http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.bravehearts.nz en-us Sat, 16 May 2026 18:38:54 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/143761/the-great-leveller/ Apr 1, 2025 • 4 min readDestination confirmedAddiction is not something that happens to "other people." It is in our homes, our workplaces, our schools. It does not discriminate between rich and poor, educated and uneducated, young and old. One in ten people is struggling with addiction. Some say it’s one in five. Either way, it is everywhere. It’s the mum on the school run, the pilot, the doctor, the tradie. It is the homeless person, yes, but it is also the CEO. And once a... Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:20:11 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post143761 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/141627/tect-2025-heart-of-the-community-award-finalist/ We are so proud of the hard work that our staff, volunteers, board members and CEO Erin do on a daily basis to bring addiction out of the shadows and into conversation. This helps break down the stigma allowing family members and their loved ones to get the help they need. No-one needs to walk this journey alone. TECT 2025 PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD -HEART OF THE COMMUNITY VIDEO... Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:40:28 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post141627 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/136765/brave-hearts-announced-as-a-finalist-for-2025-western-bay-community-awards/ www.tect.org.nz/blog/post/137700/finalists-announced-for-2025-western-bay-community-awards/... Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post136765 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/129850/https--www-youtube-com-watch-v-pmosgdjngey/ Riders Against Meth memorial ride for Aiden. Brave Hearts NZ were humbled to be the recipients of the proceeds for this truly special event. ... Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:49:06 +1200 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post129850 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/115639/https-www-youtube-com-watch-app-desktop-v-5f2emyzaizi/ ... Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:01:13 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post115639 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/108367/tv-special-shines-light-on-tauranga-service/ A Tauranga addictions service is being featured in a powerful and eye-opening one-hour TVNZ2 special on the life of former professional rugby league player and high-profile boxer Dave Letele.Tauranga’s Brave Hearts NZ founder and director Erin ONeill will join ex All Black Zac Guildford, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Hinemoa Elder and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, alongside others who will be bravely sharing their stories on TV2 on Thursday, August 3 at 8.30pm.Well-known community adv... Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:13:55 +1200 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post108367 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/106900/nz-drug-foundation/ Gayle Billings (our Manukau facilitator) and Erin attended a recent Drug Foundation symposium in Wellington and have voiced our concerns for families living with loved ones in addiction. It was lovely to meet up with Dave Burnside, Odyssey Lived Experience Lead and Edith Moore, Senior Network Coordinator, Drive Consumer Direction and share our thoughts.... Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:59:33 +1200 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post106900 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/102213/kerrys-story/ A charity helping families cope with meth addicts is bringing a support group to Christchurch.According to the latest New Zealand Police wastewater drug testing results, an average 13.5 kilograms of methamphetamine per week was consumed nationally across sample sites, equating to an estimated weekly cost of $14.9 million in social harm.The Canterbury District has the third-highest average weekly consumption.Brave Hearts founder, Erin O’Neill said “while there is a lot of support for the addi... Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:42:41 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post102213 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/102175/christchurch-community-hui--29th-march-2023/ ... Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:40:43 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post102175 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/post/101586/rebeccas-story/ Published in Stuff.co.nz... Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:37:44 +1300 http://www.bravehearts.nz/blog/#post101586