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...
by Zach Allen | Mar 26, 2024 | Newsfeed
Koda the Samoyed Retreat Hosts Hayley and Mac have recently welcomed a number of new pets into their home. Additions to the whānau are Molly the kitten, Scribbles the fish, and a handful of aracuna chickens. They join Koda and the lambs as essential Retreat...
by Zach Allen | Mar 25, 2024 | Newsfeed
We emerge triumphant from another successful duck race! The corporate ‘ducks’ (giant toucans and llamas) again surrounded and guided the smaller ducks to the finish line. Our main victors were: Corporate: Winner – NZHL Taranaki Best dressed...
by Jamie | Mar 20, 2024 | Newsfeed
One of our new projects planned for 2024 is a Pilot Outreach Service catered to our Rough Sleeper community in New Plymouth. We have long sought to support and journey alongside this community through our programmes, kai for koha cafe, and Listening Ear service...
by Zach Allen | Oct 9, 2023 | Newsfeed
Kia ora, ko Zach ahau! I’m new to the Retreat Staff Team and will occasionally be writing blogs on various topics! Here’s one on a particularly timely topic… When I was a teen – not too long ago, that is – I had pretty bad anxiety. In our...