Our office will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 22 December 2022. We reopen at 9am on Monday 9 January 2023. Meri Kirihimete and best wishes for the new year from dapaanz.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The 2022 Performance Report and Statement of Service Performance was approved by the dapaanz Board and ratified at the Annual General Meeting on 8 December. 2022 Annual Report Dapaanz 2022 Performance Report and Statement of Service Performance 2022 Financial Statements DAPAANZ Certified Financial Statements - 2022 2022 Annual General Meeting [...]
Aotearoa New Zealand’s public health system has been found to be fragmented, inequitable and inconsistent. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill lays the foundation for the transformation of our health system to address these issues. In December 2021, dapaanz made a submission in support of the Bill. Our submission recommended several amendments around strengthening the guarantee of independence of the [...]
