# aotearoa new (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aotearoa new. Page: Feed: --- ## [Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership: What Do We Stop Doing?](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/reimagining-nonprofit-leadership-a7f) _2026-08-10 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ The next free online kōrerorero for nonprofit leaders across Aotearoa New Zealand. ## [It’s ‘a song and a prayer’: hidden cost of 1,300 unfilled nursing jobs](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/08/its-a-song-and-a-prayer-hidden-cost-of-1300-unfilled-nursing-jobs/) _2026-08-08 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ ‘A song and a prayer’ is an interesting phrase. It combines a song (words set to music) and a prayer (a petition or address to God). Biblically, by combining emotional expression with spiritual devotion, it refers to the idea that music can serve as a form of prayer. ‘A song and a prayer’ has been Continue reading "It’s ‘a song and a prayer’: hidden cost of 1,300 unfilled nursing jobs" ## [A microscopic view that highlights worsening crisis in public hospitals](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/01/a-microscopic-view-that-highlights-worsening-crisis-in-public-hospitals/) _2026-08-01 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ There are occasions when a crisis in a particular hospital department provides a microscopic insight into the wider crisis across all of Aotearoa New Zealand’s acute public hospitals. One such occasion was an article by experienced Stuff journalist Janine Rankin published in the Manawatu Standard on 18 July: Orthopaedic department nears breaking point. Journalist Janine Rankin Continue reading "A… ## [Public hospitals increasingly dependent on ‘place-holder senior doctors](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/07/27/public-hospitals-increasingly-dependent-on-place-holder-senior-doctors/) _2026-07-27 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ The word locums originates from the Latin term ‘locum tenens’ which means ‘to hold the place of.’ Medical doctors and the clergy are where they are most likely to be found. Aotearoa New Zealand’s public hospitals operated by Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) are becoming increasingly dependent on ‘place-holder’ (locum) senior doctors (largely medical specialists). Continue reading "Public… ## [The Assumptions We Never Question in Nonprofit Leadership](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/the-assumptions-we-never-question) _2026-07-26 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ Nonprofit leadership isn't just about wearing many hats. It's about the assumptions behind them. ## [Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/07/12/hospital-laboratory-privatisation-unsustainable-leaving-with-a-heavy-heart/) _2026-07-12 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ On 27 June the Otago Daily Times published a powerful paywalled article by journalist Matthew Littlewood on the concerns of a leading highly experienced blood cancer laboratory scientist who was resigning his position at Dunedin Hospital to take up a new position in Brisbane’s Princess Alexandria Hospital. The resignation was with a “heavy heart” and Continue reading "Hospital laboratory… ## [Why Do So Many Good Nonprofit Leaders Think They're Failing?](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/why-do-so-many-good-nonprofit-leaders) _2026-07-09 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ One of the quietest questions I hear in my work. ## [Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory function](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/07/02/health-minister-purges-regulatory-health-practitioner-authorities-for-carrying-out-their-statutory-function/) _2026-07-01 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ Dr Dylan Mordaunt is a vocationally registered specialist in medical administration, paediatrics and clinical genetics. In recent months he has become a prolific published writer on various health system and professional issues. Dr Dylan Mordaunt’s perceptive analysis of Health Minister’s ‘sacking’ of Medical Council leadership On 18 June he published on Substack a perceptive piece Continue… ## [Populism does not need a real problem. It needs an enemy and a slogan.](https://mawera.substack.com/p/populism-does-not-need-a-real-problem) _2026-06-25 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ Slogans Are Not Science ## [Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/06/23/health-target-politics-versus-clinical-prioritisation/) _2026-06-23 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ It isn’t often that smaller provincial newspapers break revealing health stories. They struggle with fewer resources to call upon and few opportunities to report. However, health and general journalist Megan Wilson’s exposure is an exception in her article published in the Bay of Plenty Times on 20 June: Wait lists clinical prioritisation devalued. Your generosity has Continue reading "Health… ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c1EEx0cZ8AUt) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership: A Live Conversation](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/reimagining-nonprofit-leadership-37a) _2026-06-22 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ Join me for a free online kōrerorero about leadership overload, governance, sustainability, and what comes next. ## [How the Local Government System Works](https://mawera.substack.com/p/how-the-local-government-system-works) _2026-06-21 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ A system map for Local Government in Aotearoa, ahead of Simplifying Local Government changes ## [Two different tales of avoidable hospital bed-blocking](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/06/16/two-different-tales-of-avoidable-hospital-bed-blocking/) _2026-06-16 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ Through necessity bed-blocking is a term that of is increasingly being used by those working in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public hospitals. This is because it captures so precisely what is going so badly wrong in these places of more complex and acute healthcare provision. Bed-blocking occurs when there is an inability to use a designated Continue reading "Two different tales of avoidable hospital… ## [What If The Problem Isn't The Leader?](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/reimagining-nonprofit-leadership) _2026-06-15 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ The nonprofit sector doesn’t have a leadership problem. It has a systems problem. ## [Calling It Democracy Does Not Make It So](https://mawera.substack.com/p/calling-it-democracy-does-not-make) _2026-06-10 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ By Dr Mawera Karetai, Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor, Kōhi Māori Ward ## [The wider implications of eyecare privatisation](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/06/03/the-wider-implications-of-eyecare-privatisation/) _2026-06-03 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ On 5 March the Government through Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) formally called for ‘Requests for Proposals’ (RFPs) for outsourcing (privatising) ophthalmology services in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public health system. Despite it being April Fools’ Day, the deadline was 1 April: Call for bids to privatising public eyecare. Successful RFPs would lead to funding Continue reading "The wider… ## [What Happens When Good Leaders Become the Safety Net?](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-good-leaders-become) _2026-06-01 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ How nonprofits quietly adapt themselves around one person's capacity & the risks that creates for everyone. ## [Governing in the Dark: What Happens When No One is Watching](https://mawera.substack.com/p/governing-in-the-dark-what-happens) _2026-05-28 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ In December 2024, the New Zealand government quietly dismantled one of the most important safeguards of a functioning democracy. ## [Un-funding rural general practice](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/05/26/un-funding-rural-general-practice/) _2026-05-26 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ They’re the ones that would suffer…our elderly vulnerable community who are struggling with pensions, who are suddenly going to have to pay huge amounts of money for fuel to drive to Tauranga. GP Dr Vicky Jones brings to the fore the dire consequences of the pending loss of rural funding contracts This was the response Continue reading "Un-funding rural general practice" ## [Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported](https://otaihangasecondopinion.wpcomstaging.com/2026/05/15/hidden-waiting-list-exposed-unmet-health-need-unreported/) _2026-05-15 · otaihangasecondopinion · Otaihanga Second Opinion_ ‘Doing God’s work’ is an interesting expression, Usually it refers to performing acts that are virtuous, altruistic, or, in a religious sense, aligned with divine will. Often it is attributed to doing difficult or unpaid work that directly benefits others or society, and making a profound positive difference in people’s lives. God’s work evident in Continue reading "Hidden waiting list exposed;… ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y84W6AMyezOy) _2026-05-15 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Through the noise: Manufactured outrage and the cost to our democracy.](https://mawera.substack.com/p/through-the-noise-manufactured-outrage) _2026-05-05 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ Dr Mawera Karetai ## [Near Horizons](https://matthewdickinson.com/near-horizons-weather/) _2026-05-04 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ I've always felt something is missing when I look at the weather forecast. Even my own creations of MatService and Skywatch... they are just numbers and dials - not experiences. So I'm experimenting on what it will feel like to look at the weather, not just see the values and numbers. ## [Skywatch](https://matthewdickinson.com/the-skywatch/) _2026-04-30 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ Ever wanted to know what the weather is going to do for the entire day, and even what it's doing where your friends around the world are? ## [If everything keeps landing on you, leadership has nowhere else to go](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/if-everything-keeps-landing-on-you) _2026-04-28 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ What distributed leadership actually looks like in a small nonprofit ## [Fisheries Amendment Bill - Why You Should Make a Submission](https://mawera.substack.com/p/fisheries-amendment-bill-why-you) _2026-04-25 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ If you fish, if you swim, if you care about the coastline on your doorstep, I urge you to make one. ## [The Future of Insurance in Aotearoa](https://mawera.substack.com/p/the-future-of-insurance-in-aotearoa) _2026-04-15 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ Our communities will require courage, honesty, and genuine community-led kōrero. ## [TimeZoneOneOne](https://matthewdickinson.com/timezoneone-one/) _2026-04-15 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ This was all about working out the times around the world for family and friends to get in contact with each other. It's the precursor site to my other creation SkyWatch, which is more of a weather forecast / time / world clock which gives you a view of different conditions wherever your friends are. ## [The nonprofit CEO role was never meant to hold this much](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/the-nonprofit-ceo-role-was-never) _2026-04-10 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ What I’m noticing about leadership, pressure, and the weight many nonprofit CEOs are carrying ## [Why I Love Coaching (And Why I Think Every Nonprofit Leader Deserves It)](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/why-i-love-coaching-and-why-i-think) _2026-03-08 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ What sitting beside nonprofit leaders has taught me about loneliness, courage, and sustainable leadership. ## [Setting up phones is a nightmare](https://matthewdickinson.com/setting-up-phones-is-a-nightmare/) _2026-03-02 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ I read this blog post from Joel this morning about setting up a new phone. I totally agree that this is a massive issue in this day and age. I found it hard myself as a total tech incumbent, let alone a parent or a younger user who has no idea what any of it means... ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6RETNvMvunjo) _2026-03-02 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Aotearoa's Nonprofits Don't Need More Tools. They Need Better Systems.](https://thengocoach.substack.com/p/aotearoas-community-sector-is-ready-52e) _2026-03-01 · The NGO Coach · Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership_ Technology will not fix the nonprofit sector but better systems can reduce burnout and free up time for real social impact. ## [26in2026](https://matthewdickinson.com/26in2026-smftd/) _2026-01-05 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ I decided to do away with my Garmin last year and now I've built a quick little tracker for my newest challenge; 26in2026. Keep your eyes peeled on the tracker to watch my every move. ## [Scone.NZ](https://matthewdickinson.com/scone-nz/) _2025-12-17 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ Scone.nz started out as a way for the founder Jayden and his colleagues to keep track of the best places to get a scone when heading out for their morning coffee. He’s been a part of the news , and the modern fabric of the new Ōtautahi Christchurch. So when he asked someone to take over the running of Scone.NZ in 2025, I thought, why not? I mean, it’s pretty cool to have a site that crowdsourced… ## [We Are Losing Ground: When the Bay of Plenty Needs More Mitigation.](https://mawera.substack.com/p/we-are-losing-ground-when-the-bay) _2025-11-21 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ As seas rise and weather extremes intensify, the government’s climate rhetoric still dances around the hard truth; that genuine mitigation, from the reduction of emissions at their source, demands changing the very systems that created the crisis. ## [Evolving Perspectives: Reflections on Two Years Teaching in the Department of Management at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago](https://mawera.substack.com/p/evolving-perspectives-reflections) _2025-10-13 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ Over the past two years teaching in the Department of Management at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, my thinking has evolved in ways that have both surprised and enriched me. ## [Rooted in Connection: Lessons from the Forest](https://mawera.substack.com/p/rooted-in-connection-lessons-from) _2025-10-13 · Mawera · The Ramblings of a Wahine Mau Moko_ If you ask me about my favourite place on the North Island, I will tell you about Hukutaia Domain, a five hectare remnant of extensive native forest that was set aside as a public reserve, and Taketakerau, a 2000+ year old Puriri tree that lives there. ## [Booze Now, Pay Later](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/booze-now-pay-later/) _2025-10-06 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ This paper explores the convergence of BNPL services and alcohol availability, focusing on the risks posed by their intersection, especially in vulnerable communities. It argues for proactive regulation to prevent a worsening storm of financial and social harm. ## [Homelessness: What Choice Is There and Who Chooses?](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/homelessness-what-choice-is-there-and-who-chooses/) _2025-09-22 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ If you know where to look in many towns and cities around Aotearoa New Zealand, you will see homeless people—on the streets, in cars and tents, in parks and areas in and around town. In fact, very often you don’t need to look very hard. There is no more visceral sign of a broken community \[…\] ## [Ending Food Insecurity](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/ending-food-insecurity/) _2025-09-08 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Executive Summary This report joins the call for a values-led approach to food security and food systems in this country. Our nation exports enough food to feed 40 million people yet leaves more than a quarter of a million children going without sufficient food in this country. Action is needed now across all the dimensions \[…\] ## [MatService.org](https://matthewdickinson.com/matservice/) _2025-08-23 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ MatService was born from the hassle of having to have four or five different weather apps open in New Zealand to just find our what the actual weather was going to do, what to take on an adventure and if I needed to put sunscreen on ## [Submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-to-the-governance-and-administration-select-committee/) _2025-08-16 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora recognises the need for effective regulation of online gambling but is deeply concerned that this Bill does not prioritise harm prevention and minimisation and the approach to regulation proposed is inadequate. ## [Submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-to-the-education-and-workforce-select-committee/) _2025-07-27 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ The Salvation Army supports any changes that contribute to a more compassionate and just response to people seeking refuge and asylum and those at risk of human trafficking. ## [Submission: Access to basic transaction accounts](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-access-to-basic-transaction-accounts/) _2025-07-08 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Reserve Bank of New Zealand Te Pūtea Matua Summary Photo by Eduardo Soares on Unsplash ## [What Has Changed?](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/what-has-changed/) _2025-07-07 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Assessing the Impact of Faith-Based Advocacy in Social Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand The Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit (SPPU) of The Salvation Army in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa Territory released the 18th State of the Nation report ‘Kai, Kainga, Whānau—The Basics Food, Homes and Family’ in February 2025, as the country finds \[…\] ## [Good Government](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/good-government/) _2025-07-03 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Governments are often criticised as being overly intrusive in people’s lives and taxing people excessively, while still being inefficient at providing community services. This leads to calls for small government, lowering taxes and handing over the running of things to private enterprise, in the hope of reducing the influence and control of ‘big brother’. While \[…\] ## [TIME IS MONEY](https://matthewdickinson.com/timeismoney/) _2025-06-28 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ Ever wanted to calculate the live cost of your meetings based on the people in the room and their rates. Well now you can. ## [Submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-to-the-finance-and-expenditure-committee/) _2025-06-18 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ Main points The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora strongly opposes this Bill and asks that the Select Committee recommend that Parliament does not proceed with this legislation because: Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash ## [Driftline: A place to breathe](https://matthewdickinson.com/driftline/) _2025-06-05 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ Driftline is your space for two minutes. With gently shifting visuals, it invites you to slow down, one breath at a time. ## [Submission on Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery Offences) Amendment Bill](https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/submission-on-crimes-increased-penalties-for-slavery-offences-amendment-bill/) _2025-02-12 · Matt · The Salvation Army NZFTS_ The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora supports the aim of this Bill to increase and align penalties for trafficking and slavery here in New Zealand with other offences under the Crimes Act. We also join with other organisations working to combat slavery and trafficking to ask for a stronger legal definition of child trafficking to be added into the Bill that would align it with internationally… ## [It’s Not About The Bike.](https://matthewdickinson.com/its-not-about-the-bike/) _2025-01-22 · Matthew Dickinson · Matthew Dickinson_ I used to think commuting was about getting somewhere.