Doing what matters
The Wise Group isn’t afraid to tackle the hard issues – it’s about doing what matters and creating new opportunities for the wellbeing of people, vulnerable populations, organisations and communities.
Stories of change

Te Reo Hāpai launches online
It seems hard now to remember a time before the existence of Te Reo Hāpai, a glossary of te reo terms for the mental health, addiction, and disability sectors. That was a time when words in te reo for things like Alzheimers, diversity, stigma, ADHD, and Autism had not...

Rebuilding Pasifika wellbeing through the COVID-19 pandemic
E vave taunu’u le malaga pe a tatou alo va’a fa’atasi Our destiny is within sight when we paddle our canoe together Rebuilding Wellbeing is a new, free online programme for Pasifika families and the health and wellbeing workforce that supports them. Developed by Le...

Le Va launches new Pasifika Suicide Prevention Community Fund
As a longstanding advocate for Pasifika, Le Va is honoured to once again be selected by the Ministry of Health, Suicide Prevention Office, to administer part of a $3.1 million community fund which supports communities to create innovative solutions to prevent suicide....

A celebration of food and community: The Mighty Waikato Cookbook
The nationwide COVID-19 response presented varied dilemmas when it came to the necessity of food. For some it was merely figuring out something creative for dinner every night; for others, unemployment and loss of income made food shopping a financial challenge; there...

Change for good
The Chief Executives of the Wise Group have sent a paper called Please Press Pause to Government with the following important message about taking the time to reflect on some of the sector transformation that has been nimbly achieved over the past six weeks, because...

‘Here to help u’ community support during COVID-19 launches
Hamilton residents can now access social service support during COVID-19 at their fingertips thanks to a pioneering community response website ‘heretohelpu.nz‘. ‘Here to help u’ is a community initiative supported by Hamilton community service providers, volunteers...