Southland children in need are set to receive the precious gift of a new book this Christmas thanks to Kiwi Christmas Books.
Posted: Tuesday December 6, 2022
Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) has welcomed full-time Pou Tohutohu Ahurea Māori - Cultural Advisor Michelle Ryland into the role, marking a new step in the charitable trust’s cultural journey.
Posted: Monday November 28, 2022
Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) has put a stake in the ground, taking a stand against violence towards woman.
Posted: Monday November 28, 2022
While Christmas for many people is a time of joy, happiness, being with family, eating plenty of good food, and celebrating, for others it is a time of stress, loneliness, or struggle.
Posted: Thursday April 8, 2021
Janine Cruickshank is no stranger to working in health and safety, but while it is a familiar path, her new role at Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) is one she is relishing.
Posted: Thursday April 8, 2021
Heather and Pita Petelo became foster parents for Family Works in September 2016 and haven't looked back since.
Posted: Monday March 1, 2021
Kelsi* and I were matched in 2009 in the Buddy Programme. We never lost touch after the Buddy Programme and still stay in close contact to this day. I could write a book on the different things we did.
Posted: Wednesday November 4, 2020
Erika* has five children with ages varying from newborn to 9 years old. Erika’s family had Oranga Tamariki involvement due to care and protection concerns for the four eldest children and the spotlight was on Erika and her partner for the birth of their fifth child.
Posted: Wednesday November 4, 2020
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor’s gift to PSS’ Family Works, four Southland families doing it tough during Lockdown were given a much-needed helping hand up.
Posted: Monday August 10, 2020
This month we would like to extend our gratitude to the Invercargill Toy Library.
Posted: Monday August 10, 2020
Maranga mai Murihiku previously known as the Te Whare Tu Te Whare Ora is an annual local Iwi led event that was held on the 23rd of February at the ILT Stadium Southland. This community event aims to support suicide prevention through connecting with others and building relationships through activities...
Posted: Thursday March 26, 2020
For many of us Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It is the season of good food, gifts, goodwill and quality time shared with family and friends. But for some Southland families, the festive season heralds in overwhelming busyness, added financial pressure, estrangement or loneliness and sometimes,...
Posted: Thursday March 26, 2020
Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) board members and staff have recently welcomed new Chief Executive, Michael Parker to the fold.
Posted: Wednesday March 25, 2020
We would like to give our gratitude to local lad, Willie Peddie.
Posted: Thursday December 19, 2019
Adversity is no stranger to Katrina Taplin but it’s ignited in her a zealous love of life and a deep desire to give.
Posted: Wednesday December 11, 2019
A special Tukutuku panel has been created by Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) staff to mark the organisation’s 100th year milestone.
Posted: Wednesday December 11, 2019
Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) recently partnered up with * PresCare NZ and Invercargill’s First Presbyterian Church to host it’s first-ever White Ribbon event aimed at raising awareness of, and encouraging community-based action to end, family violence.
Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019
Running in Southland since 2007, Family Start is a home visiting programme run by Presbyterian Support Southland's service arm Family Works Southland, in Invercargill, Mataura, Gore, Te Anau and Manapouri.
Posted: Monday November 25, 2019
We were proud to celebrate more than 20 years of the Family Works Buddy Programme in 2018 by having a special evening of celebrations with more than 60 people from the Presbyterian Support Southland Trust board members to past and present Big and Little Buddies.
Posted: Thursday November 14, 2019
Earlier this year, Family Works were approached by Doug Kamo, Managing Director of a corporate team building company called DKCM, to take part in a charity “Build a Bike” event with Foodstuffs South Island. This opportunity allowed seventeen excited children aged between 7-12 years to take part in team building activities.
Posted: Thursday August 29, 2019