Category: News

  • Financial Mentoring

    Notice: We are between Financial Mentors so we are currently not taking referrals. We hope that we will have a new Financial Mentor in place soon. Financial mentoring takes a strengths-based non-judgmental approach to empower individuals and whānau to take control of their money. Financial Mentors walk alongside people to work out what they need…

  • Newsletter February 2024

    Starting soon: Walking Group – every term time Monday at 10am Gentle Yoga – every term time Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. You must book with Caitlyn. $10pp Already resumed: Women’s Social Support Group – see page for latest details Out of School Care (OSCAR) – after school programme has resumed following a great holiday…

  • Yoga classes starting term 4

    Hey everyone! Exciting news! We will now be offering 2 weekly Gentle Yoga Classes  Beginners are welcome, as we move mindfully before finding stillness. This is an opportunity to recharge, so you feel refreshed and sleep well Monday & Wednesday 6 – 7PM  10 weeks from 9 Oct to 13 Dec (excluding Labour Day) Woolston…

  • July 2022 Holiday Programme

    We have an exciting line up of activities scheduled to start on 11 July 2022. All days start at 8.30am with specific activities usually starting from 9.30am. Full details are on this flyer Week One Monday 11 July:Morning: Swimming at Te Pou Toetoe Linwood Pool (10am session)Afternoon: Activities at base Tuesday 12 July:Morning: Candle-makingAfternoon: Activities…

  • COVID-19 Update 24 February 2022

    Kia ora Woolston Development Project whānau and friends, With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the general community, it’s really important to us to keep you, our staff, and other people who attend any of our activities safe. If you are sick, please don’t come to us. If you discover that you or your…

  • Newsletter 16 February 2022

    Kia ora Woolston Development Project whānau! We have stepped into another busy year, complicated by COVID-19. Playground Installation of the new play equipment is underway. Unfortunately the higher than average rainfall than usual for February has meant that we have to wait for the ground to dry out in order for the play equipment installation…

  • Meri Kirihimete, ngā mihi o te tau hou

    Kia ora Woolston Development Project whānau and friends, Next Wednesday 15 December I will have been in the role of manager at WDP for nine months, and what a rollercoaster ride it has been! Thank you to everyone who has made me feel so welcome. It has been great getting to know so many new…

  • Traffic Light system & other news

    Kia ora WDP whanau, We live in uncertain times with respect to COVID-19, the new Omicron variant emerging, and the new traffic light system coming in on 3 December 2021. Our OSCAR programmes have been affected by the education workforce vaccine mandate and the rules around that. To clarify: If you are an unvaccinated parent…

  • Vaccine Mandate

    Kia ora Woolston Development Project whanau, The situation As we are sure you have heard, the government has set COVID-19 vaccine mandates for specific sectors of the workforce as well as made it mandatory to have all staff vaccinated if the workplace intends to require vaccination certificates from the general public before they can enter…