The Paul Hunter Centre Inc

The Paul Hunter Centre Inc The Paul Hunter Centre is a community service based in Central Hawkes Bay. We offer Participation and Inclusion Services for Adults with Disabilities.

The Paul Hunter Centre has been providing services to support people with disabilities residing in Central Hawke's Bay since 1994. We support people with all types of disabilities - intellectual, physical and mental health. The main objective of the Paul Hunter Centre is to enable our clients to have a "Good Life". The Paul Hunter Centre Inc offers participation and inclusion services for adults with disabilities residing in Central Hawkes Bay. We support our clients to develop life skills that will enable them to truly participate in the community, and to have enjoyable and more fulfilled lives. You can become a client if you are living in New Zealand and a citizen or a permanent resident aged between 16 and 64 and have a disability that is ongoing for more than 6 months that limits your participation in the community.

We have spent a wonderful morning with CanBeads Hawke’s Bay.The clients have made some beautiful Christmas Decorations w...
21/10/2025

We have spent a wonderful morning with CanBeads Hawke’s Bay.

The clients have made some beautiful Christmas Decorations with Meg and Angela. We are all proud of the creativity of our clients.

21/09/2025

In case you missed it this morning on the Breakfast , our awesome friend Ben, our Taekwon-do instructor, and three of his amazing students are off to Italy next week. Good luck guys! We know you'll do well! PS. You might just see some of our people in some of the video clips from the recent Taekwon-do challenge day.

Nearly twelve months ago, we teamed up with Ben Evans to begin an Inclusive Taekwondo class for our clients. Yesterday s...
09/09/2025

Nearly twelve months ago, we teamed up with Ben Evans to begin an Inclusive Taekwondo class for our clients. Yesterday some of them took part in a challenge day and wow, we are so proud! Following is a summary report provided by Ben:

Paul Hunter Centre Shines at the 2nd NZ Inclusive Taekwon-Do Challenge 2025

The Paul Hunter Centre in Waipukurau made a powerful mark at the 2nd NZ Inclusive Taekwon-Do Challenge 2025, held at Hastings Christian School. Seven determined athletes from the Centre took part, showing courage, perseverance, and the true spirit of Inclusive Taekwon-Do.

Medal Results

Mike – 🥇 Gold in Patterns, 🥉 Bronze in Team Patterns

Warwick – 🥈 Silver in Patterns

Kelly – 🥈 Silver in Patterns, 🥉 Bronze in Team Patterns

William – 🥉 Bronze in Team Patterns

Shak – 🥉 Bronze Patterns

Hayden – 🥉 Bronze Patterns

Delysse – 🥇 Gold in Patterns

Every competitor put in their best effort, and together they brought pride not only to the Paul Hunter Centre, but also to the wider Waipukurau community.

Special Recognition

In a heartfelt moment, Ben Evans awarded the Paul Hunter Centre special acknowledgement for their team’s efforts. He asked Kelly to step forward and accept on behalf of the group, recognising her strong spirit and resilience in facing challenges on the day. Kelly’s determination represented the courage of the whole team.

A Day to Remember

The event was filled with inspiration, encouragement, and community spirit. With over 100 athletes competing, the Paul Hunter Centre stood tall, demonstrating what Inclusive Taekwon-Do is all about—breaking barriers, celebrating ability, and growing in confidence through martial arts.

Congratulations once again to the Paul Hunter Centre athletes—your success will inspire many more in the years ahead!

A massive shout out to the Hawkes Bay Bagpiper for coming to the Paul Hunter Centre and sharing his talent with our clie...
15/08/2025

A massive shout out to the Hawkes Bay Bagpiper for coming to the Paul Hunter Centre and sharing his talent with our clients. They were all amazed and danced in time to the music. A shout out to our special guests on Bedford Terrace for joining in as well.

Yesterday for our literacy programme, we used story dice. You roll the dice and the items you get have to be in your st...
24/07/2025

Yesterday for our literacy programme, we used story dice. You roll the dice and the items you get have to be in your story. The ideas in the story the clients came up with are amazing. I am so proud of them.

A sneak peak at some decorations the clients helped to make today to sell. As always their choice of colours and charm ...
17/07/2025

A sneak peak at some decorations the clients helped to make today to sell. As always their choice of colours and charm were amazing.

Look at our fabulous bead people and dogs. We made these using pipe cleaners, beads and wool. The next step will be to...
26/06/2025

Look at our fabulous bead people and dogs. We made these using pipe cleaners, beads and wool. The next step will be to start taking photos with them to turn into a movie. Watch this space.

Designed by our clients and painted by Martina Magee, one of our talented staff members, we are very proud to have the c...
03/06/2025

Designed by our clients and painted by Martina Magee, one of our talented staff members, we are very proud to have the clients' artwork featured on a Chorus Box along Porgangahau Road. Many thanks to Chorus for this great initiative and with support from the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, be sure to check it out sometime!

A bit of literacy fun today spelling words in a crossword. Lots of skills involved - listening to sounds and finding le...
20/05/2025

A bit of literacy fun today spelling words in a crossword. Lots of skills involved - listening to sounds and finding letters. Also some genius ideas putting in other letters when we ran out.

We were absolutely blown away! Yesterday Lisa and Tina from Property Brokers CHB presented us with an incredible donatio...
19/05/2025

We were absolutely blown away! Yesterday Lisa and Tina from Property Brokers CHB presented us with an incredible donation of $6,600.00 We are beyond thrilled to have been chosen as a recpient of the recent 2025 Winter Olympics, an annual fundraising event organised by Claire Wilson and her wonderful team of volunteers.

This year’s event raised a phenomenal $80,000, with $53,000 going to the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter, and several local groups also benefiting. This generous donation will have a lasting impact on our service, significantly supporting our annual budget. These funds will contributed towards operating our Centre van for the next twelve months—an essential part of our service that connects our clients to community facilities, local shops, services, medical appointments, etc. We also have a few other exciting projects on our wish list that this contribution will help bring to life!

We are incredibly grateful for this support, and words cannot express how much this means to us. A huge thank you to Lisa, Claire, and everyone involved in this year’s Winter Olympics—you are truly amazing!

A bit of craft on Thursday using felt as a background to make a scene. The clients made a plan which we used as a patte...
02/05/2025

A bit of craft on Thursday using felt as a background to make a scene. The clients made a plan which we used as a pattern. They then sewed or glued things on. We are so proud of them and the choices they made. Not one looks the same and they are as unique as the creator. They are backed and proudly hanging at the centre so we can all enjoy them.

Address

29 Ruataniwha Street
Waipukurau

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

068588912

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