Welcome to the Wellington City Mission

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

With the support of our incredible community, The Mission provides free holistic support to a broad range of people, including families, seniors, sole-parents, and individuals.

Wellington City Mission offers support through a range of services. Our services include transitional housing, food support through our Social Supermarket, financial mentoring, social work support, and a comprehensive and integrated network of support services at Whakamaru in Mount Cook.

The Mission’s services are open to anyone who needs assistance, regardless of religious belief, age, gender, ethnicity, or social background. We treat all people with dignity, respect, and without judgment. From the community we serve, to our staff and volunteers, we are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion. At The Mission, we accept everyone as they are and aim to celebrate the differences among us.

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 the support from our community to continue to provide our services free of charge, so if you would like to donate click here.


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
  • Financial mentoring and budgeting advice
  • One-to-one support through our Registered Community Practitioners
  • Connection, company and nourishment within Craig & Gail’s Café at Whakamaru
  • Rest home and hospital-level residential care at Kemp Home and Hospital

We’ll walk alongside you, advocate on your behalf and support you to achieve empowerment, transformation and fullness of life.

If you need our help, please click the button below.

Latest

Our Special Christmas Opening Hours

While parts of Whakamaru’s operations remain 24/7, a number of our key services will have special hours over Christmas. See below for details: Social Supermarket:• Dec 23: 9am-7pm• Dec 24:… Read more »

Wellington’s Greatest Deed has been filled

With over 1,200 signatures, Wellington’s Greatest Deed has now been filled. The giant deed on Cambridge Terrace in Wellington has been filled by the names of people who have generously… Read more »

“You Were There for us When We Needed it.”

Catherine and her husband Ben had a plan for their family. When their daughter Siobhán was born, Catherine was going to take the first year off work to care for… Read more »

937

We supported 937 whānau and individuals supported through our Registered Community Practitioner Team

 

 

July 2024 – September 2024

6,000

We welcomed 6,000 manuhiri into Tā te Manawa, our community lounge, where we served home cooked meals and great barista coffee

 

July 2024 – September 2024

1,307

We supported 1,307 shoppers through our Social Supermarket

 

 

 

July 2024 – September 2024