KADAP

07/11/2025

06/11/2025

Did you see us in Whakatane Beacon today!?

06/11/2025

🚨 Whakatāne — ARE YOU READY?! 🚨
The Emergency Services Open Day featuring Disability & Community Support Services is happening THIS SATURDAY – and it’s going to be massive!

💥 See our real-life heroes in action:
🚁 LANDSAR Helicopter Demonstration
🐕 NZ Police Dog Demo
🔥 Fire & Emergency NZ Kitchen Fire and Waterways Demo
🚓 Multi-agency Car Crash Rescue Simulation
🚑 St John CPR & First Aid Demos

🎪 Circability – All Abilities Circus Workshop
🎶 DJ No Hands pumping out the beats
🚒 Vintage Fire Truck Rides - Koha for Hospice
🍔 Food trucks with delicious kai
🎈 Lots of kids activities
👋Disability & Community Support Stalls showcasing local services

📅 Saturday 8 November | 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
📍 Whakatāne High School Rugby Field
💜 FREE ENTRY! Koha to Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty appreciated.

Bring the whānau, meet our frontline heroes, learn life-saving skills and have some serious fun, a day you won’t want to miss!

05/11/2025

What a lovely surprise! Thanks to Bob F for bringing cakes for morning tea.

30/10/2025

A photo from our 10th anniversary. Here's our current board, along with Doug Bull who was KADAP's first chairperson; past and present coordinators; social scientist and consultant Carole Gordon; and MP Dana Kirkpatrick.

30/10/2025

CALLING LOCAL CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS...Meet the Locals is a free event showcasing the community spirit of the Kawerau District.
We have put aside a space for a special craft market for Eastern Bay crafters and artists to sell the work...just in time for the Christmas season.
Only 5 spots remain for this special craft market. A small charge of $10 will be collected on the day. To register use the link below - indicate with your name that you are a 'Crafter/Artist', and please let us know what you will be selling.

https://tent.org.nz/events/kaw-mtl-n25/

29/10/2025

Here's a few photos from today's 10th anniversary celebration and AGM. Thank you so much to everyone who took part, and all the people who helped to make it happen, including Dana Kirkpatrick MP for East Coast who was our guest speaker. Watch out for more photos in the coming days.

23/10/2025

Forgot to share the photos of our last monthly meeting. Huge thanks to Hemi and Memory from HM Locum Funeral Services for sharing how they can support whanau to organise a personalised and more affordable funeral.

06/10/2025

Need some help to bring the Five Ways to Wellbeing into your daily life? We can support our members to Top Up Together.

Check out Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand for more information about Mental Health Awareness Week or www.kadap.org.nz to find out how we can support senior residents in Kawerau to stay in their homes with dignity and safety.

24/09/2025

Here's our new flag in action down at Bert Hamilton Hall. We're here this morning for a cuppa. Everyone is welcome.

23/09/2025

We've got a new flag! You'll see it outside venues when we have meetings and get togethers in the communiy, and outside the office on nice days. Here's our new volunteer Jo'c who put it together for us.