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Neighbourhood NZ is a registered charity that aims to provide meaningful social opportunities for long-lasting community impact and human connection. There is an obvious need to ensure that community development, social opportunity and charity involvement is accessible, inspiring and empowering for youth in Aotearoa.
Neighbourhood exists to create inclusive campaigns and events that aim to better both ourselves, our planet and those around us.
A team of 14 passionate young kiwis volunteer their time, allowing 100% of the money we raise to be donated directly to New Zealand charities or facilitate free and accessible events.

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Back in the winter of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, our founder Madeline Mason was toying with a socially innovative idea to create an organisation that facilitated inclusive, bold, progressive and creative events which enhance the wellbeing of young kiwis. After an intense few years battling depression, Madeline experienced first hand the value of safe community spaces that anyone can exist in and express themselves authentically. Madeline wanted to build a community that people could rely on, volunteer for and most importantly, belong to.
And that idea is now what we call Neighbourhood NZ.
We are Lawyers, Engineers, Marketers, Technologists, Biomedical Scientists, Administrators, Architects, Designers, Nurses and many more, but together we are ordinary people, with hope.
Hope for a safer, happier and more accessible Aotearoa, one neighbourhood at a time.
"Mental illness is complex. But looking after your mental health doesn't have to be."
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Madeline Mason


OUR MAHI
Neighbourhood is founded upon the concept of preventative wellbeing - the idea that community and connection can provide us with the tools to take good care of ourselves and stay well
We want education and awareness to be possible in any environment - from schools and podcasts to exhibitions and corporate environments, we want our experience of creative impact to be felt everywhere.
We are founded on the belief that looking after your neighbourhood - socially, environmentally and through fostering inclusive and genuine human connection - will ultimately lead to a more positive experience for us all.
We host events and start conversations to educate, empower and ultimately, do good in our 'hood.
OUR APPROACH IS INNOVATIVE, ACCESSIBLE & INCLUSIVE.

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