We’re happy to share that we’ve been re-accredited as a Living Wage Employer for 2024-2025!

We are all extremely proud of John being awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. John is a founding trustee of He Ao Hou and continues to be instrumental in our mahi.

With Anne joining our team, we've reached a significant milestone, making us fully prepared to welcome referrals. Learn more about our streamlined referral process by exploring our freshly launched referral page - click here.

On January 22, 2024, Anne Kokaua officially became our permanent Hapori Navigator. As a registered Social Worker with extensive experience supporting tamariki and whanau, we consider ourselves fortunate to welcome her to our team. Explore the valuable contributions Anne brings to our organisation on our Our People page.

Take a look at our Strategic Plan for 2023-2025, now available for you to read. This comprehensive roadmap outlines the initial two years of our ambitious 25-year vision—a community empowered to access the resources necessary for thriving. Explore the strategic steps we're taking toward a brighter future. Click here to view the plan.Click here to view the plan.

Ritchie passed away on Friday 29th of September 2023. We are deeply saddened by his death, and will always be grateful for the support and enthusiasm he had for our mahi. Ritchie was instrumental in the initial design phase of our project and had ambitious plans to collaborate into the future. His loss is immeasurable. Our thoughts are with Ritchie’s family, and all the team and participants at the Dunedin Study.

We share in their whakatukī:

Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne - A mighty totara has fallen in the great forest of Tāne.

On 19 September we hosted our official launch, sharing our mahi with the the community. Take a look at the gallery of photos from the wonderful event.

Thanks so much to all those who came to support us and korero about the mahi we have done so far, and what we hope to do in the future. Special thanks to our guest speakers Scott Klenner, Jimmy McLaughlan, MP Rachel Brooking and MP Louise Upston.

View the photos from the launch here!