Balance Aotearoa

02/11/2025

31/10/2025

November's newsletter is out - physical copies are available at Hope & Co. or at the Balance Offices

30/10/2025

Don't forget, as we get closer to the weekend when alot of our kaimahi take a well deserved break, that Hope & Co. is open every week from Wednesday to Sunday 3-9pm !

With peer support workers available to offer support, someone to talk to, a safe place to be, connection of all sorts.

Hapori Kai runs from 3-5pm every day that Hope & Co. is open!

30/10/2025

Have you heard of Health, Quality and Safety Commission - Te Tāhū Hauora?

Here's what they have to say about who they are:

"We play a critical role as an independent and expert monitor of quality and safety across our health system. As the health system’s independent expert monitor of quality and safety, we work to reduce harm and improve care across Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system and services."

They also have a Consumer Hub on their website where you can find all sorts of things that you, as Consumers, can access, utilise and take part in. Their Consumer Opportunities offer us the chance to have our voices heard and be part of collective action in our healthcare system.

Currently they have a short survey about Understanding Antidepressants - If you have a lived experience with Antidepressants, follow the link below to USE YOUR VOICE !

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xe8lAv54KEmxV57ySAnpupFeAxXZx31Dmyh6lr0Q75RUQ1BBTjkwMzdEV044SjdXVzgxRkJTNFpJWi4u&route=shorturl

30/10/2025

🌱 Calling all voices, hearts, and minds! 🌱
Our Conversation Café series has already sparked some powerful kōrero this year:

💬 Parental Mental Health
💬 Quality of Life
💬 Crisis Responses
💬 Thriving in Whanganui
💬 Imagining a Crisis Café
💬 Info Session on the new Warm Café

Now we’re brewing up a full year of Conversation Café topics — and we want your ideas on the menu.

✨ What would you love to explore, unpack, or uplift in our community kōrero?
✨ Are there themes, questions, or lived experiences you want to see held with care and curiosity?
✨ What helps you feel connected, empowered, or heard?

Whether it’s mental health, identity, grief, joy, neurodiversity, creativity, or something completely unexpected — we’re listening.

Drop your suggestions in the comments or message us directly. Let’s co-create a space that reflects us all.

🫶 Your voice matters. Your ideas shape the kaupapa.
Let’s make 2026 a year of real, resonant conversation.

30/10/2025

Check out our Group Content for November - Physical copies will be available from November 1st at Hope & Co. - 63A Ridgway Street

29/10/2025

🎉 Bingo Night! 🎉

Come along for an exciting evening of bingo, laughter, and connection. Numbers will be called, prizes will be won, and fun will be had by all! ✨

*Please note* there has been a time change in our Thursday evening social group.

📅 Date: Thursday 30 October
🕕 Time: 5.30–7.30pm
📍 Location: Hope&Co, 63a Ridgway Street, Central, Whanganui

Bring your friends, grab a card, and get ready to shout BINGO! We look forward to seeing you there!

28/10/2025

🌿 Resilience 101 – This Week’s Topic: Self Belief vs Self Confidence 🌿

📅 Wednesday, 29 October
🕐 1:00 – 2:30pm
📍 The Learning Centre, 232 Wicksteed Street

✨ What’s the difference between self-belief and self-confidence?
Self-belief is the quiet inner trust that you can handle life’s challenges — even when things don’t go to plan.
Self-confidence is how we show up in the world — the outward expression of that inner belief.

All are welcome — come along, have a cuppa, and connect with others on the journey of resilience 🌱

26/10/2025

No groups this Monday as it’s Labour weekend 🙂