Good Lives Wairarapa

08/08/2025

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IDEA Services Wairarapa are proud to be hosting Te Ngakautaki o nga Kahui-maunga Kapa Haka Festival.

This free festival will be held at the Wairarapa Events Centre 20th November 9am-4pm, and we would love you to come watch.

29/07/2025

25/07/2025

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Have you heard about “space weather”?

Space weather is when the sun gives out a lot of energy all at once. Space weather is sometimes called a solar storm.

You can now find Easy Read information on the Get Ready website called “What you can do to be ready for space weather”. https://er.getready.govt.nz/emergency/space-weather

You can find lots of other Easy Read information about how to get ready and what to do in emergencies like earthquakes, flooding or bad weather: https://er.getready.govt.nz/

Thank you to National Emergency Management Agency, NZ Civil Defence for working closely with the Make it Easy service to create these Easy Read resources.

23/07/2025

We have an Easy Read resource available to help you understand getting ready to enrol and vote in the 2025 local elections.

You can download a digital copy here:https://vote.nz/assets/2022-local-elections/Accessible-formats/EASY-READ-2025.pdf

You can order a hard copy here: https://elections.nz/getting-involved/order-resources/

Easy Read is an accessible format. It uses plain English and pictures to help people understand written information.

We also have other alternate formats including audio, large print, Braille, and New Zealand Sign Language - check them out here: https://vote.nz/local-elections/resources/information-in-alternate-formats/

07/07/2025

A great initiative from Masterton District Council to provide an Easy Read guide to the upcoming local body elections. Lots of useful information to explain why participating in these elections is important.

Find information about the election in NZSL, Easy Read, large print, audio and braille.

02/07/2025

Upcoming training opportunities with Allies Aotearoa - preparing for a NASC assessment and more.

Learn practical skills and gain confidence to support yourself, your whānau, or your team in navigating the disability support system.

22/04/2025

Thanks to Helen Alloway and Erika Butters for introducing us to the Stand Tall and Volition apps, respectively, at our workshop last week. It was great to have the opportunity to trial the Stand Tall app under Helen's guidance. Works well on all devices but probably the best experience is with a tablet or laptop. Also great to have Erika walk us through the process of setting up decision-maker preference and discuss how the app can help with supported decision making is different scenarios.

27/03/2025

Our Thursday morning Garden to Table group have been cooking up a storm - nachos, bruschetta and hazelnut brittle.

19/03/2025

Great to have our waste minimisation project profiled in the Wairarapa Midweek Times-Age this week. Thanks to Carterton District Council for the ongoing support. Note the photo is of Becky and Natasha, not Meg who was busy climbing the apple tree.

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19/03/2025

A great workshop with Gemma and Victoria today where we learnt a lot about the the legal options for supporting and advocating for our disabled family members into adulthood. A sad indictment though on the NZ legal system that just like ORRS it pays to be paint the bleakest scenario when considering the "capacity to make decisions".

13/11/2024

27/09/2024

If you’re in the Wairarapa/Wellington region, we would love to see you at the Disability Expo at the Carterton Events Centre. A massive shoutout to the Good Lives Wairarapa group for putting this event together! There will be plenty of organisations, providers and support groups to meet, so you’re bound to come away with something of value.

Simon and the team will be there, and we have two presentation slots on the day. One on the Fundamentals of Self-Direction-IF, and another on Developing a Good Life Plan.

The event runs from 10am-3pm and is completely free to attend.