Get involved · Mental health
Plunket asks for help to keep Waikato parent mental health service
Every donation on the day is matched dollar for dollar, and $410,000 is needed to fund the service through year two.
Sector news
Funding, services, reports and appointments across New Zealand's community and wellbeing sector.
Partnership · Health
Ambulance now alerts Coastguard and Surf Life Saving straight away
Two national agreements link New Zealand’s ambulance communications centres directly with both groups for the first time.
Funding · Health
Pharmac funds new hospital medicine for drug-resistant infections
About 20 to 33 people a year are expected to receive the new medicine over the next five years.
Milestone · Community sector
Bread Collective baking programme moves 49% of participants into jobs
Of 21 people in the two most recent cohorts, 12 have moved into employment.
Community work · Pasifika
Le Va’s Atu-Mai team shares its approach at sexual violence conference
The conference theme, Kahupō to Toiora, framed healing as something taken one step at a time.
Consultation · Community sector
Manawa Trust seeks views on up to $15 million for arena extension
Community feedback on the proposal is open until 4:00pm on Monday 19 October.
Report · Community sector
Over half of 3,000 New Zealanders surveyed open to gifts in wills
Just one in five people who receive professional advice have ever discussed charitable giving with their advisor, the research found.
Awards · Māori
Iwi-led Tākai Here partnership wins Māori Crown Award
The partnership has connected more than 1,000 people to health and social services.
New service · Health
More people with type 2 diabetes can get four funded medicines
Pharmac expects around 14,000 more people to gain access over the next 12 months, rising to around 31,000 after five years.
New service · Health
Pharmac extends cancer medicine funding to about 15 more people a year
Pharmac says the change will give a clearer, more consistent pathway to funded treatment.
Report · Disability
Report: inaccessible transport limits disabled people’s participation
Researchers found that, as of May 2024, New Zealand had no known projects or research examining disabled people’s experience of subsidised mobility.
Organisation news · Disability
Deaf Aotearoa opens new Riccarton office after Tā i te Kawa blessing
The office is open three days a week, and staff work from home on the other two.
New service · Disability
Disability assist dog handlers get a national ID card
The card creates no new rights but helps businesses and staff recognise trained and certified dogs.
Appointment · Māori
Te Rau Ora appoints former youth health midwife Jade Chase
She spent six years as Chief Advisor Pae Ora at Manatū Hauora and helped design the COVID-19 Care in the Community approach.