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16 October, 2026

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships: Applications open

2026-10-16T15:53:41+13:00

Dapaanz is accepting applications for the 2027 Earn-as-you-learn internship programme. For the 2027 internships, applications are invited from students preparing to enter the final year of study, leading to provisional registration with dapaanz, and who are based in the following regions: Northland Te Manawa-Taki Hawkes Bay (and surrounds) Te Wai Pounamu Prospective interns are encouraged to apply as soon as [...]

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships: Applications open2026-10-16T15:53:41+13:00
17 August, 2026

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships: Applications closed

2026-08-17T12:04:19+12:00

The first round of applications for the Earn-as-you-learn internship programme has now closed. Locations Internships for the first round were available in: Northland - Kaitaia and Kaikohe Tairāwhiti, Rotorua, Southern Waikato Hawke’s Bay Invercargill The internships include Paid employment in an intern addiction practitioner role (at minimum, the living wage, based on [...]

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships: Applications closed2026-08-17T12:04:19+12:00
16 April, 2026

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships launching soon

2026-04-16T17:03:02+12:00

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is funding a new, dapaanz coordinated internship pathway to help grow a sustainable addiction workforce. The Intern Addiction Practitioner programme will support better access to training for priority populations — applications* are encouraged from new entrants to the addiction workforce, peer or support workers seeking to transition to practitioner roles, and kaimahi within [...]

Earn-as-you-learn addiction practice internships launching soon2026-04-16T17:03:02+12:00
20 November, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 award winners at Cutting Edge

2025-12-19T11:11:11+13:00

Each Cutting Edge, we recognise members of the addiction workforce who are making exceptional contributions to our sector. Nominated by their peers, the award winners are selected by a dapaanz panel. This year, we were pleased to recognise 31 addiction sector kaimahi across 13 awards categories. We congratulate all the awards winners and thank you for [...]

Congratulations to the 2025 award winners at Cutting Edge2025-12-19T11:11:11+13:00
22 April, 2024

A closer look: The addiction workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand

2025-10-24T14:09:42+13:00

In 2023, dapaanz commissioned a review of the addiction workforce in Aotearoa to better understand its size and scope, as well as to gain insights into working conditions, factors contributing to poor retention, and opportunities to develop and grow the workforce. Drawing on multiple datasets, both published and unpublished, the review (finalised in November 2023) drew from a range [...]

A closer look: The addiction workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand2025-10-24T14:09:42+13:00
7 December, 2023

Celebrating our 2023 Award Winners at Cutting Edge

2025-12-18T10:32:26+13:00

Cutting Edge | Te toka tū moana was held in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton on 22-23 November 2023. Once again we took the opportunity to 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 and a big shout out to the [...]

Celebrating our 2023 Award Winners at Cutting Edge2025-12-18T10:32:26+13:00
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
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
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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