Te Paiaka

11/10/2026

Giving a little can go a long way to help fill "Go Bagz" with the variety of items packed specifically designed to support just one of our community members in need for 3 days. The bag contains "quick eat food" for people living in tents or in their vehicles who do not have any cooking facilities available. The contents have been carefully selected to provide a reasonably balanced diet which includes carbohydrates, proteins and basic needs.

The "Go Bagz" have been made to provide a reasonable balanced diet for 3 days, which includes carbohydrates, proteins and basic needs.

10/10/2026

23/09/2026

18/08/2026

See you there!

17/08/2026

We’re here to help! 🩵 Whether you need support, resources, or just someone to listen, we’ve got you! Let’s take that first step together 📲 https://www.heretohelpu.nz

17/08/2026

We're excited to be able to offer another vaccination pop-up at the Welcome Bay Community Centre!

🕙 10:00am–12:00pm | Wednesday 2nd September
📍 Car park directly in front of the Welcome Bay Community Centre

Services offered (Koha):
• Basic health checks and advice
• Parvovirus vaccinations – For unvaccinated dogs only (not boosters)
• Flea and worm treatments
• Microchips – $30

Please message or email us to reserve a spot and we’ll give you an approximate time to attend. Walk-ins will also be welcome on the day.

Eligibility
This service is intended for pet owners experiencing financial hardship.
Proof of hardship required - please bring one of the following:
✅ Community Services Card (CSC)
✅ Current MSD/WINZ benefit letter
✅ SuperGold Card with Community Services Card endorsement
✅ Proof of residence in social, transitional, or emergency housing

If you're unsure whether you qualify, feel free to get in touch before the event.

05/08/2026

19/07/2026

Move-on bill's ban on rough sleeping not the answer: Retail NZ

RNZ 17 July 2026

Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young told MPs at the select committee that although problems of disruptive behaviour outside stores and in public areas did need to be addressed, addicts and homeless people would often have nowhere to go. She said moving people on could be "a breaker for disruptive behaviour when it occurs - and that is needed from time to time", and retailers did need a thriving city centre.

Retailers have told MPs that new move-on orders aimed at supporting their businesses may just move addiction and homelessness problems from one shopfront to another.

28/06/2026

Something has got to changed.

We need a Tauranga Moana City Mission ti support our street sleepers.
When the system is already broken who do they turn to in our community?

Ministry of Social Development (MSD) managers are being told they c...

26/03/2026

Move-on orders will do more harm than good in Tauranga Moana.
This is what He Kotahitanga Trust and Takikitumu House think about it!