Care Packs after Baby Loss

Care Packs after Baby Loss

As published in the Wairarapa Midweek, 5th April 2023. Wairarapa Hospital has received 50 care packages for grieving whānau, courtesy of Wairarapa pregnancy and baby loss support service Hōkai Tahi.   Staff, volunteers, and community members spent an afternoon...
A village for whānau

A village for whānau

This article was written by Erin Kavanagh-Hall and originally appeared in the Wairarapa Midweek. Rebecca Vergunst has been a school administrator, a youth worker and a Wairarapa elected representative – but her newest role may be the one dearest to her heart....
Building up: generous gift for local charity

Building up: generous gift for local charity

This article first appeared in the Wairarapa Times Age. An historic Masterton residence and local pregnancy support organisation are now more accessible to the Wairarapa community – thanks to a major upgrade and some generous businesses. Last week, Hōkai Tahi was the...
‘Your loss matters’

‘Your loss matters’

Written by Erin Kavanagh-Hall for the Wairarapa Midweek. A Wairarapa support service is reaching out to whanau mourning the lives that barely had a chance to begin – reminding them that their child, and their loss, matters. To support parents experiencing the loss of...
Crisis Pregnancy Support gifted a new name

Crisis Pregnancy Support gifted a new name

Article written by Tom Taylor, Wairarapa Times Age. Crisis Pregnancy Support Wairarapa unveiled its new name at a blessing ceremony last week. Rangitane o Wairarapa cultural adviser Mike Kawana said that the day was about “instilling a new energy into the whare”....
2021 AGM

2021 AGM

Annual General Meeting June 2021 Thank you to all who attended and sent in their apologies. It was great to see other community organisations represented at our meeting! What made it an extra special evening, was having the acclaimed children’s author Joy Cowley come...