Day six of Sparkle Bomb with te rongoā baddie herself – Māni. Manz brought a fast flowing, high energy day full of laughter, learning and making.

Day five of Sparkle Bomb! We took the crew to Pātaka Museum in Porirua - and into the presence of the legendary māreikura, Robyn Kahukiwa.

Sparkle Bomb 2026! Day four of Sparkle Bomb we had the finest puoro witch out there in the Home Ground whare.... 🔮Te Kahureremoa🔮

At the recent Newtown Festival 2026, we invited people to add their whakaaro to our community lei — sharing their hopes for Ōmaroro / Newtown and the kind of community they want to be part of.

This year is election year - 7 November! If you can, we encourage y'all to enrol, get informed, and use your voice. Because your voice matters! This government has made a number of changes to the law around voting this year, and there’s one change that we whole heartedly don’t agree with. The law now says this: if you are in prison, you cannot vote if your sentence is more than three years, OR if your sentence is under three years but your offending happened on or after 20 De

This is the year we vote for the people and parties who will represent us in Parliament and form our next government. Election Day is 7 November 2026 - so it’s not far away. Over the next wee while, we are aiming to share more kōrero about why voting matters, how it all works, and what it all really means for us and our communities.

Recently a few of us headed to Parliament for the first time to watch and listen to the first reading of the move-on orders legislation. They spoke clearly to what this legislation will do - hit the most vulnerable, the hardest.

If you oppose the Move On legislation, we encourage you to make a submission. Keep it short and punchy. State clearly that you oppose the Bill and explain why. Your lived experience, values and observations matter. You don't need flash legal language or a long document.

Sparkle Bomb 2026 kicked off on the 12th May with the super genius, pāuafull, inspiring art hero - Maungarongo Te Kawa.

We all deserve housing, dignity and care. Through our mahi at Home Ground in Omārōrō – Newtown, we run a creative wellbeing space for women in the justice system based in the Newtown Park Apartments. Every week we sit alongside wāhine building their lives after prison or court involvement. We see the realities behind the headlines. The courage, resilience and enduring strength of women navigating poverty, trauma, system failures and housing insecurity while trying to reconnec

Home Ground is taking a pause. After six years of incredible work with our communities, we will be taking some time to figure out ‘where to from here’ – who we are serving, and how we are serving them. Our focus has always been on helping to cultivate a place to belong for women who are in the justice system. With wider changes to the prison environment and increasing challenges for whānau in the community right now, we need some space for reflection to figure out where we ca

Episode 7 will be available on Wellington Access Radio Wednesday 30th of July 2025. In this episode, Kaizah shares a piece of her story — in her own words, and in her own sound. ​ She’s called it: Destruction of self, reconstruction through community. It’s a raw and honest reflection on where she’s been, and the journey she’s taken to rebuild — with the help of the people, places, and spaces that held her along the way. Kaizah gives thanks to the many rooms that have suppor

This exciting new annual initiative is designed to empower ten women through a combination of intensive creative workshops, well-being support, and community connection.

It wasn’t until I found belonging again, until I had something real to wake up for, that I finally realised:

During the week of June 22, the Home Ground team returned to Arohata Women’s Prison for a powerful three-day project that marked both a celebration and a farewell.

Running from Tuesday 10 June to Thursday 12 June, the workshop welcomed ten wāhine supported by the Home Ground team and two incredible guest artists, Ahi Nyx and Sarah Rossiter.

Each month, we bring you a vibrant recap of everything we’ve been up to—highlighting moments from our community initiatives and prison projects.

During June, Newtown Park Apartments came alive with warmth, creativity and connection as our community gathered to celebrate Matariki, a special time of remembrance, reflection and renewal in Aotearoa.

When Art meets Prison – What happens? Last month, Jacqui and Vane spent three days inside Christchurch Women’s Prison in Ōtautahi. It was...

In May we teamed up with Tyrin from Te Toi Mahana, and were lucky enough to deliver our first rangatahi -focused workshop together! Te...