Our Mission and Purpose
We foster excellence in addiction practice.
We ensure Aotearoa’s addiction workforce is ethical, competent and culturally-responsive so that whānau affected by addiction can flourish.
REFLECTIONS ON OUR BRAND
The story behind the dapaanz brand icon.
The inspiration for the dapaanz brand icon is the tukutuku pattern ‘waharua’ that shows vertically paired diamond shapes. The pattern represents commitment and courage.
It also suggests a point where people or events cross, and serves as a reminder that change can occur at these meeting points.
In developing our brand identity, we were inspired by these notions. We wanted to honour these decisive moments, when our members support whānau and communities in Aotearoa, whose lives are impacted by addiction.
To tātou uara | Our Values
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Annual Reports
Recent annual reports and AGM minutes can be downloaded below. 2025 Annual Report Dapaanz 2025 Certified Financial Statement, Performance Report and Statement of Service Performance 2025 Annual General Meeting 23rd Annual General Meeting, 17 December [...]
Welcoming Accredited Addiction Peer Support Workers and Supervisors to our membership
In March 2025, dapaanz launched two new member categories: Accredited Addiction Peer Support Worker (AAPSW) and Accredited Peer Supervisor (APS). These new member categories follow several years of consultation and research with dapaanz members, the Aotearoa Addiction Consumer, Peer [...]
Congratulations to the 2025 award winners at Cutting Edge
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 [...]
2025 Member Survey – A closer look: Case complexity on the rise
In June 2025, dapaanz conducted its biannual survey of members – numbering almost 2000 addiction sector kaimahi. The survey gave insights into our members’ experiences as front line workers and managers, along with their professional needs and concerns. Over [...]