Starfish Health & Wellbeing Centre

14/05/2026

Jo announcing the lucky winners of our Pink Shirt Day colouring-in competition.

CONGRATULATIONS everyone. Prizes will be delivered to your school/childcare centre on Monday.

14/05/2026

Thank you to all the amazing artists from our local schools and childcare centres for participating in the Starfish Health & Wellbeing Centre's Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa colouring-in competition. Winners will be announced shortly.

14/05/2026

🩷 Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa 🩷

Today is a reminder that we all have a part to play in creating a kinder, more inclusive community, where bullying has no place.

Each of us has the power to create change. One kind word, one supportive action, one moment at a time. Because together, small ripples become powerful tides.

Be kind. Be brave. Be the reason someone feels seen and supported today.

11/05/2026

Thanks to LJ Ho**er Matamata, New World Matamata, Meat Matas Butchery , The Warehouse, and Matamata Undercars Starfish Health & Wellbeing Centre will be offering a FREE sausage sizzle from 2-4pm on the corner of Broadway and Arawa Street (by Vercoes) to celebrate Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa this Friday 15 May.

We're also giving away some fun prizes for the winners of our Pink Shirt Day colouring-in competition, so make sure your child gets theirs from their school office and submits before Thursday 14 May.

By taking part in Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa, you become a part of a powerful movement to reduce bullying, celebrate diversity in all its forms and supporting schools, workplaces, and communities to be safe, supportive, welcoming, and inclusive.

Join the movement to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

03/05/2026

We’re in full swing this month as we get ready for the pinkest day of the year 💟

If you have a child enrolled at a local (Matamata based) ECE Centre, primary school, and/or Intermediate, we’d love to see your artistic abilities. Take part in our colouring in competition and be in to win some cool prizes.

Colouring in sheets have been delivered – just ask at your school/centre office – and will be collected on Thursday 14 May.

Winners will be announced on Friday 15 May.

23/04/2026

Ever wanted a tour of Starfish?

Come take a look through our space with Paris

This is where the mahi gets done! ⭐️

12/04/2026

Welcoming Katie to the Starfish whānau.

08/04/2026

We’re a little (very) late with this intro, but it honestly feels like she’s always been part of the Starfish Health & Wellbeing Centre whānau . . .

01/04/2026

In the lead up to Pink Shirt Day, it’s a good reminder that change starts with all of us—everyday, in our own community.

Sometimes it’s just about showing up, checking in on someone, taking a moment to really listen, or letting someone know they’re not alone.

At Starfish Health & Wellbeing Centre, we see how much those small moments matter. They help people feel heard, supported, and a bit more connected.

That’s how stronger communities are built—one person at a time, looking out for each other.

05/03/2026

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Founder • Counsellor • Community Innovator - Jo McIntosh's career path is anything but ordinary.