Hikitia! invites storytellers and artists to join the next phase of Ordinary Wonders in 2026. Amateur and established artists, will be paired with “ordinary wonders” stories written by community members. Artworks will be exhibited at Refinery ArtSpace and gifted back to storytellers.

Evaluations from RISE participants in 2024 -2025 show after working with RISE, people feel and are safer, acquire practical self-regulation tools, strengthen relationships, and develop the insight needed to disrupt intergenerational violence.

RISE is developing and deepening its cultural confidence as a Tangata Tiriti organisation. We are working with Thirdspace Aotearoa for a second year to uphold the mana of te ao Māori in our mahi and apply Te Tiriti-led practice.

RISE’s Hikitia! team hosted a hugely successful symposium in Whakatū Nelson. Read more about the event and the projects the Hikitia! team is working on with the community.

Working with RISE has helped a mother control her anger and transformed her relationship with her toddler.

Gemma was a young mum of three who struggled with her anger. Getting help at RISE for her anger was life-changing, she says. She shares her courageous journey.

One of RISE’s strengths is that it can work with a whole family – parents and children - to support safer homes and foster intergenerational change.

RISE Clinicians are adept at understanding what a family needs and realise that for change to happen sometimes the whole family unit might need help and support.

Pete’s wife gave him an ultimatum. If he didn’t do something about his anger she would leave. Attending a men’s non-violence group at RISE saved his marriage and changed his life.

RISE has been awarded a contract to run 30 workshops to MSD staff throughout New Zealand.

Senior Clinician/Practice Lead Joelene Whitfield will help run the four-hour long workshops around New Zealand.

RISE clinician Lara Buswell is sharing her specialist knowledge teaching a paper on Family Violence to social work and counselling students at NMIT/Te Pukenga.

Ever thought about why we lose control or lose our temper? Learn about the red/green brain concept and understanding stress response.

Why we have needed to use a waitlist for new adult and child clients and what we're doing to shorten it.

Advice for partners who are ending a violent relationship and seeking to guide their children through the difficult process.

Right now RISE Clinician Georgie White is seeing at least five youth who have ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and has noticed an increasing number of referrals.