Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kāpiti Coast respite options

NASC: Your Way | Kia Roha (Hutt Valley)  

Aged residential care  

Overnight respite for disabled adults may be available in an aged residential care facility.  

Please contact your NASC for more information.  

Community residential houses  

Overnight respite for disabled adults may be available in an established home for disabled adults.  

Please contact your NASC to find out more.  

Karahands  

Family-based respite service for children and young people.  

Laura Fergusson Trust  

Overnight respite for physically disabled adults in Lower Hutt.  

MASH Trust  

Overnight respite for adults in Lower Hutt.  

Spectrum Care  

Overnight respite for children and young people in Lower Hutt and Porirua/Mana.  

St John of God  

Overnight respite for physically disabled adults in Karori.  

CCS Disability Action  

Weekday activities for adults.  

Laura Fergusson Trust  

Short term respite care for physically disabled  adults.  

Manaaki Ability Trust  

Weekday activities for adults.  

MASH Trust – Living Plus and Bluegum Road  

Daytime activities for adults in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Kapiti.  

Recreate 

Life changing experiences for disabled young people . 

Spectrum Care Trust Board  

A wide range of weekday activities for children, youth and adults in central Wellington.  

Thumbs up Trust  

Weekday activities for adults with intellectual disabilities.  

Whitford Brown Community Trust  

Weekday activities for adults.  

Spectrum Care  

School holiday programme in Lower Hutt and Porirua. Suitable for disabled children.  

Victoria University: The Autism Clinic 

Works to develop and evaluate best practice early interventions for young autistic children in New Zealand. 

Before and after school care, school holiday programmes  

A number of organisations provide out-of-school care, which includes before and after school and during the school holidays. Some mainstream services will have experience and skills in supporting disabled children.  

Autism Intervention Trust 

School holiday programs and weekend gym classes for kids 5-19 who are autistic. 

Website: www.autisminterventiontrust.org.nz/holiday-program external 

In-home childcare and early childhood education  

Early childhood education (ECE) provides education and care for children before they go to primary school. There are many different types of early childhood education providers, including daycare centres, kindergartens, home-based childcare, kōhanga reo nannies, playcentre and play groups. Find all types of early childhood education in your community from the website below.  

Boccia New Zealand  

Boccia New Zealand promotes and supports the sport of boccia among all physically disabled people  throughout New Zealand.  

dsport 

dsport are a long-standing organisation dedicated to providing inclusive sporting, social, and recreational activities for individuals across the Wellington Region. 

Everybody Cool Lives Here  

Drama for people of all abilities.  

Fulton Swim School  

Swimming lessons in Upper Hutt catering for disabled children.  

Halberg AllSports 

The Halberg Disability Sport Foundation was founded by Olympic champion Sir Murray Halberg in 1963 to enhance the lives of physically disabled New Zealanders by enabling them to participate in sport and recreation.  

New Zealand Riding for the Disabled  

New Zealand Riding for the Disabled (NZRDA) provides opportunities for any disabled people to enjoy safe, stimulating and therapeutic horse riding and horse-related activities.  

Sailability   

Inclusive sailing programmes that meet the individual needs of the sailor. 

More information about inclusive sailing: www.yachtingnz.org.nz/recreational/sailors-with-a-disability external  

Special Olympics  

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with an intellectual disability.  

StarJam  

Music and dance workshops for disabled young people. 

Address: PO Box 27111, Marion Square, Wellington 6011  

Care on Call  

Care on Call works with families to design in-home support care that is right for each family. Care on Call has home care help in Wellington City, the Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and all along the  Kāpiti Coast. They coordinate home care help services through their local office.  

Emerge Aotearoa 

Emerge Aotearoa provides a wide range of community-based services including, day activities, employment support, flexible disability support and respite support.  

Family Whānau Support  

A support worker ‘buddy’ who offers regular respite hours, either at home or in the community.  

Please contact your NASC for more information.  

Geneva Healthcare 

Geneva Healthcare can provide flexible options for support.  

Teacher aides  

Ask local schools if you’re able to advertise to their teacher aide staff for support during the school holidays or for an evening out.  

Rockmybaby  

Rockmybaby® offer childcare recruitment services.  

MyCare  

An online platform where the people willing to help can meet the people needing help. Find and employ support workers and volunteers on a secure website.  

Neighbourly  

An online community to help you connect with people in your community who would like to offer support or care.