News & Events

 

The Mission cannot accept donations of old televisions

While we always love that you think of us, unfortunately we can't accept your old television.  In fact, there is a cost to us every time someone leaves an old television outside our base in Newtown.  Please see here for what you need to do with your old telly instead ... TV Takeback scheme.  Thank you!

Movies with The Mission - keep 4 July free for Ping Pong at Penthouse Cinema! 

Please join us for our next fab Movie Preview fundraiser to see the hilarious and heartwarming documentary movie, Ping Pong.  The filmmakers centre on eight competitors as they prepare for the 2010 World Championships in China.  In Britain, weightlifter Les (89) and cancer-survivor Terry (81) compete in different divisions but are still arch-rivals.  Austrian-born Lisa (85) lives in Houston with her 65-year-old husband Joachim; Inge and Ursula are both 90-year-olds from Germany; Rune (85) is from Stockholm; Sun Yong (80) is from Inner Mongolia; and the group's senior member is Dorothy, a strong Australian competitor at 100.  All of them have shelf-loads of medals and trophies.  While coping with the physical issues of their ages, they face competition with hilarious good humour and a wide range of preparation techniques.  With lively, skilfully intimate camerawork and sparky editing, the film captures the players' personalities and the energy of the matches.

Tickets are $25 and include a glass of wine and a bag of sweets to enjoy while watching.  We'll also be running raffles to win a Ruth Pretty gift basket or night at the Bay Plaza Hotel (or both!).

To secure your tickets, please email Anne Hannah at buy Ping Pong movie tickets and you will receive communication back regarding payment options available.  See you there!

The Mission is helping WCC with the Kingston Landslip Relief

In collaboration with the Wellington City Council and the Mayoral Relief Fund, The Mission will be helping as much as we can to support those people misplaced by this local disaster.  If you wish to make a financial donation to help the families who have lost their homes and possessions, please click here Kingston Landslip Relief, which will take you through to our secure online donation facility.  Complete your details, and as part of the name field, please write (Kingston) after your name.  At the base of the form, where it asks where you would like your donation to be applied, please check 'Where Needed'.  We will know where to process your donation to if you follow this procedure.  Thank you for helping others at this difficult time.

The Mission's annual Brown Paper Bag winter food collection started on 13 June

On Thursday 13 June, 55,000 Brown Paper Bags were inserted into The Dominion Post, encouraging people living in the Greater Wellington region to help us collect non-perishable grocery items for our Foodbank and other food banks and social service agencies in the area.  Please click here for full details ... Brown Paper Bag 2013.  We would love your support through until Friday 28 June when this event ends.  Thanks!

Please read a copy of our latest Newsletter!

It's time to share our latest publication with you.  This next quarter, we focus on the Mission for Independence programme with our vital Budget Advice, Drop-in Centre and Foodbank services.  This bumper issue is also full of the latest from Mission for Youth, Mission for Families and Mission for Seniors.  Enjoy!  Mission for Independence 2013 Newsletter.

Special Mission for Youth news

The Wellington City Mission and Mission for Youth are delighted to announce a new Youth Guarantee Programme:  Mixed Māori Arts.

This programme is an exciting new initiative in partnership with Te Wananga o Aotearoa. The Youth Guarantee Programme runs for 36 weeks between the hours of 9.00am and 3.00pm, and is free to participants.

Opportunities on the programme include the chance to gain experience in:

• Waka Ama
• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts
• Maori Weaponary

Qualifications gained will be Kawai Raupapa - Certificate in Introduction to (Maori) Arts Level 3 including the National Certificate in Employment Skills Level 1.

The Youth Guarantee Programme runs from The Mission's Transition Building, Gordon Place, Newtown, Wellington.

For more detailed information or to register your interest in participating, please contact us by emailing Youth Guarantee Programme.

We could do with some essential grocery items - are you able to help?

We are in need of the following items due to increased demand ...

Spreads (ie. Peanut butter)
Muesli bars/raisins/fruit pots (ie. things for school lunches)
Instant noodles
Cereals
Tinned fish/meat
Tinned fruit
Tinned vegetables
Tinned spaghetti

Please can you help us?  Food and goods can be dropped into Mission offices at 200 Riddiford Street, Newtown and 125-137 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville between the hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

If you would like to discuss donating food to The Mission, please email the Mission Foodbank directly.  Thank you.  

It is easy to make a donation to The Mission any time through Electronic Banking

There are lots of ways you can support The Mission through a donation, and it's easy to see through our stories and statistics the difference your donations make.  Please click here if this sounds like the donation method you would like to use ... Donate by Electronic Banking.

Payroll Giving benefits The Mission

Read more here how Payroll Giving works and how you can support us through this great initiative.

Upcoming Events 

Keep an eye on our website and we'll let you know what is happening and when.  You can also register for our Mission Supporter's Newsletter by leaving your details here.

   

 

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Image of Wellington harbour by Mission business partner, Photography by Woolf