by Zach Allen | Sep 5, 2024 | Newsfeed
Kia ora, whānau, Zach here! With both Suicide Prevention Day and Mental Health Awareness Week taking place this month, September is a time to be particularly mindful of the importance of good mental health – and of seeking support when things aren’t so...
by Zach Allen | May 23, 2024 | Newsfeed
The darker nights, strong winds, and relentless rain tell us all of an approaching inevitability – summer is well and truly past, and the colder months are upon us. If you’re one of those people who relish this time of year – perhaps you enjoy the...
by Zach Allen | Apr 15, 2024 | Newsfeed
Since we successfully crowd-funded the Confidence Centre, we’ve been working busily behind the scenes to get it up and running! The most important part of this is ensuring that we get it ‘right’ – both in the form of the anxiety support we...
by Zach Allen | Apr 4, 2024 | Newsfeed
After a major fundraiser, months of research, consultation, and planning, and lots of construction/design mahi… it’s finally time for Manga Hapahāpai / The Confidence Centre to begin its anxiety support work – but not before we celebrate all that it took to get...
by Zach Allen | Apr 2, 2024 | Newsfeed
What is it? Simply put, mindfulness with kindness! Developed by Cecily Bull who has run Mindfulness courses at the Retreat for over a year, this is a new course designed to give you some really useful tools… Instead of focusing on what’s wrong and trying to get...