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NGO-MoH Forum
19 October 2009, Wellington


Theme: NGO Challenges for Changing Times

 Forum Programme (PDF, 211 KB)
On Monday 19 October 170 representatives from Health and Disability Non-Government Organisations throughout the country met in Wellington at the 14th NGO Working Group - Ministry of Health Forum.

Presentations and Information from the day

Jo Fitzpatrick (Chair of the NGO Working Group) welcomed everyone to the Forum with Kaumatua Bruce Aranga and started the day off with an outline of some of the challenges facing the many different organisations at the gathering. After morning tea, Hugh Lawrence and Diana Suggate from the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector gave a presentation about the work they are doing at the moment and their upcoming NGO Forum on 11 November. Then participants had time to work together and discuss ways to improve the relationships between health NGOs and the government. The comments and feedback are being collated by the NGO Working Group and will be included with what is gathered at the Office for the Community and Vountary Sector November Forum.

Hon Peter Dunne and Hon Tariana Turia both spoke at the Forum and Mrs Turia's speech is attached. Stephen McKernan (Director-General of Health) also spoke to the group. Mr McKernan's speech will be attached soon. At the end of the day there was an opportunity for the attendees to discuss challenges not yet discussed and to provide some general feedback to the Working Group.
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NGO Working Group Slide Presentation (Powerpoint, 444 KB)

Presentation by the Office of the Community and Voluntary Sector (Powerpoint, 773 KB)

Speech by Hon Tariana Turia (Word, 40 KB)

Relevant Articles and Research (Word, 604 KB)

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The Working Group has summarised the information gathered in the OCVS workshop groups. This documents was distributed to the members of the Working Group before the OCVS Forum on 11 November for them to contribute to the discussion.

Summary of the notes taken during the OCVS workshop (Word, 41 KB)




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