Community Connections

12/12/2025

This is our last video in the series, where our Everyday Networks members talk what their favourite thing is about being in a network group.
We hope you've enjoyed these videos as much as we enjoyed making them!
https://youtu.be/IHfuAeg-9Mk

This video features our Everyday Networks members talking about what their favourite things are about being part of Everyday Networks groups. For more inform...

09/12/2025

Here's the fourth video in our series, which features our Everyday Networks members talking about how they help and support each other being in the group.
https://youtu.be/idMw_eo9NzU

This video features our Everyday Networks members talking how they help support each other in their Everyday Networks groups. For more information, check out...

07/12/2025

This is our third video in the series, with our Everyday Networks members talking about how being in an Everyday Networks group has helped their happiness and wellbeing
https://youtu.be/hfxX9gZNkr0

This video features our Everyday Networks members talking about what how being an Everyday Networks group member has helped or impacted their wellbeing. For ...

04/12/2025

Today we share the second in our series of videos, featuring our awesome Everyday Networks group members 🤩
In this video they talk about the kinds of things they get up to when they get together as a group.
https://youtu.be/jifqM8BI7HM

This video features our Everyday Networks members talking about what how being what Everyday Networks groups do together. For more information, check out con...

02/12/2025

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is a global initiative. In Aotearoa, it is a day to promote awareness, understanding, and inclusion of our more than 1.1 million tāngata whaikaha (disabled people).
As part of promoting awareness, our team has pulled together some videos of our Everyday Networks group members. In these videos, our members talk about what an Everyday Networks group is, what they do, how they support each other, how it has impacted their wellbeing, and what their favourite thing is about being in a group.
Here is the first video where members talk about what a network group is. https://youtu.be/LMvJHtCHmsQ

This video features our Everyday Networks members talking about what an Everyday Networks group is. For more information, check out connections.org.nz/everyd...

03/11/2025

Did you know Accessibility is a protected human right?
More than 1 billion disabled people around the world still face barriers in everyday life. That’s why we’re proud to be part of , a global movement driving change for disability inclusion💜💜💜
Purple Tuesday Ltd

09/10/2025

It's mental health awareness week and we love what Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is sharing this week.
Yesterday, our staff around the motu met online for a lunchtime learning session to learn more about meditation and practice the art of mindfulness, while also enhancing our collective sense of wellbeing🧘‍♀️👌
It was awesome! 🤩

Today, Thursday (Rāpere), is day four of Mental Health Awareness Week, and the Top Up Together theme is take notice / me aro tonu.

Take notice refers to the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness can be thought of as open and receptive attention to, and awareness of, what is occurring in the present moment. Practising mindfulness with others can deepen connection and enhance our collective sense of wellbeing.

Show us how you’re topping up together today by using the hashtag and be in to win a $200 Prezzy card 💸! Terms and conditions apply.

Tap the link 🔗 in our bio to find inspiration on how you can take notice today.

26/09/2025

It's daylight savings this weekend!
During the spring season, clocks 'spring' forward for daylight saving, from 2am to 3am 🕑➡️🕒
This Sunday 28 September 🗓️
Have a great weekend everyone! 😎

23/09/2025

Today is International Day of Sign Languages and this wiki is International Week of Deaf People.
For the first time, the Deaf Flag was raised at Parliament in Pōneke 🇳🇿🏛️ — a historic moment for the Deaf community, NZSL, and all of Aotearoa.
👏👏👏

18/09/2025

Te wiki ō te reo Māori is celebrating 50 years. 'Ake, ake, ake - A forever language'.
Use this wiki to learn kupu (words) and kōrero (talk) about disability in support of our Tāngata Whaikaha.
Here's a snippet of an upcoming two-part series from Attitude- CP and Me. Learn about Hōkai Nukurangi (Cerebral Palsy) from firsthand experiences. Part one airs October 5, and part two airs on 26 October.
Karawhiua! Go for it! 🤩

16/09/2025

It's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week this week. We've been learning some new kupu here at Community Connections and Employment Connections to celebrate. Paralympics NZ shared this awesome resource with disability words in te reo too! Ka pai.
Karawhiua - go for it! 🤩