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Sep 8, 2026
Ed WeirHOST
I ran the third busiest Social Security office in the country.
Ed WeirHOST
And before that, I worked for the Department of Social Services doing Medicaid, food stamps.
Ed WeirHOST
And many, many moons ago, when I actually had less hair, I was a sergeant in the Marine Corps.
Ed WeirHOST
So I've spent a few...
WilkinHOST
Anna looked closer.
WilkinHOST
The last allocation for the orphanage relocation is signed off by City Health, not Social Services.
WilkinHOST
1949.
WilkinHOST
Same month the children vanished.
MakaHOST
You are on Saturday Magazine Joy 94.9 with Maka and Paul.
MakaHOST
Our next guest is Jed Kearney, MP for Cooper, Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Prevention of Family Violence.
MakaHOST
Good morning, Jed.
Ged KearneyGUEST
Good morning.
Matthew McFarlandUNKNOWN
First phase is the 1.8 million terminal persons that are averaging less than 25K a year on Social Security.
Matthew McFarlandUNKNOWN
The second phase would include 95 million people making under 25K with majority of people chosen each year being people on Social Services.
Matthew McFarlandUNKNOWN
The third phase would include everyone making under 50,000.
Matthew McFarlandUNKNOWN
The fourth phase would include everyone making under 120,000.
Ateriano MatiarikiCORRESPONDENT
The Disability Support Services Bill, or DSS Bill, looks to provide a legal framework for the delivery of disability support services funded by the public.
Ateriano MatiarikiCORRESPONDENT
However, Vakatautua, a Pacific Community Health, Disability and Social Services provider serving families across Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago, says disability caregivers are facing the most severe financial pressure right now.
Ateriano MatiarikiCORRESPONDENT
Whakatautua CEO Moananu Ana Redican-Kolose says the feedback from carers that work for them has been frank.
Moananu Ana Redican-KoloseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They've told us very plainly that caregiving means they often have to walk away from paid work.
Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
And then along studying social work, I felt like no is too much because most of our students were suffering with depression because when you go to level four, the workload was too much.
Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
And I've asked the department to change me to just a degree in health science and social services and been majoring in community and health psychology.
Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
And from there, I've been working for over 10 years in NGOs and my focus has been basically education programs.
Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
Been running them for so many years until 2024, 2025, I forgot.
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Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
Do not be desperate of growth.
Seshego Thabitha KgopaGUEST
Do not be desperate of getting well-known and don't be desperate when hiring and don't hire because of pittiness.
Bulelani BalabalaHOST
I mean, you've got an academic background in health sciences and social services with a focus on community development, but also most importantly on psychology.
Bulelani BalabalaHOST
How have you, how has that, you know, the understanding of people and psychology helped you in understanding people better, with the customers better, suppliers and navigating those relationships?
Matthew CampbellGUEST
Question one, do you think that story's true? I wondered why you were on the phone to Childline there.
Matthew CampbellGUEST
Yeah, if you're on the phone to Childline or Social Services, you can hang up, okay? The story's absolutely not true, 100% fabricated.
Matthew CampbellGUEST
The only element of truth is I have two kids called Zach and Molly.
Matthew CampbellGUEST
They're three and one, and I do love them very much.
Joe PlataniaGUEST
But it's easy to sit on the sidelines and squawk, but...
Joe PlataniaGUEST
City Manager Sam Sanders, Counselor Jen Fleischer, Misty Graves with Social Services, Chief Kotches and his team at the Police Department.
Joe PlataniaGUEST
They're in the arena doing the work.
Joe PlataniaGUEST
And we do not want great to be the enemy of good.
Amye ArcherHOST
Yeah, let us know.
AmandaHOST
But my understanding is basically that affidavit of support just means that the, like Edward couldn't get Social Services assistance.
Amye ArcherHOST
Yes.
AmandaHOST
It doesn't mean he has to be kept at the lifestyle to which-
Andrew M. HenryHOST
That independent leadership has been a huge part of what's kept the Coptic community united through centuries of upheaval and plays a huge role in Coptic identity today.
Andrew M. HenryHOST
And especially in more recent history, the role of the Coptic Pope and clergy has expanded well beyond theology and worship into social services and education.
Andrew M. HenryHOST
In the 1960s, Pope Cyril founded something called the General Bishopric for Public, Ecumenical, and Social Services, an institution that works on everything from supporting Coptic migrants abroad to providing assistance for youth and low-income families.
Andrew M. HenryHOST
Then under Pope Shenouda III, who led the church from 1971 until 2012, the church's social outreach expanded even more, including running elementary schools, Coptic language courses, music and arts programs, and medical clinics.
Andrew M. HenryHOST
Pope Shenouda was one of the most influential popes in all of Coptic Christian history and held the position for over 40 years.
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