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Kiwis aren't just talking about a better world, we're building it. This website lists projects all around New Zealand / Aotearoa that are already building resilience in local communities.
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Latest Success Stories
Teen Parent Project - Thrive
The Teen Parents Project was established in 2002. Its vision is to carry out innovative participatory work with and for teen parents. Approximately 600 young parents a year take part in ...
Nurturing the Future
Welcome to our community
We are herd dwellers. We were never meant to live in isolation. Too many communities are disconnected and families are living in isolation. This leaves our young...
Otautahi Urban Foraging
Free food is plentiful throughout Christchurch and Otautahi Urban Foraging group wants to help people find it.
Addington Space
Addington Space is a free website by and for residents of Addington suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Te Awaroa Youth Club
Te Awaroa Youth Club is about pro-actively offering help, support and inspiration to teenagers. It is about saying "Well Done" and "You Can Do It". It is about aiding youth to acknowledge...
The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre
A dedicated musical therapy centre based in Auckland.
The ability to respond to sound and music is an inborn quality in all human beings. This inborn responsiveness to music exists regar...
Creative Junk
We are a not-for-profit organisation, incorporated in 1985 as Early Childhood Resource Centre (Christchurch) Incorporated. We trade under the name Creative Junk.
Our aim is to provide, i...
Seperated Parenting Services Inc
Separated Parenting Services (SPS) is a charitable organisation in Hamilton that is operated by volunteers giving their time, energy and resources to support, encourage, and teach other m...
Ranui Action Project
To bring the Ranui community, government agencies, health providers, volunteer groups and the Waitakere City Council together to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes in Ranui and ins...
Energy Options
We are a community owned not for profit organization which is committed to working for our community, helping families to live in warmer, drier, healthier, more energy efficient homes whi...
Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa is New Zealand's primary advocacy organisation for people on foot.
It evolved from Walk Wellington, a voluntary group set up in 1998 by a group of Wellingtonians ...
Skillwise
To provide a choice of stimulating and meaningful opportunities for people with an intellectual disability to integrate and participate in their communities (including the wider community...
Chatbus
A free, confidential, mobile counselling service to children and young people, at present concentrating on the Intermediate Schools in Dunedin.
Nga Uruora – Kapiti Project Charitable Trust
Set up in 1997 to reverse the drastic decline of coastal forest, we’re aiming to create a continuous ribbon of bird-safe native forest running from Porirua through to Waikanae.
Marlborough Community Gardens
To Provide a Sustainable Environment for the Development of Smart Gardens with a Valued Community Asset for the People of the Marlborough
Waterview Community Garden Project
The basic idea of such a garden is to allow interested members of the immediate community to co-garden the piece of land, in an organic, chemical free fashion and to share in the produce ...
The Hannah's Bay Community Restoration Trust
The Hannah's Bay Community Restoration Trust was officially formed in January 2010, although we had been operating in the Dog walking area of the Hannah's Bay reserve since 2002.
The p...
The Sustainable Paremoremo Project
The Sustainable Paremoremo Project began in February 2008. It comprises of a group of people who gather together once a month at the local Community Club to share their interest, knowled...
The Tamaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy (TIES)
TIES promotes the active participation of Tamaki communities in any decisions affecting their future. Grounded in a principle-based approach, TIES offers a framework and practical tools t...
The Barrier Free NZ Trust
The Barrier Free NZ Trust (BFT) was established in 1993. The Trust is made up of consumers and individuals with experience and expertise in local government, the building industry, and th...
The Tree Council
The Tree Council believes that trees should be treated as important and valuable assets for the wider community.
The Tree Council is a long-standing non-profit organisation established i...
The Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society (TOSSI)
TOSSI works in partnership with the Auckland Council and is involved in volunteer programs, fundraising, education and advocacy. We are a community-based organisation with charitable stat...
Piha : Beach Valley Road Project
The residents of Beach Valley Road, Piha, have joined forces to care for their environment. The plan is to eradicate weeds from private property, road and stream sides while strengthenin...
The Mangonui Céilí
The Mangonui Céilí (pronounced ‘Kay-lee’) takes place in the historic Mangonui Hall on the waterfront on the third Saturday of each month. Dancing (mostly Celtic but inclusive of folk dan...
Brooklyn Community Orchard
In a few years’ time, Brooklyn children walking home from school will be able to pick apples and pears from their own community orchard. The orchard, officially opened last weekend, runs ...
Blueskin Low Oil Communting Group
Our purpose is to reduce hydrocarbon demand and consumption through our own every-day activities.
Kaharoa Kokako Trust
The Kaharoa Kokako Trust is a group of volunteers dedicated to protecting the kokako that live in the Kaharoa Conservation Area, near Rotorua.
Greening the Rubble
The rationale behind Greening the Rubble is to use the opportunity created by the earthquake and previously created vacant sites to bring forward ideas and actions that weave social and p...
Warrington Waterway Protection
Warrington Wellbeing Waterways is getting to work by fencing and planting alongside a local creek to protect it from contamination by livestock.
Central Otago Compassionate Friends
Whether your family has had a child die (at any age from any cause) or you are trying to help those who have gone through this life altering experience, The Compassionate Friends exists t...