Workwise

As we approach the end of 2025, it’s a perfect time to pause, reflect and give thanks.

This past year, Workwise supported 541 people into 655 jobs, with 1,603 referrals for 1,566 individuals. These numbers represent real lives changed, and that’s something to be proud of.

It has also been a year of change and celebration. We marked 25 years of Workwise, connecting across the country to honour this milestone.

To all those that we have supported, collaborated with and worked alongside, thank you for your creativity, determination, skills, energy, guidance, innovation and willingness to find work and wellbeing.

Workwise offices will be closed for the holiday period from 5pm, Tuesday 23 December, and will reopen at 8.30am on Wednesday 7 January, 2026.

If you need to talk, free call or text 1737 anytime.

Workwise has been collaborating with housing services since 2017, and these days, you’ll find our employment consultants / kairapu tūranga mahi integrated with The People’s Project teams in Hamilton and Tauranga, and with LinkPeople’s Housing First and Rapid Rehousing teams in South Auckland.

When we first started working alongside Housing First services, there were some key things that made it work:
- We leveraged off the trust that people already had in their housing provider.
- We supported people in a familiar space where they felt comfortable.
- We worked together to remove barriers for people so that the chance of success was higher.
- We believed in their potential.

This past year, people secured a wide range of jobs, many impressively entering full-time work. One of the people we supported was Saskia – and you can now read her story on our website.