Doing what matters
The Wise Group isn’t afraid to tackle the hard issues – it’s about doing what matters and creating new opportunities for the wellbeing of people, vulnerable populations, organisations and communities.
Stories of change
Warren Elwin recognised with prestigious international leadership award
Workwise and Work Counts chief executive, Warren Elwin, has been recognised for his outstanding leadership in IPS employment support, as the recipient of the prestigious International IPS Learning Community’s 2023 Rick Martinez Leadership Award. Individual Placement...
Research supported by The People’s Project shows Housing First approach improves people’s lives
Housing the homeless is the first step A University of Otago-led study involving people housed by The People's Project has shown that providing unconditional access to housing is the first step towards improving the mental and physical health and wellbeing of those...
Just a Thought receives it’s 50,000th sign-up!
The Just a Thought team (part of the Wise Group whānau) are proud to share that we’ve just received our 50,000th sign-up! That’s 50,000 people who’ve been able to access mental health support thanks to the efforts of people like you promoting Just a Thought in your...
Dunedin study led by Professor Richie Poulton wins Rutherford Medal 2022
Congratulations to Professor Richie Poulton and the team behind the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, awarded the 2022 Rutherford Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi. Wise Trust Board trustee, Professor Richie Poulton FRSNZ, is director of...
International innovation leadership award for Just a Thought clinical lead
Just a Thought clinical lead Anna Elders has been awarded the 2022 eMental Health Innovation Leadership Award for New Zealand. This prestigious annual award recognises one person or organisation for their outstanding contribution, commitment and leadership in the...
Over 115,000 people and whānau have now been supported through ‘Here to help u’
Accessing wellbeing support used to be hard. Really hard! People and whānau who were already experiencing considerable stress and hardship had no option but to navigate barrier after barrier to get the help they needed. Sadly, many gave up. So when COVID first arrived...