Recreate NZ

24/02/2026

📢📢TERM 2 / AUTUMN PROGRAMMES GO LIVE THIS SATURDAY! 📢📢

This is for all programmes over April, May and June, and we can't wait for you to see what we have on offer!

Be sure to check in at www.recreate.org.nz from 10am, Saturday 28th February to make your booking requests.

24/02/2026

Plenty of news in this week's mailchimp update, click the link below to read all about it!

We are so pleased to announce our community partnership with Suntory Oceania. We thank them for recognising our work and choosing to partner with us and we cannot wait to see the impact we can deliver together.

We also remind our community that Term 2 / Autumn programmes go live this Saturday at 10am, so be sure to check out our website then to make your requests.

We have staffing news with a farewell to Alfie, and warm welcomes to Millie and Yasmin. And finally we have Illuminate next month!

Enjoy!

From the team at Recreate NZ

We are excited to announce a new community partnership with multi‑beverage business Suntory Oceania. This partnership will directly support our programmes that build confidence, strengthen independence, and open pathways into education, employment, and community life for young people with disabili...

24/02/2026

A huge thank you to this group of funders who have generously supported our kaupapa at Recreate NZ here in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland and across Aotearoa.

Our journeys alongside the many young people we work with would not be possible without this crucial support.

1. Four Winds Foundation for supporting our Auckland premise rent
2. Tū Manawa for supporting our adventurous and recreational programmes.
3. Milestone Foundation for funding the purchase of 3 new laptops
4. Henderson-Massey Local Board for supporting our west-based Life Skills courses.

23/02/2026

📣 We’re only 5 weeks away from Illuminate Market 2026! Have you saved the date?!

We have a very special guest joining us this year – watch this space for an exciting announcement! 👀

In the meantime – invite your friends and whānau to Illuminate Market 2026, click ‘Interested’ if you’re planning to attend so you receive all the latest event notifications, and get ready to 🥳

12/02/2026

Fun in the sun out at Te Henga / Bethells beach and Lake Wainamu!

We took a few boogie boards out to the lake and enjoyed sliding down the dunes.

Thanks everyone for coming out for this West Coast adventure!

11/02/2026

Term 2 / Autumn Release

It's almost that time again for another termly programme release!

Our teams are currently dreaming, designing and planning for Term 2 / Autumn programmes, and we can tell you there will be some great ones in there for sure!

Be sure to check in at www.recreate.org.nz from 10am, Saturday 28th February to see what we have on offer.

04/02/2026

So much fun was had during our January Holiday Programme! After our regular summer break for a few weeks, we loved seeing all these smiley faces back at Recreate in Ellerslie and Massey in Auckland, and not forgetting Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch.

We hope you have a great Waitangi Day tomorrow, stretching into the weekend this year.

Just a reminder that our team is away at our annual staff retreat next week from Monday 9th until Wednesday 11th February.

We will reply to your calls, emails and texts when we are back in the office from Thursday.

Thank you!

29/01/2026

Kia ora to our Recreate NZ community,

We hope you have found enjoyable moments this summer where ever you have ventured to.

We have a mega update in the link below, with a mini recap of January, a message of aroha to those affected by the recent extreme weather events, staffing news, new merch, Term 2 release date and an exciting announcement in tandem with Sport NZ.

Enjoy

"It's been such a privilege to work with a community of incredible young people in Christchurch", says Jack. "Although I'm sad to leave, it's so exciting to see how far Recreate has come and that we're still growing and making a difference in our communities. To all our staff, volunteers and partici...

27/01/2026

Featuring our North Island Youth Camp last week at Kauaeranga Valley Christian Camp! A huge thank you to our camp hosts, our team of facilitators and volunteers and our campers for managing the red weather warning and precautionary state of emergency for Coromandel.

With the weather improving on Thursday, we managed to get outside safely and enjoy archery, low ropes, orienteering and a camp fire with toasted marsh mellows. We absolutely loved seeing our participants from Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Wellington getting together and making so many connections.

This camp was made possible with funding from New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT), thank you for the support!

14/01/2026

Rewinding back to early December, our Girls Club enjoyed the weekend at Whiritoa beach in the Coromandel.

This weekend consisted of a walk to Waimama Bay, yoga, minigolf and a swim!

Over February we have the Lads Club: Action Ninja World and the Girls Club: Evening at the Park

12/01/2026

Now that our summer break is well and truly over at Recreate NZ, we are in full swing with Holiday Programmes, Youth Camps, Getaways, and our Moxie Summer Series featured here.

These days keep our horticulture spaces in Kumeu and Waiau Pa maintained and ticking over, before we enter the term later in February.

Next week we have our huge National Youth Camp in Kauaeranga Valley near Thames, with Auckland, Wellington, Waikato and Bay of Plenty participating!

Welcome back for 2026 everyone!

22/12/2025

🗣️“With every Illuminate Market, we’re building a community that recognises the strength of diverse, creative minds. Illuminate is about challenging limiting perceptions and supporting financial independence through entrepreneurship and inclusive employment.” Sarah Ferens, Head of Moxie for Recreate NZ.

🗓️ Illuminate Market 2026 is coming soon - save the date! 🗓️
Saturday 28th March, 4pm - 8pm | Mt Albert, Auckland

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