THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 AT 4:30 PM – 7 PM  At the C3 Church Hawkes Bay Ticket Price Early Bird $15 General Admission $20 Every year the Heretaunga women’s Centre hosts an annual women’s forum to celebrate Women's Suffrage month . These women only events discuss and showcase issues effecting women and we always aim that the forum will inspire, inform and support women locally. This year we thrilled to have Jackie Clarke and the Aunties as our guest speakers. The opening speech and address will be by the Minister for  Women the…Read more

Movie Fundraiser - Mother's of the Revolution Tuesday June 21st * Focal Point Cinema * 5.30pm Nibbles 6pm Movie This movie fundraiser, originally scheduled for International women's day is the incredible film 'Mothers of the Revolution', which tells the story of one of the longest protests in history, when between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women from around the world came together and lived in tents at Greenham Common in the UK to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation. The protest by the media, the film reveals the women as the Cold…Read more

We are calling for expressions of interest from artists for the painting of the electric box outside the Heretaunga women’s centre. Unfortunately, at this stage there is no funding for this – but of course we would pay for paint. Unison has stated they would need a submission of the proposed art work before final approval was given. Because the box is right outside the centre, we imagine the art work will reflect women. If you would like to submit a proposal, or concept, please fill in this form here or if you…Read more

We are delighted to introduce our newest staff member, Deidre Venter, who joins the HWC team as our new Service Development Lead and SuperGrans Coordinator. Deidré is an Occupational Therapist, and has worked in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates in mental health and specialised education. Deidré also volunteers for the Hastings and Napier Women’s Refuge, and is a Board Member of the Family Violence, Intervention and Prevention Charitable Trust (Family VIP Services). Her work inspires her to advocate for inclusion and equal opportunities for everyone. Her passion is around helping people…Read more

Dr Samantha Newman wants to enable women to access healthcare for mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Her dream is that individuals/registered healthcare providers can apply for funding to be able access to a health professional, whom they feel is appropriate to them, and will enable them to achieve defined health goals. Knowing mental health underpins wellbeing, Dr Sam has set up Te Tupu Fund which will also help support the ongoing work of the counselling service that the Heretaunga Women's Centre provides, and will further links to family doctors streamlining the health journey.…Read more

The Heretaunga Women's Centre has decided to hold the Sweet as Banana Pudding Art Exhibition and Fundraiser every two years. We don't have a definite date yet but we expect to have the exhibition sometime in late 2023. All enquiries to marketing@hwc.nzRead more

Sadly we have had to postpone this movie. It seems Omnicom has meant our sales are low and people are not keen to go out. If you were among the few who purchased tickets we will be sorting a refund this week. No postponement date as yet. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.   Every year the Heretaunga Womens Centre celebrates International Womens day on the 8th March with a movie. This years movie is the incredible Mothers of the Revolution, which  tells the story of one of the longest protests in…Read more

What an amazing success the high tea fundraiser: No Rest for the women was. All under the official Art Deco festival, it really was so much fun,  but also exhausting for the amazing team involved! If you would like to see all the photos and download any please click hereRead more

NZ has moved to the red level of the Covid Protection Framework (Traffic Light system). Check out what this means for you. At this time the Heretaunga Women's Centre will continue to remain open. All women regardless of their vaccination status are welcome to visit the Centre. Given that our we are likely to be at Red for some weeks, we are already planning for many of our Term 1 Programme activities that start from 14 February to be delivered online. We have a number of exciting activities on offer this term and…Read more

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year We are closed from 1pm, Thursday 23rd Dec 2021 Centre Reopens for 2022 9am, Monday 10th Jan 2022 Term 1 programme available from  Monday 24th Jan 2022 International Women’s Day celebrated with a movie 5pm on Tuesday 8 March After the holidays the HWC will continue being open to all women. To ensure that our Centre is as safe as possible for all women we have some extra protective measures in place including all our staff, volunteers and contractors being vaccinated. Important Numbers Important Numbers  for Urgent…Read more