Our Stories - Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa

Our People

Aug 10, 2026

Finding Purpose Through Lived Experience

Laurel's story is a powerful example that even through life's most difficult seasons, there is resilience, hope, and strength to be found.

Impact

Jun 11, 2026

Closing the Gap in Rural Mental Health

We’re excited for our wellbeing social enterprise ignite to be partnering with Farmlands and Rural Support Trust to help make mental health and wellbeing support more accessible for rural New Zealanders.

Our People

Jun 9, 2026

Turning Experience into Compassionate Care

A personal story of resilience and purpose, Evangeline shares how lived experience with family mental illness and addiction inspired a lifelong career in mental health, dedicated to supporting others with compassion, dignity, and hands-on care.

Our People

May 21, 2026

Youth Week: Every child deserves to be heard before they reach crisis

Renee is a clinician with Kia Ora Ake, supporting tamariki to strengthen their wellbeing early and in ways that truly work for them.

Our People

May 4, 2026

Hands Up If You’re Listening: My Journey with NZSL, Belonging and Finding my Voice

During NZSL, Gardian is reminded that access, inclusion, and language can change lives. It changed hers.

Our People

Apr 16, 2026

From High Security to Human Connection

Rona's journey from elite security work to frontline community support highlights how meaningful impact isn’t always found in high‑profile roles. It reflects Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa’s values of walking alongside people with respect, hope, and dignity.

Impact

Mar 27, 2026

Our Strategy 2026-2030

Read our Strategy 2026–2030 to learn how we're expanding our reach and deepening our impact for people and whānau across Aotearoa.

Our People

Mar 10, 2026

From Crisis to Clinician: Kylie's Journey with the Phoenix Centre

Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa’s Phoenix Centre in Manurewa has been having a huge impact on people’s lives for years. There’s no better example of this than Kylie’s journey: from addiction and desperation to now working as an AOD clinician in the service that supported her in turning her life around.

Our People

Feb 13, 2026

Love Your Mahi: Nathan

Meet Nathan Tau, Pouako for Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa.

Impact

Dec 8, 2025

Annual Report 2025

Read the our Annual Report to see what we have achieved and how we performed as an organisation over the past year.

Oct 14, 2025

Mind & Body: A Legacy of Lived Experience Leadership

Celebrating nearly three decades of pioneering peer-led mental health work, we reflect on Mind & Body’s enduring legacy of lived-experience leadership and its impact on Aotearoa’s mental health landscape.

Our People

Sep 23, 2025

Earning trust, shaping the future - closing our anniversary series

We close our anniversary video series with Theodora Despotaki, National Manager Communications and Marketing.