For the latest news, keep up-to-date with the Kiwis For Good Foundation newsletter.
Social Issues
The Hero’s Journey: Helping Young Kiwi Men Find Their Strength
Since launching in late 2025, The Hero’s Journey by Kiwis for Good has quietly begun changing the lives of young men across New Zealand. Many have spent years feeling unheard, unsupported, or disconnected from the world around them.
Read
PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture
The day that changed my life, and how it could help you
January 31st, 2007, 8:30 am. Oxford North Canterbury. I was working as a rural fencer and that day I was putting in a stay post on an already existing deer fence at the compound where I worked.
Read
Social Issues
Wayne Hanson: A Journey of Resilience and Hope
I was born on 23 October 1971 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, to my parents, Eric and Ann Hanson. My childhood was filled with adventure and mischief, and as the eldest of three children, I naturally took on the role of protector and guide to my younger brother and sister.
Read
Social Issues
Breaking Point: The Mental Health Crisis of Kiwi Firefighters
Why are the firefighters striking? In 2013 a memorandum of understanding was signed between FENZ and St John meaning firefighters were ordered to act as co-responders to ambulance call-outs. This has meant that since 2013 our firemen and women now attend all stabbings, shootings, drownings, suicides, cot deaths, choking and more. This has resulted in a 1000% increase in call-outs for firefighters.
Read
PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture
Lockdown Life 1: The ABCs of CBT
There are various factors which are beyond our control during this COVID-19 pandemic and the appended lockdown, but what we do have a large degree of control over is how we think. This brings us quite naturally to the therapeutic modality with the greatest emphasis on understanding and changing our thought processes: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Read
PoliticsSocial IssuesCulture
Fragmented Mental Health Services Failing New Zealand’s Youth: Auditor-General's Report Urges Urgent Reform
A recent report from the Auditor-General reveals alarming shortcomings in New Zealand’s mental health services for young people. The report paints a concerning picture of a fragmented system that struggles to meet the growing mental health needs of the nation's youth.
Read
Your donations are incredibly important for us, and enable us to use our initiatives to help our fellow Kiwis.
Donate todayFor the latest news and projects, keep up-to-date with our newsletter. We promise not to spam you; we get enough of that ourselves!