Home Ground April Newsletter 🗞️
- homegroundponeke
- May 15
- 2 min read
Updated: May 15
A monthly round-up of connection, creativity, and community.
Each month, we bring you a vibrant recap of everything we’ve been up to—highlighting moments from our community initiatives and prison projects. Dive into our latest updates, enjoy never-before-seen images, and soak in a beautifully curated summary of the past four weeks.
🌟 Home Ground Matariki Project in Newtown
This month,
we’re excited to announce our 3-day Matariki workshop, offering wāhine a chance to explore creativity through art, music, writing, and more. Facilitated by the Home Ground team, the project features guest artists Ahi Nyx (Raranga) and Sarah Rossiter (Clay, Paint, Collage). Supported by the Department of Corrections, the workshop starts June 10th in Newtown. It is open to 10 women looking to connect, create, and reflect.
Sign up here to be part of this exciting opportunity!
💛 Sing Sing movie fundraiser
Surrounded by our incredible supporters, we felt the aroha in full force! Together we raised over $1,500 to help reprint our Home Ground workbooks, empowering wāhine with tools for creativity, wellness, and reintegration.
Check out the Sing Sing film review by FREEBIRD and our thank you post to the community.
Podcast episode 4 : Community, Collaboration and Kotahitanga
This month, we reflected on the many hands, hearts and minds behind Home Ground. Collaboration is at our core, with artists, participants, partners or community. Together, we shape Home Ground into exactly what it needs to be.
Listen to this podcast now on our website, YouTube or Wellington Access Radio
🎨 Christchurch Women’s Prison – Creative Workshop
We ran a three-day creative workshop in the remand unit with ten wāhine, using movement, art, and poetry to support wellbeing, expression, and connection in one of the most challenging spaces.
Read the full story here which features images of artworks over the 3-day project!
✍️ "Hello. My name is human."
FREEBIRD shared a powerful reflection on life after prison and the ongoing struggle to be seen beyond the label of “criminal.”
Read the full blog here
Thank you for taking the time to catch up on all things Home Ground this month. We truly appreciate your continued support and engagement. We’ve got some exciting things lined up in the near future, including rangatahi mahi, more prison gigs and community initiatives. Be sure to stay tuned—there’s so much more to come! Thanks again for being part of our journey.
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Love, Team HG
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