Yellow Brick Road Wairarapa

29/10/2025

We had an amazing time hosting our Communication and Validation workshop last Thursday! 🙌
Participants learned how to recognize communication styles, use active listening, and validate others with empathy and authenticity.
Together, we built tools for more open, trusting, and meaningful communication. 💬✨

08/10/2025

💬 New Workshop: Building Connection Through Communication & Validation 💛

Supporting someone through mental health challenges can be tough — and knowing how to listen, respond, and show understanding makes a real difference.

Join us for a relaxed, supportive session focused on practical communication tools and validation techniques to strengthen your connection with loved ones — while taking time to care for yourself, too.

📅 Thursday, 23 October 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Yellow Brick Road, 323 Queen Street, Masterton

Open to all families and whānau supporting someone with mental health challenges.
(Please note: this session is not for those currently experiencing mental health distress.)

☕ Tea, coffee, and light snacks provided.
📞 RSVP by 21 October to Shilpa – 027 365 0278

Let’s learn, share, and grow together. 💚

08/10/2025

📣 Venue Update: Event Now at Our Office!

Due to lower numbers, we’ve decided to move our event to our Yellow Brick Road Office in Masterton.

Are you a family or whānau member supporting a loved one with mental health challenges? 💛

Yellow Brick Road invites you to join us for an open kōrero about how families and whānau can be better supported while navigating mental health challenges.

This is your chance to share your needs, issues, and suggestions — and to meet our Chief Executive and representatives from the Yellow Brick Road Board.

Let’s work together to make a real difference.

08/10/2025

🌿 Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 4: Take Notice / Me Aro Tonu 💭
Today we’re encouraging everyone to take notice — to pause, breathe, and be fully present in the moment. Mindfulness helps nourish our hauora (mental, physical, spiritual, and social wellbeing) and strengthens our connections with those around us. 💚

What will you take notice of today? 🌞
Share your moments of mindfulness in the comments on Arrow FM 92.7FM page to go in the draw for today’s Daily Prize Pack! 🎁 Wairarapa Family Violence Network Arrow FM 92.7FM Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

07/10/2025

💪 Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 3: Be Active / Me Kori Tonu 💪
Today’s all about movement — for your body and your mind! 🌿 Whether it’s a walk, dance, stretch or a quick boogie in the kitchen, being active lifts our mood, reduces stress, and builds resilience.

Even better? Doing it with friends or whānau makes it more fun and strengthens our connections. So, how are you getting active today?

🎁 Don’t forget to share your moves on the Arrow FM page to be in the draw for today’s Daily Prize Pack! Check out the post below for more info. Wairarapa Family Violence Network Arrow FM 92.7FMHealth New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

06/10/2025

💙 Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 2: Give / Tukua 💙
Today’s focus is all about giving — a simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s whole day 🌿✨ Whether it’s lending a hand, sharing a smile, or checking in on a friend, giving boosts not just others’ wellbeing, but our own too.

Let’s spread some kindness and create a ripple effect of positivity 💫
How are you giving today? 💙 Wairarapa Family Violence NetworkArrow FM 92.7FMHealth New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

🎁 Check out this post below and Share your giving moments to be in to win today’s Daily Prize Pack!

05/10/2025

🌿 Mental Health Awareness Week – Monday Motivation 🌿

This week is all about breaking the stigma, sharing stories, and prioritizing mental wellness — for ourselves and each other. 💚

On this Monday, let's remember:
It’s okay to not be okay.
Your feelings are valid. Your mental health matters.
Let’s start the week with compassion, connection, and kindness — to ourselves and those around us. See the post below to go in draw for today. Arrow FM 92.7FM Wairarapa Family Violence Network Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

29/09/2025

🧠✨ Mental Health Awareness Week is coming up.
Check this post out for more info. Arrow FM 92.7FM Wairarapa Family Violence Network Health New Zealand- Te Whatu Ora

🧠✨ Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week and some of our Arrow FM shows will be joining the kōrero. Our broadcasters will share what mental health means to them and the little things they do to keep feeling good.

🎙Tune in throughout the week for inspiring conversations and local voices on wellbeing.

✨ChangeAbility, Yellow Brick Road Wairarapa, Pathways, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

25/09/2025

🌿 Let’s “Top Up Together” this Mental Health Awareness Week! 🌿
Check out how ArrowFM 92.7 and amazing local organisations are bringing this year’s MHAW theme to life in Wairarapa.
Daily prizes, special programming, and powerful kōrero from 6–12 October.
Don’t miss it — follow along and top up your wellbeing! 💚 Wairarapa Family Violence Network Arrow FM 92.7FM

🌿 This October, Wairarapa joins the rest of Aotearoa in celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW)! 🌿

At ArrowFM 92.7, we’re proud to be working alongside local social service organisations — ChangeAbility, Yellow Brick Road Wairarapa, Pathways, and the Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora — to bring the Mental Health Foundation’s 2025 theme “Top Up Together” to life here in our community.

✨ Keep an eye on our page throughout MHAW (6–12 October) — daily prizes will be awarded and there will be special programmes focused on mental health.

📌Make sure you check back regularly so you don’t miss out.

11/09/2025

You're invited to an evening of connection, insight, and shared purpose with Yellow Brick Road.
Help shape better support for families facing mental health challenges — your voice matters.

👉 See the picture for more info.

25/08/2025

“Listening To Families”
Information Sharing Evening
Yellow Brick Road would like to invite you to join us for an evening of connection, insight and shared purpose.
Families and whānau, this is your chance to help us understand your needs, issues and suggestions as you navigate mental health challenges in your family. Meet our Chief Executive and representatives from the Board. Let’s work together to make a real difference.
We want to hear from you.

Planned dates:
• Northland 23 September
• Waitemata 24 September
• Auckland/Counties 25 September
• Hamilton 8 October
• Rotorua 7 October
• New Plymouth 14 October
• South Taranaki 15 October
• Masterton 21 October
• Nelson 28 October
• Christchurch 6 November

Please register your interest and receive updates:

22/07/2025

Our last module on Problem Solving was a great success and an insightful way to gain solid ground before moving forward.

We explored key strategies including:
🧭 Setting healthy boundaries
🛠️ Practical steps of effective problem solving
🧠 Tools to navigate challenges with clarity and confidence
It’s been an empowering experience to build these essential life skills together. Onwards and upwards! 🚀