Wellington Womens Refuge

29/04/2026

Perfect timing to receive this pack of knitted goodies from the crafty crew at Beanies for Babies NZ 2019 hotties, hats, blankies and other goodies. Perfect for keeping our families warm over winter. Thank you to the wonderful knitters 🤩😍

16/03/2026

On world Social Workers Day, we would like to say ngā mihi nui to the two special teams of dedicated Social Workers at Wellington Womens Refuge and Te Whare Rokiroki, Māori Women’s Refuge. The essential support they provide empowers women, children and whanau to live free from fear and abuse. They make a difference every day

06/03/2026

International Women's Day this Sunday, still tipping the scales is the unpaid work of women.......

Since Marilyn Waring's groundbreaking book 'Counting for Nothing' was published in 1988, we have known that women's unpaid work is not being accounted for in Aotearoa's measurement of economic value. Women's persistent inequitable division of labour in caregiving and family roles – briefly made visible by Waring's time-use survey – continues to mean that time spent on unpaid work is another scale we have yet to balance.

Even 15 minutes of domestic labour a day adds up to: 105 minutes a week, 450 minutes a month or 5,475 minutes a year – almost 4 days a year spent cooking or cleaning, or organizing.

The vast majority of domestic tasks are absorbed into the physical and mental loads women are expected to carry everyday. When we consider what a truly balanced future looks like for women, we must also consider the hours, weeks, and even years women lose to domestic labour.

06/03/2026

Women's Day Quote ❤️

27/02/2026

A huge thank you to Beanies for Babies NZ 2019 for this wonderful collection of knitted goodies we received recently, to all the knitters and organisers, your time and thoughtfulness is heartwarming and appreciated by many 😍

21/12/2025

Ngā mihi nui to Abby and parents for the thoughtful gifts for women and children, we appreciate your support 💜

12/12/2025

Today we had a visit from these pupils from St Mark's School and Preschool in Wellington. A group of thoughtful students fund-raised to buy toys to donate for children in our service who might need something nice at Christmas 🤩 Thank you!

27/09/2025

A huge thank you to Bella, Hannah and Frida from Queen Margaret College who chose to support women receiving support from Women's Refuge for their community project. After checking in with us to see what was needed, they put together generous care packages of toiletries and other items needed by women and children in our service 💜

05/09/2025

It was such a treasure to receive these specially made heat packs for children. Richie envisioned this project with the support of one of his carers, Cat. The heat packs are made with Thomas the tank engine material as Thomas was special to Richie when he was a boy and he wanted to share his joy.
It means a lot for us to be able to share the love with children we are supporting 🩵🚂

26/07/2025

Whanau support crew 😀