Your Way | Kia Roha supports disabled people to live the lives they choose in their communities.
Your Way l Kia Roha, formerly known as Life Unlimited Charitable Trust, creates meaningful impact in the lives of disabled people. Our vision is to see disabled people thriving, living the lives they choose in their communities. Our bicultural name recognises the history of our organisation which is grounded in Te Ao Pakeha (the Pakeha world) and our aspiration to establish and maintain connections between Te Ao Maori (the Maori world) and Te Ao Pakeha in the context of tangata Whaikaha (disabled people) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Each person who connects with Your Way l Kia Roha can express their choice and control over decisions impacting their life. We provide guidance, resources, and connections for disabled people, and family / whanau supporting disabled people, to weave together in a way that meets their aspirations and forms a community response. Connect with us to find out how we can support you to live the life you choose.
19/11/2025
🚨 Have you registered for our upcoming free workshops with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment?
📣 Free online workshop | Know your tenancy rights and responsibilities
We’re excited to be partnering with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to host a free Zoom workshop to help you understand your tenancy rights and responsibilities. We want to make sure this workshop is relevant and useful for you, so we encourage you to complete the short SurveyMonkey linked below to help shape the content around your interests and questions.
You’ll learn about:
✔️ Tenancy rights and responsibilities (understanding your entitlements).
✔️ Bond services - where your tenancy bond is kept.
✔️ Dispute resolution - where to get help for tenancy relationship issues.
✔️ The work of the Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team.
✔️ Free help and support available to you.
09/11/2025
You may be aware that there are measles cases in New Zealand. It’s possible there will be more cases.
On Friday 14 November, National Public Health Service is hosting an online hui for Deaf and disabled people, their whānau, carers and support services, to inform the disability community of the current situation, to provide information and to answer any questions. NZSL interpreters will be provided.
📅Friday, 14 November 2025
⌚️ 10 am to 11.30 am
📍 Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 462 465 909 043 9
Passcode: 9AL6cT6L
Please contact Vanessa Creamer if you have any questions about the hui, or have any accessibility requirements: Vanessa.Creamer@tewhatuora.govt.nz
05/11/2025
📣 Free online workshop | Know your employment rights and responsibilities
We’re excited to be partnering with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to host a free Zoom workshop to help you understand your employment rights and responsibilities. We want to make sure this workshop is relevant and useful for you, so we encourage you to complete the short SurveyMonkey linked below to help shape the content around your interests and questions.
You’ll learn about:
✔️ Minimum employment rights and responsibilities (understanding your entitlements).
✔️ Dispute resolution - where to get help for employment relationship issues.
✔️ Free help and support available to you.
23/10/2025
Update (24th October): The researchers have advised that the Māori and Pacific cohorts are nearly complete but they are still looking to connect with iwi taketake (Indigenous from other lands and waters) communities who now call Aotearoa home). Thank you to everyone who has already responded!
Community-based research opportunity: Indigenous perspectives of autism 🌿
Dr. Sandra Yellowhorse from the University of Auckland is looking for Indigenous Autistic adults who have received an autism diagnosis, as well as Indigenous parents, guardians, or caregivers to take part in a project. The project aims to advance Indigenous perspectives of autism and create a book celebrating cultural knowledge and stories of love.
Whaikaha is looking for 10 people from the disability community, tangata whaikaha Māori, and their whānau to join their Accessibility Advisory Group and help guide their work.
Are you a creative and strategic thinker with experience in finding solutions to accessibility barriers?
We are looking for 10 people from the disability community, tangata whaikaha Māori and their whānau and families who have a deep understanding of accessibility. You’ll be part of an Advisory Group to help guide our Accessibility Work Programme.
Expressions of Interest are open now and close on 3 November 2025.
For more information, including how to apply and alternate formats, check out the link in the comments below ⬇️
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21/10/2025
It’s Invisible Disabilities Week 🌻 Around 80–85% of people with disabilities have one that isn’t visible. Let’s keep building awareness, empathy, and inclusion - because understanding makes our communities stronger.
💭 Everyone’s experience is different. What’s one thing you wish others knew about invisible disabilities?
Around 80–85% of people with a disability have one that isn’t visible. These include neurological, cognitive, sensory, mental health, and chronic conditions that aren’t always immediately apparent.
Not all disabilities are visible — but a little understanding and kindness can go a long way in making everyone feel seen and supported.
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Keep up-to-date with what's happening at Life Unlimited - one of New Zealand's key providers of disability services and information.
Life Unlimited is a charitable trust – a not for profit organisation governed by a board of trustees. We have a head office in Hamilton but offer services throughout New Zealand, as well as retail stores selling assistive living equipment and advice in Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Lower Hutt, Hastings and online at www.mobilitycentre.co.nz
Our key services include autism information, hearing therapy, Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) and Waikato community programmes encouraging participation in local communities.
The organisation began in 1979 as the Disabled Living Centre (Waikato) Trust Inc, and changed its operating name in 1997 to Life Unlimited to reflect the wider scope of services being provided – “Life” meaning “Living Independence for Everyone”.
We strive to meet the cultural needs of people with disabilities, applying the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Everyone is considered as an individual. We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work. The name, Te Ao Marama – “the glow of the moon” was chosen by Life Unlimited’s kaumatua to reflect our commitment to collaborating with disabled people, whanau, hapu and iwi to create enlightenment within our communities.
We openly welcome your comments on this page. We ask that you are polite and respectful with your comments and views. Offensive language or material will be removed.
You can also visit our website at www.lifeunlimited.net.nz or check out our online retail store at www.mobilitycentre.co.nz which sells a great range of assistive living products and mobility scooters.
