Harakeke Family Charitable Trust supports immigrant families in New Zealand through programmes that strengthen emotional wellbeing, family relationships, and cross-cultural understanding.
We create safe and supportive spaces for parents, young people, and communities to learn, connect, and grow together.
Harakeke Family Charitable Trust is a New Zealand registered charitable organisation supporting immigrant families and communities through relationship-focused education, wellbeing initiatives, and community programmes.
We work primarily with Chinese-speaking immigrant families, creating supportive spaces where parents, young people, and caregivers can build stronger relationships, emotional resilience, and a greater sense of connection and belonging.
We place particular focus on supporting parents and caregivers to build healthier family relationships, emotional well-being, and stronger community connections.
Strong family relationships play an important role in emotional well-being, resilience, and healthy communities.
Many immigrant families, however, experience:
Social isolation
Parenting stress
Intergenerational communication challenges
Cross-cultural adjustment pressure
Limited culturally appropriate support
Parents and caregivers often carry emotional responsibilities without strong support networks.
We believe supportive community spaces and healthier communication can strengthen connection, understanding, and well-being within families
Supporting healthier communication and stronger connections within families
Supporting the confidence, well-being, and growth of parents and caregivers.
Supporting immigrant families in building connection, belonging, and confidence within New Zealand communities.
We are currently developing and piloting community-based programmes that support family wellbeing, emotional connection, and healthier communication within immigrant families.
Topics may include:
• Listening with empathy
• Parent-teen communication
• Emotional regulation
• Conflict and connection
• Cross-cultural family dynamics
Format:
• Community workshops
• Small group learning
• Bilingual support (Chinese / English)
To support immigrant families in New Zealand through empathic communication, family wellbeing, and community connection.
We envision stronger families and more connected communities where parents, young people, and caregivers feel understood, supported, and empowered to thrive.
