Your Way l Kia Roha

03/08/2025

Do you have lived experience of mental health and addiction challenges, with experience of working in CPSLE roles? Te Pou is calling for expressions of interest to join their consumer, peer support and lived experience (CPSLE) Scopes of Practice advisory rōpū.

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31/07/2025

John unlocks his front door and steps into his flat in Whanganui. Five months in, and he’s still getting used to the quiet satisfaction of having his own space. No stairs to navigate, just a straightforward one-level home that works for him.

The transition to independent living was a significant change for both John and his family – learning to navigate new routines, new support systems, and the reality of living alone for the first time.

John unlocks his front door and steps into his flat in Whanganui. Five months in, and he's still getting used to the quiet satisfaction of having his own space. No stairs to navigate, just a straightforward one-level home that works for him.

29/07/2025

It's the first ever Vanuatu Bislama Language Week this week, and the theme is ‘Tokabaot Klaemet Jenj – hemi ril mo yumi mas lukaotem laef - Talk about Climate Change – it is real, and we must look after life’.

Find out more at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples

🌺 We’re proud to celebrate the first-ever Vanuatu Bislama Language Week from 27 July to 2 August! It’s a great chance to come together and learn more about the Bislama language and the Ni-Vanuatu community here in Aotearoa.

🎉 Join us in marking this new Pacific Language Week - explore and share resources to celebrate with your workplace, school, family and friends.

🔗 Download resources here: https://bit.ly/4lRB7UX

Tag us in your celebrations and follow the new NZ Vanuatu Bislama Language Week page for updates💛 🇻🇺

17/07/2025

Less than a week to go! Have you registered yet?

Sensory Modulation: Skills & Strategies to Cope with Distress

Effective sensory modulation is an effective intervention that is suitable in both clinical and community settings. This workshop is ideal for clinical and allied staff, counsellors, social workers, key workers, and support workers who meet with service users in distress or tense environments.

22 July, 9.00am - 3.30pm, Online
https://www.grow.co.nz/sensory-modulation/

11/07/2025

📍 We’re here at Activating Abilities Day! 🚲✨

Our amazing team are onsite today at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge, connecting with the community and sharing info about the support available through Your Way | Kia Roha.

Come by and meet our Information Service and Community Team — we’d love to see you!

📅 Friday 11 July 2025
🕥 10:30am–2:00pm
✅ Free & fully accessible
📌 Velodrome Infield, Cambridge

09/07/2025

Te Taetae ni Kiribati – Kiribati Language Week
📅 6–12 July 2025
✨ Theme: Strengthening our language through youth, families and communities

This week, we celebrate the vibrant language and culture of the Kiribati community here in Aotearoa. 🌺

At Your Way | Kia Roha, we value the strength that comes from diversity and the deep connections language brings to identity, whānau, and belonging.

🗣️ Learn a few everyday phrases in Kiribati:
👋 Mauri – Hello
👋 Ti a bo – Goodbye
🙏 Taiaoka – Please
💛 Rabwa – Thank you
🧑‍💼 Arau – My name is...

Let’s all take a moment to recognise and uplift the voices of Kiribati communities this week.
Ti a bo e rabwa! 🌊

07/07/2025

It's officially Kiribati Language Week!

Visit our website to find everything you need to join us in celebrating Te Taetae ni Kiribati with us from 6-12 July, with language resources, posters, graphics and event info: https://bit.ly/4lyjwkn

The community's chosen theme for this year is 'Maiuakinan te katei ri nanon te tangira ma te ikarinerine bon wantongan te mwenga ibukin te rikirake". Which translates to: "Living our valued cultural practices through love and respect upholds our dignity and growth for a successful future"

03/07/2025

Looking for work in Dunedin? Join our team as a Community Facilitator and walk alongside disabled people and their whānau, supporting them to design support packages that are genuinely tailored to their goals, culture, and circumstances.

Apply here (applications close 18th July 2025)
👉 https://www.yourwaykiaroha.nz/vacancies/community-facilitator-dunedin/

23/06/2025

📢 We're hiring – Community Facilitator
📍 Lower Hutt | 🕘 Full-time | 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Aged & Disability Support

Your Way | Kia Roha is looking for a passionate and people-focused Community Facilitator to join our supportive and dedicated team in Lower Hutt 💙

🌟 In this role, no two days are the same! You'll work alongside disabled people and their whānau — connecting them to information, resources, and services that support their goals and wellbeing.

🗓️ Full-time: 37.5 hours/week (Monday to Friday)
🤝 Make a real impact in your community
📌 Be part of a values-based, inclusive team

Ready to help people thrive their way?
👉 https://www.yourwaykiaroha.nz/vacancies/community-facilitator-4/

No two days will be the same in the Community Facilitator role. You will be responsible for working alongside disabled people and their whānau, linking people to information, resources and services in their community.

19/06/2025

As the night skies darken, we welcome the rising of Matariki and Puanga - marking the Māori New Year and our public holiday tomorrow. It's a time to reflect on the past, remember those we've lost, and set intentions for the year ahead.

At Your Way | Kia Roha, we acknowledge the challenges the disability community has faced over the past year, while also embracing the hope, care, and resilience that guide us into the new one.

✨ Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puanga ki a koutou katoa! Let's celebrate together. ✨