30T10:03:32+12:00

From our past use of fines, imprisonment, and prohibition to force change, to an approach of treating addiction as a health issue, this timeline (developed in 2019 for dapaanz's Cutting Edge conference in Auckland) tracks some of the events and legislation that have changed how Aotearoa New Zealand supports people living with addiction challenges. [...]

Aotearoa Addiction Treatment Timeline2022-04-30T10:03:32+12:00
14 April, 2022

He Ara Āwhina: Developing a framework for monitoring our mental health and wellbeing system

2022-05-11T10:08:20+12:00

During March and April 2022, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission sought feedback on He Ara Āwhina (Pathways to Support), a framework that describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. He Ara Āwhina sets out how the Commission will monitor and advocate for improvements to the mental health and addiction system, and services. The framework [...]

He Ara Āwhina: Developing a framework for monitoring our mental health and wellbeing system2022-05-11T10:08:20+12:00
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