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We're a charity empowering people of all ages using creative arts therapy including dance movement therapy and art therapy.

Dance & Arts Therapy NZ is a charity empowering people of all ages throughout Aotearoa New Zealand using dance movement and arts therapy. Find out more at www.dancetherapy.co.nz.

16/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at DTNZ!

As we welcome the Lunar New Year, we celebrate renewal, resilience, and the strength of community. May this year bring prosperity, joy, and meaningful connection for you and your whānau.

We are grateful for the rich cultural diversity that strengthens our programmes and inspires the work we do every day.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

09/02/2026

Proud Moves
Move, connect, and celebrate Pride together in this joyful, inclusive workshop.
No dance experience needed - just come as you are.

📍 Freemans Bay Community Centre
🗓 14 Feb
⏰ 9:30am
🎟 FREE (booking essential)

👉 Book your spot here:
https://aucklandpride.ssboxoffice.com/events/proud-moves/

Ngā uri e! 💖

22/01/2026

Throwback to 2016 📸✨
Digging through the archives and found these gems and wow, what a journey.

Did you know DTNZ has been around since 2013?
From our early days to now, our kaupapa has remained the same: championing creative therapies and using dance and art therapy to support wellbeing, inclusion, and connection across our communities.

These photos are a little blast from the past, but they remind us how far we’ve come and how much heart has always been at the centre of what we do. 💛

12/01/2026

We’re back and ready for 2026! 🎉

Our offices are now open, but groups will be starting in February.

Get ready for another year of movement, creativity, and connection through creative arts and dance movement therapy!

31/12/2025

Happy New Year from all of us at DTNZ ✨

Thank you for your tautoko and aroha over the past year. We’re excited to continue empowering our communities through creativity, inclusion, and care in the year ahead.

Ngā mihi nui 💛

24/12/2025

This season is a time to pause, reflect, and acknowledge the people who make our mahi possible. Below is a message from our Chairperson, Jon Tamihere-Kemeys, sharing thanks and warm greetings to our DTNZ whānau and wider community:

Ko te tūmanako taku, he tino hari koa te rā Kirihimete 🎄 me te Tau Hou Pākehā ✨ ki a koutou katoa.
Ngā mihi ki a koutou mō ō koutou tautoko mai i te kaupapa o DTNZ i tēnei tau.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas🎄 and a Happy New Year ✨ and thank you all for supporting DTNZ this year.

Merry Christmas in Te Reo Māori.

Merī Kirihimete! which is a transliteration (word for word) of "Merry Christmas"

Christmas and New Year isn't Māori, though many Māori have come to embrace / acknowledge the season.
- Māori New Year is of course Matariki (June/July), so actually, Iwi Māori are halfway through their year already!
- and Christmas is something that came with Christian missionaries and colonisation of Aotearoa. A gradually accepted, but not a customary, practice for Māori

So another way to acknowledge and celebrate this season a little differently is:

Warmest greetings of the season to you | Ngā mihi nui o te wā
Warmest greetings of the time of Rehua-i-te-rangi and Pohutukawa | Ngā mihi nui o te wā o Rehua, me te Pōhutukawa

Rehua-i-te-rangi is a star at its highest point at the Summer/Raumati - aka Christmastime,
Pōhutukawa is a native tree that flowers around Christmas time in Aotearoa, adorned with green leaves and beautiful red flowers
Together they represent a NZ version of a Christmas Star and Christmas Tree.

15/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, our DTNZ admin team will be taking a short holiday break.

📅 Closed: 19 December 2025
📅 Back: 12 January 2026

Thank you for being part of our community this year. We look forward to reconnecting in 2026 💛

Ngā mihi nui,
Dance & Arts Therapy New Zealand

08/12/2025

Dance & Arts Therapy NZ 2025 Wrapped: What a year!

Ngā mihi nui to our therapists, advisory board, students, volunteers, supporters, funders, and partners - you make this all possible!

Here’s to even more creativity, care, and connection in 2026!

01/12/2025

We are incredibly grateful to Altezano Brothers for their generous support of our DTNZ therapist team this year!

They kindly donated beautiful bags of their delicious coffee to include in our therapist gift packs. Their kindness helps us acknowledge and celebrate our amazing therapists who give so much to our communities throughout the year.

Ngā mihi nui to Richard and the Altezano team for going above and beyond. Your support means so much to us. 💛

26/11/2025

Last week we had the absolute pleasure of attending the Harbour Sport Excellence Awards, where Dance 4 Us North Shore was honoured as a finalist for The Cube 2025 Community Impact of the Year award!

Although we didn’t take home the win, being recognised alongside incredible organisations like NSRDA - North Shore Riding for the Disabled Association is a huge achievement in itself. We’re so grateful for the acknowledgement of the mahi we do in our community, and for the fantastic support from He Toa Taua - Harbour Sport.

A big kudos to Kristine Walsh, our amazing lead therapist at Dance 4 Us North Shore, whose dedication and passion make all of this possible 💙✨

A massive thank you also goes to our participants, whānau, therapists, facilitators, volunteers, sponsors, funders and partners - this recognition is yours as much as it is ours.

Onwards and upwards - we’re inspired to keep creating impact in 2025!

13/11/2025

What a night! ✨

Such a special evening celebrating the collective achievements of DTNZ, our growth, our mahi, and the incredible communities we serve.

We’re so proud to have been finalists at the 2degrees Auckland Business Awards - a huge achievement for our small but mighty team!

Huge shout out to our amazing team, advisory board, funders, and supporters. Being finalists is a win we share with all of you.

Check out some photos from the night below. 📸

10/11/2025

Our 2024 - 2025 Annual Report is here!

Over the past financial year, DTNZ has achieved outstanding outcomes for communities across Aotearoa, reaching more people than ever through our creative arts therapy programmes.

We’re proud to have:

✨ Delivered over 5,600 dance and art therapy sessions across 62 locations
✨ Supported 2,800+ individuals through dance and arts therapy
✨ Reached 15,593 attendances - a 9% increase from last year
✨ Seen remarkable growth in self-expression, confidence, and wellbeing among our clients

None of this would be possible without the incredible support of our funders, partners, volunteers, and community who walk alongside us in this mahi - thank you for helping us deliver the power of creativity to so many.

Our annual report celebrates these achievements, shares powerful client stories, and highlights how your support continues to make a difference.

Read the full report here: https://ow.ly/KgGe50XpHoN

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83 Church Street Onehunga
Auckland
1061

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 5pm
Thursday	7:30am - 5pm

Website

http://www.dancetherapy.co.nz/

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