How can I help my grieving friend? This is a question we get asked a lot. After loss, many support people go back to their day-to-day lives and presume the bereaved person has moved on too. But they won’t have – they are just as heart-broken, and often now left with little support. Here’s a few suggestions from Zoe Clarke-Coates, in her book The Baby Loss Guide. 

Enjoy listening to a podcast or radio interview? Service Manager Rebecca has been introducing Hokai Tahi to a wider audience lately. Radio New Zealand Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan Rebecca Vergunst was the winner of our Soundbite competition earlier this week, and in...

A new support group within the Wairarapa aims to foster connection and support through a shared journey of baby loss.  Registrations have opened for the Wairarapa’s first Baby Loss Support Group beginning on April 8th, 2024, 7.00pm – 9.00pm

This article was written by Lucy Cooper for the Wairarapa Midweek Oct 15 2023. Wairarapa charity Hōkai Tahi is increasing awareness of the impact of pregnancy and baby loss as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week. Now in its 21st year, Baby Loss Awareness Week creates an...

Rebecca Vergunst, who stepped down as Carterton Deputy Mayor at this year’s local election, has been appointed service manager for Hōkai Tahi: A charitable organisation dedicated to supporting whānau through crisis pregnancy, baby loss, or termination. She succeeds previous service manager Katie van Dalen, who will be stepping back to focus on her new foster family and dairy farming career.

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.

To support parents experiencing the loss of a baby, whether through miscarriage or still birth, Hokai Tahi is assembling baby loss care packs to distribute to maternity services and funeral homes throughout the region.