Community News
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Lending a helping hand is what some of the WOW ladies did recently. The Community Gardens needed some attention and our ladies finally got a chance between rainy days to get their hands in the soil. The gardens coordinator Lola was very grateful for the extra help whipping the gardens into...
For one of the Transform staff obtaining a Defensive Driving qualification has been an arduous twelve-month uphill battle. Amber has found the study extremely intensive and the criteria to qualify like jumping through moving fire hoops. She has now successfully completely all the necessary requirements...
Over the years I have written heart-warming stories about people dusting off dreams that they once had and making them a reality. Well, this next story has been two years in the making and I am excited to finally be able to share it. Since I was a teenager, I have loved writing stories and...
For the Transform staff it is always exciting to hear when our clients share their stories of how they activated the tools they have been taught. Especially once they go about their lives outside our four walls. One gentleman shared how he was following someone on the highway who was going...
There are many adults who need help to obtain a learner’s licence. Driver theory is something that Transform offers free of charge. We try to make the experience a joyful one as many people are already nervous before they come in the door. We have found that there is a steady mix of internationals...
The heavy transport course kicked off for 2025. On the first afternoon we sadly had one guy fail his learners twice. Not wanting it to be a third, I signed in as a reader writer to sit beside him. I quickly realised he had an ADHD superpower. Once I slowed him down, read the questions...
In the kitchen preparing a coffee I had the opportunity to ask one of the new ladies if she was enjoying the Whakahonohono Mai programme. Showing me her beautifully manicured nails, she said, “Yes, and I have done something I have never done before – self-care.” She was glowing as she told...