Rodger Wright Centre

17/07/2025

Welcome Kay!

Meet Kay – Our New Harm Reduction Nurse! 🌟

We're thrilled to welcome Kay to the DISC whānau at the Rodger Wright Centre! 🎉

Kay joins our team from the Christchurch Sexual Health Centre, where she’s been a strong supporter of our community for many years. She brings a wealth of knowledge and clinical expertise, along with a deep understanding of harm reduction and a kind, non-judgmental approach.

We’re so glad to have her skills and warmth at the Rodger Wright Community Clinic. 💜

30/05/2025

We will be closed on Monday 3rd June for King’s Birthday.

Please plan ahead for any supplies or support you might need.

We'll be back to normal hours on Tuesday 4th June.

Ngā mihi! 👑

Heads up – all DISC sites will be closed on Monday 3rd June for King’s Birthday.

Please plan ahead for any supplies or support you might need. We'll be back to normal hours on Tuesday 4th June.

Ngā mihi! 👑

27/05/2025

The benefits of providing safe smoking kits include fewer people injecting and stronger connections with harm-reduction services and community groups.

05/05/2025

🦷 Attention Rodger Wright Centre! Need a hand with your oral health?

Come see the friendly volunteer dentists from BYTE - Brush Your Teeth Everyday at the Rodger Wright Centre for free oral health support! They’ll be offering advice, support for a healthier mouth, and free oral health kits.

📍 Rodger Wright Community Clinic, 10 Washington Way
📅 Tuesday 13th May & Tuesday 10th June
⏰ 2–3:30PM

No bookings needed, just pop in! Big thanks to BYTE Trust for partnering with us to make dental care more accessible 🙌

05/05/2025

We (DISC Trust) run Drug checking Tuesday - Saturday 12pm-7pm year round at our Rodger Wright Centre needle exchange in central Christchurch! Come see us, get your stash checked and chat harm reduction!

05/05/2025

✨ Awesome visit today! ✨
We were stoked to host Councillor Jake McLellan at the Rodger Wright Centre — our Christchurch hub forl DISC Trust . From needle exchange 💉 and community health clinics 🏥 to drug checking 🔬, it was great to kōrero about our harm reduction work and the impact it has in our community.

Huge thanks for taking the time to visit and for your support! Ngā mihi nui!

02/05/2025

Extremely proud to see our (DISC Trust) drug checking service continuing to grow!

❤️ OUR SECOND YEAR OF CONTINUOUS DRUG CHECKING SERVICES! ❤

🎉 On 20 April we celebrated our second anniversary of running continuous drug checking services! 🎉

Over the last year we’ve seen both client and sample numbers grow by over 40% compared to 2023-24, with new clients continuing to come through our doors – keeping themselves and their communities safer.

These growing numbers show the value of drug checking services and how much they are needed across Aotearoa, so that everyone across the motu can reduce risks to themselves and their whānau.

We’re proud of our team, their expertise and the mahi they do every week to help clients reduce risk of harm – providing safe, confidential and welcoming spaces for clients to talk openly about drugs, and expert, judgement-free harm reduction information and advice. Well done and thank you to all of our team, past and present, who have helped build the service into what it is today!

Thanks also to our friends across the drug checking network and harm reduction services – and most of all to our clients, who are the heart and soul of everything we do ❤

We’re excited for the next year and we’re always looking for way to expand access to our services for those who need them.

We’re always happy to talk harm reduction whether or not you have som**hing to get checked. Drop in to see one of our friendly team in Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington or one of our pop-up clinics - we love answering your questions!

29/04/2025

Our new hep C Video is LIVE! DISC Trust Presents: Hep C - Easy Test, Easy Cure

No stigma, no barriers, just easy, peer-led Hep C testing and even easier treatment. At DISC Trust, we’re all about harm reduction and providing the support ...

16/04/2025

Ngā mihi nui Duncan Webb Labour MP for visiting DISC Trust at the Rodger Wright Centre in Ōtautahi today! It was great to kōrero about harm reduction happening every day here in the heart of the city. We appreciate your continued support for our kaupapa and the people we serve 💙

31/03/2025

13/03/2025

A drug harm reduction service has seen the number of drug checks it carries out across the country soar by almost seven times within a year.

12/03/2025

Our awesome Rodger Wright Centre kaimahi are here and ready to support you! 💙 Whether you’re after harm reduction supplies, Drug Checking, Hep C testing, or just a friendly chat, we’re here to help.

Pop in and see us — we’re open:
🕘 Needle Exchange: M-F, 9AM-9PM, Sat/Sun 12PM-8PM
🕘 Drug Checking: Tues-Sat 12PM-7PM
🕘 Rodger Wright Community Clinic: M-Thurs 9AM-4PM

We’re proud to be part of this community and are here to support you, no matter what.

Nau mai, haere mai — come say hi! 🫶