Help Keep Te Whare Wairua Open | A Place to Belong, Heal & Grow

🌿 Our Purpose | Why We Need Your Support: is leading neurodiversity education, natural wellbeing practices and community support accessible to individuals and whānau who need them.

We believe prevention begins with understanding. We want to help create a future where our tamariki and whānau receive support before reaching crisis point.

🧠 Why Aotearoa Needs This Support:

1–2% of New Zealanders are estimated to be autistic, according to figures referenced by the Ministry of Health (2024). and are 5 x more likely to end there lives then the average person.

35.5% of disabled adults experienced high or very high psychological distress, compared with 14.3% of adults overall (2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey).

🦋 What is Te Whare Wairua?

We share practical tools for nervous system regulation, grounding, sensory management, body awareness, emotional intelligence, breathing techniques, mindfulness, rongoā Māori, Maramataka education, personal development and connection with Papatūānuku.

Just like a gym strengthens your body, Te Whare Wairua is a space to develop your mind, body and wairua.

💜 Created by Autistic Māori Founder Tamara Grant | Ngāti Uenuku

Since the age of 14, Tamara has dedicated 60 hour a week volunteering towards this kaupapa.

Her dream was to create the support space she wished she had growing up as an autistic.

Every contribution helps us build a sustainable service for future generations.

together we can make a meaningful difference. With love and gratitude.