For people who work at the following employers, you’re invited to meet with us in person at one of the times and locations below. The meeting will be for an hour, and you will be paid for your time.

  • Emerge Aotearoa
  • Geneva Healthcare
  • Healthcare New Zealand
  • New Zealand Community Living
  • Pathways health
  • Spectrum Care
  • Te Roopu Taurima
  • VisionWest Community Trust

Check out the schedule, and attend one of the meetings outside your usual rostered work time.

If you work at Pathways or Emerge, please advise your manager of the meeting you plan to attend so they can support you to have cover.

If you work in disability support at Spectrum or Te Roopu Taurima, please attend a meeting outside your rostered work hours to minimise interruptions to work. If that’s not possible, arrange a time that you can attend with your manager or coordinator.

 

Update 19 September: Please note the following changes to the meeting schedule since it was originally posted:

  • The date of the Gore meeting has changed. It is now on Friday 29 September.
  • In Gisborne the 11:30am meeting has been cancelled.
  • In the West Coast there is now only one meeting in Greymouth. It's at 9am on Wednesday 27 September.

NORTHLAND 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Tuesday 19 September  

Kaikohe 

Kaikohe Memorial Hall, 13 Memorial Ave 

11am 

Kaitaia 

Kaitaia Dalmation Club, 1 South Road 

3pm 

Wednesday 20 September 

Dargaville 

Dargaville Dalmation Hall, 20 Normanby St 

11am 

Ruakākā 

Ruakākā Tavern, 2 Sime Rd 

 

2pm 

Thursday 21 September 

Whangārei 

Whangārei Barge Showground, Presidents Room 

11am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

 

AUCKLAND 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Tuesday 19 September 

Glen Eden 

Ceramco Park Function Centre, Main Hall 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Wednesday 20 September 

Manukau 

Wiri Community Hall, 11 Inverell Ave, Wiri 

11am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Friday 22 September 

Western Springs 

Western Springs Garden Community Hall, Hall 1, 956 Great North Rd 

11am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Monday 25 September 

Pukekohe 

Pukekohe Town Hall, Concert Chamber, 14-16 Massey Ave 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Warkworth 

Warkworth Masonic Hall, 3 Baxter St 

11am 

Silverdale 

Silverdale Hall, 7 Silverdale St 

1.30pm 

Tuesday 26 September 

Glenfield 

Glenfield Community Centre, Mission Hall, 96 Bentley Ave 

11am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Otāhuhu 

Otāhuhu Town Hall Community Centre, 10 High St 

11am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Thursday 28 September 

Northwest 

Te Manawa, Ngtātahi room, 11 Kohuhu Lane, Westgate 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Friday 29 September 

Te Atatū 

Te Atatū South Community Centre, Main Hall, 247 Edmonton Rd 

11am 

1.30pm 

 

WAIKATO/BAY OF PLENTY 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Tue 19 Sept 

 

Papamoa  

 

Papamoa sports Rec Centre, Driftwood Room, Papamoa Beach 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Wed 20 Sept 

 

Hamilton 

Hamilton Workingmen’s Club, 45 Commerce St, Frankton  

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Thur 21 Sept   

 

Tauranga 

 

Wesley Methodist Church, The Lounge, 100 Thirteenth Ave, Tauranga South 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Hamilton  

 

Distinction Hamilton, Seminar Room, 100 Garnett Ave 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Fri 22 Sept   

 

 

 

 

Paeroa  

 

Paeroa RSA, 67 Belmont Rd 

11am 

Thames 

 

Thames Community Centre, Lounge Room, 609 MacKay St  

1.30pm 

Te Awamutu 

Te Awamutu St. Johns Smaller Training Room, 31 Palmer St 

1.30pm 

Matamata 

Railside by the Green, 41a Hetana St 

1.30pm 

Mon 25 Sept 

 

Opotiki 

 

Opotiki District Library, meeting room 2, 101 Church St 

11am 

Whakatane 

 

Lyceum Club, Room 1, 58 Domain Rd 

2pm 

3.30pm 

Huntly 

 

Huntly Civic Centre, Riverside Room, 148 Main St  

1.30pm 

Tues 26 Sept     

 

Rotorua 

 

 

Parksyde Community Centre, 7-9 Tarewa Place, Rotorua  

 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Taumaranui 

 

Central King Country REAP, Room 2, 115 Hakiaha St 

11am 

Te Kuiti 

Te Kuiti Community House Trust, 28 Taupiri St 

1.30pm 

Wed 27 Sept 

 

 

 

Morrinsville  

 

Morrinsville Community House, Masonic Wing, 43 Canada St 

11am 

Cambridge 

 

Cambridge Taylor Made Community Space, Seminar Room, 22a Taylor St 

1.30pm 

Thur 28 Sept   

 

Taupō  

 

Central Plateau REAP, Pihanga Room, 73 Titiraupenga St 

11am 

Tokoroa    

  

Tokoroa Hospital Campus 
Tulloch House, Gate One 

1.30pm 

Katikati  

 

Katikati Community Centre, Paua Room/Hall, 45 Beach Rd 

1.30pm 

Fri 29 Sept 

Tairua  

 

Tairua Community Hall, Annex, 210 Main Rd 

11am 

Whangamata 

 

Cornerstone House, Whangamata Anglican Church, 101 Ocean Rd 

1.30pm 

 

GISBORNE 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Thursday 21 September 

Gisborne 

Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club, 190 Derby St 

CANCELLED:11.30am 

1.30pm 

 

CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Tuesday 19 September 

Palmerston North 

PSA House, 198 Cuba St 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Wednesday 20 September 

Whanganui 

151 on London, Conference Room, 151 London St 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

 

Thursday 21 September 

New Plymouth 

New Plymouth Community House, Conference Room, 32 Leach St  

11.45am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Friday 22 September 

Hāwera 

TSB Hub, East Lounge, Camberwell Rd 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Monday 25 September 

Levin 

Thompson House, Gallery, 4 Kent St  

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Tuesday 26 September 

Feilding 

Cedar Room, Feilding Civic Centre, 84 Aorangi St  

11am 

Marton 

St Andrews Church Hall, 202-206 Broadway  

1.30pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Pahiatua 

Masters Hall, Conference Room, 81861 State Highway 2 (Masterton Road) 

11am 

Dannevirke 

Tararua REAP, Tui Room,  

2pm 

Thursday 28 September 

Hastings 

St Andrews Church, Lounge, 300 Market St South  

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

 

Friday 29 September 

Napier 

Trade Union Rooms, 2 Lipton Place, Onekawa 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

 

 

WELLINGTON 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Tuesday 19 September 

Kapiti 

Kapiti Impact Hub, Grace Hall, 6 Tongariro St, Paraparaumu 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Wednesday 20 September 

Upper Hutt 

Lane Park Church, Rimu Room, 22 Lane St, Upper Hutt 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Thursday 21 September 

Masterton  

Club Wairarapa, Gallery Room, 20 Essex St, Masterton 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Tuesday 26 

Lower Hutt 

Pelorus Trust Sports House, Moera/Waiwhetu Room, 93 Hutt Park Road, Moera 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Porirua 

Linden Community Centre, 10 Linden Ave, Tawa 

 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

Thursday 28 September 

Kilbirnie 

Toitu Poneke - The Hub, South Lounge (upstairs), 49 Kilbirnie Crescent 

11am 

1.30pm 

3.30pm 

 

NELSON/TASMAN/MARLBOROUGH 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Wednesday 20 September 

Blenheim 

Raupo Café, 6 Symons St, Blenheim 

10am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Nelson 

Beachcomer Hotel, Small Room, 23 Beah Rd, Tahunanui 

10am 

1.30pm 

3pm 

 

Thursday 28 September 

Motueka 

Motueka Community House, 9 Greenwood St, Decks Reserve, Motueka 

10am 

1.30pm 

 

CANTERBURY 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Wednesday 20 September 

Ashburton 

Ashburton Event Centre, Green Room, 211 Wills St, Ashburton 

1.30pm 

Thursday 21 September 

Timaru 

Caroline Bay Trust Aoraki Centre (CBAY), Programme Room, 11 Te Weka St, Maori Hill, Timaru 

1.30pm 

Monday 25 September 

Aranui/Wainoni 

Aranui/Wainoni Community Centre, Large Meeting Room, 31 Hampshire St, Aranui, Christchurch 

1.30pm 

Tuesday 26 September 

Fendalton 

Fendalton Community Centre, Auditorium, 170 Clyde Rd,  Fendalton, Christchurch 

1pm 

3pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Rangiora 

Rangiora Town Hall, Function Room, 303 High St, Rangiora 

1.30pm 

Thursday 28 September 

Halswell 

Te Hapua: Halswell Centre, Hao Meeting Room, 341 Halswell Rd, Christchurch 

1.30pm 

Wednesday 4 October 

Pathways Support workers only 

Pathways Office, Tui Room, 21 Birmingham Dr, Middleton 

1pm 

Thursday 5 October 

Emerge Aotearoa Support workers  

Emerge Aotearoa, Training Room, 8 Kennedy Place, Hillsborough, Christchurch 

8am 

 

WEST COAST

Note: The meetings formerly scheduled in Hokitika and Kawatiri-Westport have been cancelled.  

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Wednesday 27 September 

Māwhera-Greymouth 

PACT: Social Networking Centre, 54 Tainui Street, Greymouth 

2pm 

3pm 

 

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND 

Date 

Location 

Venue 

Time 

Friday 29 September

[Note: This meeting has been rescheduled from Monday 18th September]

Gore 

Gore Salvation Army, Church Lounge, 21 Irwell St 

1.30pm 

2.30pm  

Tuesday 19 September 

Balclutha 

Balclutha St. Johns, Staff Training Room 5, 7 High St 

1.30pm 

2.30pm 

Wednesday 20 September 

Mosgiel 

Mosgiel Library, Downs Room 

1.30pm 

2.30pm 

Thursday 21 September 

Oamaru 

Brydone Hotel, Moeraki Room,  115 Thames St 

1.30pm 

2.30pm 

Monday 25 September 

Invercargill 

Invercargill Library, meeting room upstairs 

1.30pm 

2.30pm 

Tuesday 26 September 

Dunedin 

Dunedin Community House, Level 6, 43 Princes St 

1.30pm 

2.30pm 

Wednesday 27 September 

Alexandra 

Alexandra Community House, meeting Room C, 14-16 Centennial Ave 

2.30pm 

Thursday 28 September 

Wanaka 

Wanaka Community Hub, 34 McDougall St 

11am 

Queenstown 

The Shelter Café, 8/12 Hawthorne Dr, Frankton 

2.30pm