Welcome to the Wellington City Mission

The Wellington City Mission has been supporting people and families in the Wellington region for 120 years.

The Mission offers support through a range of services. Our services include transitional housing, food support through our Social Supermarket, and a comprehensive and integrated network of support services based at Whakamaru in Mount Cook.

We are are open to anyone who needs assistance, regardless of circumstance or background. We strive to deliver our services in a mana-enhancing way, to contribute to the empowerment, transformation, and fullness of life for those we serve, so that together, we can create positive outcomes.

We welcome support from our community to enable us to continue to provide our services free of charge. If you would like to donate, click here.

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Need Help?

The Mission can support you in a number of ways, regardless of your circumstances. Our services include:

Supported transitional housing
Food support through our mana-enhancing Social Supermarket
One-to-one support through our Registered Community Practitioners and Financial Mentors
Connection, company and nourishment within Craig & Gail’s Café at Whakamaru
Rest home and hospital-level residential care at Kemp Home and Hospital

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Latest

The Wellington City Mission launches ‘community conscious’ catering service

100% of the proceeds from every order will go to the Wellington City Mission The Wellington City Mission has launched Craig & Gail’s Community Conscious Catering, a new catering service… Read more »

Our Youth Practice Lead, Cilla, talks housing support for young people

The Mission offers supported transitional housing for adults through our Pā in Wellington, Petone, and Tītahi Bay. However, we’ve found that there’s also an ever-growing need for housing support for… Read more »

“We can feel your kindness here”

The first Pasifika Councillor elected to local government anywhere in Aotearoa, Tala is a regular at Craig & Gail’s Café. She speaks to us about her amazing life, and what… Read more »