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Join Lifewise New Zealand

Lifewise NZ is an Auckland-based community social development organisation. We’re here to help people living with hardship have better opportunities and futures.

Our Services

Lifewise’s services turn lives around for good. We go beyond meeting the immediate needs of people living with hardship.

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Housing
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Health & Disability
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Health &
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Mental Health
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Milestones

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Children

Every day, we have up to 112 children in our Early Childhood Centres

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Older people

On any given day, we have 170 carers giving in-home support to 980 older people

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Street whānau

In 2020, over the first COVID-19 lockdown period, we supported 53 street whānau into emergency housing through Lifewise Merge Community.

Latest News

UncategorisedMana Whānau Evaluation Report (March 2026)
11 May 2026

Mana Whānau Evaluation Report (March 2026)

Keeping tamariki safe and connected to their whānau is at the heart of Mana Whānau. Our latest evaluation report shows that intensive, whānau-led, in-home support helps families stay together safely—reducing…
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UncategorisedLifewise Connect Newsletter Issue 5
11 May 2026

Lifewise Connect Newsletter Issue 5

We’re almost halfway through 2026, and there’s been significant work underway. Our new Chief Executive has been appointed, the Big Sleepout fundraiser is coming back, and our teams have been…
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NewsGoing Further for Our Communities: Honouring Te Tiriti and Uplifting Those Most Impacted
5 February 2026

Going Further for Our Communities: Honouring Te Tiriti and Uplifting Those Most Impacted

Every year, Waitangi Day invites us to pause, reflect, and consider the kind of Aotearoa we are building together. As we honour this day, we return to the guiding kupu…
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