Nau Mai ki te Kahui Awhi Whanau o Waiapu
Waiapu people in faithful partnership strengthening our communities

We welcome you and invite you  to browse and discover more about us, our people, our services and values.

The Waiapu Anglican Social Services Trust Board is a large provider of social services to communities within the Diocese of Waiapu, which extends from Tauranga in the north to Woodville in the south.

Our services are an integral part of the activity within the Diocese, and  touch the lives of many -  we have a professional staff of over 500, assisted by 500 volunteers, delivering services to 21,500 people in our regions every year.       

Our services cover 4 areas of provision:
Early Childhood Services
Growing through Grief  and the Seasons™ programme
Family and Community Development
Services to Older People

Whether you are looking for a particular service or to learn more about our activities in general, we are pleased to share with you our passion for high quality services, delivered in partnership with the people of our communities.

OUR WORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

We encourage you to check out the NZ Council for Christian Social Service's campaign to reduce inequalities in our society - WHAKATATA MAI - "reducing inequality makes for a better country for us all". 
Please click here to sign up to the campaign and to read more about the  increasing inequality in this country and planned efforts to address them.

The government's Welfare Working Group has proposed sweeping changes to our current welfare system.  If adopted, they will impact very strongly on the poorest members of our communities, especially children, and our social service delivery centres.  The Welfare Working Group's recommendations anticipate leaving a quarter of a million people in poverty, says Welfare Justice - Alternative Welfare Working Group chair Mike O'Brien. Please click here to read the Alternative Welfare Working Group's contribution to the welfare reform debate, and here for local comment from Dean Helen Jacobi.

Check out the amazing work being done at St.Georges Education and Childcare Centre.  Great pictures of their progress!

For current employment opportunities click here

Visit the News page for our latest Pathways Forward newsletter

To read the report of the Evalution of the Impact of the Seasons Programme for Grief and Loss click here