Building Wellness Taranaki Trust

Building Wellness Taranaki (BWT) was established in response to the higher suicide rate found in the construction industry in Aotearoa. Designed by the sector, for the sector, BWT delivers practical, on-the-ground wellness support to workers and businesses across Taranaki’s construction, trades, and related sectors.

Prevention and early intervention is everything. That's why we equip individuals, teams, and businesses with the tools to build resilience, spot the signs of struggle early, and lead with wellbeing in mind. This isn’t just about the workplace - it’s about protecting lives, strengthening whānau/family, and building thriving communities, together.

With your support, we:

>Train crews to look out for each other: Through our “Buddies” and "Leading Wellbeing" programmes, we give workers and leaders the tools to recognise when someone’s struggling and step in early.

>Connect workers to help: We offer early intervention and confidential wraparound support, when they need it most.

>Build stronger leaders: Mentor Mates pairs leaders and small business owners with trained, industry-based mentors who understand the pressure, helping people navigate business, stress, and life.

>Break stigma and raise awareness: Normalising conversations around mental health and help-seeking, as well as offering practical tools around wellbeing and practice around workplace wellbeing.

>Advocate for positive change: We push for systems that reflect the real pressures tradies face and call on leaders to lead with care.

Every dollar helps us reach more sites, train more people, and support more workers before crisis hits. And every $1 invested in targeted suicide prevention like BWT's, returns $4.42 in life-saving impact.

💙 Prevention. Support. Culture change. Donate now and be part of the movement. 💙