Good Lives Wairarapa

10/03/2026

This sounds like excellent news for those of us using or considering using flexible funding. The many submissions on the proposed changes would appear to have had the desired effect and it does seem that there will be more choice and control. All will depend on how NASCs and Hosts effect these changes after 1 April.

Disabled people will have more choice over how they use their flexible funding from April, while keeping the same level of support they receive today.

09/03/2026

Te Ao Marama Aotearoa (TAMA) are hosting a wananga on neurodiversity on Wednesday 18 March at Te Rangimariae Marae, 131 Cole St, Masterton. Scan the code below or contact Marama Tuuta to register.

06/03/2026

https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/total-mobility-consultation?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQXXgtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEewgdKzkB4gQp-_r4FL6kzr7U8ctwf4dQwQZLpS1G9XStdeAAM5Hv-jqcNTAI_aem_TMS5AWeMbrGubBiookXQJA

By Phoebe Eden-Mann, Policy Analyst, CCS Disability Action Published 5 March 2026 Right now, the Government is consulting on major changes to the Total Mobility scheme, and submissions close on 22 March 2026. For many New Zealanders, this consultation will shape whether they can continue to get

28/02/2026

The Wairarapa Expo - what a day 🤩. Thanks to all the wonderful groups that came along to make it such a special day.

13/02/2026

The programme and list of exhibitors for the 2026 Wairarapa Disability Expo is now posted on our website.

Wairarapa’s second disability expo will be held on Saturday 28 February 2026 at the Wairarapa Events Centre in Carterton.

03/02/2026

Provide feedback on MSD's "Carers' Strategy Action Plan". Online workshops on 9 February and 3 March facilitated by Carers NZ. MSD deadline for feedback is 12 March.

Draft Carers Strategy Action Plan – Have Your Say Carers NZ is running the following online sessions for feedback. Facilitated by Robyn Hoffman: Monday 9 February 2026 – 10.30am –…

04/12/2025

WREMO (Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office) have just launched their new emergency preparedness guide for disabled people.

Project Lead Renee Santos says "this guide has been developed by and for disabled people and its whole purpose is to make it easier for disabled people to plan for and get through emergencies in ways that work for them. It’s the first step in a bigger project responding to what we’ve known for a long time: disabled people face disproportionate impacts during disasters, and things only improve when disabled people lead the planning, design and decision-making.

"The framework behind the guide is based on Person-Centred Emergency Planning (P-CEP), originally co-designed in Australia by Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve and Collaborating for Inclusion. We’ve taken that foundation and, with your support, reshaped it for Aotearoa using the strengths, insights and lived experience of disabled people across the motu."

Renee will introduce the guide at the Wairarapa Disability Expo in February.

Alternate accessible formats and editable PDFs will be available in 2026, led by the National Emergency Management Agency. You can find more information about emergencies on their website: Get Ready Alternate formats

24/10/2025

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13/10/2025

Waste Wonders got off to a great start last week with lots of interest in making compost. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Steff is back to show us how to make our own fertilise from banana skins, egg shells and coffee grounds, amongst other things. See you there - Ngahere O Te Ora Haumanu Community Garden Carterton, 10 to 11.30.

25/09/2025

We had a great turn out today at Ngahere O Te Ora Haumanu Community Garden Carterton. The Good Lives team gave the garden a spruce up and completed some spring planting as well as accepted a generous load of compost from Mitre 10. Then we had a pretty serious BBQ lunch! Well done to the gardeners, painters and cooks!

10/09/2025

Good Lives Wairarapa is partnering with Steff Willmore from Divine River to bring you "Waste Wonders - crafting change from what we throw away": a series of free workshops at the Carterton Community Garden - Ngahere o te Ora Haumanu, on Wednesdays from 8 October to 26 November. Supported by the Carterton District Council Waste Minimisation Fund. Registration not required. All welcome.

04/09/2025

A different day today for the cooking group. Tash our tutor introduced us to her real job as art educator at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in Masterton and what a great time we had! Who knew we had such a talented group of artists and art enthusiasts. Today's art session had a Japanese theme linked to the awesome exhibition in the main gallery, Futatsu no Sekai (Two Worlds). Thanks Tash. We'll be back for more.