We Built MyLog for Whanau Like Ours. Here Is the Honest Story
Who built MyLog and why
MyLog was built by a parent of two children with additional needs. Not a tech entrepreneur who spotted a gap in the market. A parent who sat in the same NASC meetings you have, filled out the same forms, and kept the same scattered notebooks that were never in the right place when it mattered.
The founder also spent years working across New Zealand government ministries. He understands how the system works and what assessors are looking for. He could not find a tool that worked for real whanau living real lives – so he built one.
That is the whole story.
Yes, it costs money
After the free trial, MyLog costs 50 cents a day. We are not apologising for that. Building a secure, accessible, NZ-specific platform has real costs. The price keeps it within reach for the families who need it most.
The ebook is genuinely free
The information in the ebook is available from Ministry websites and sector organisations. We have said so openly. What we did was pull it together in one plain-language place for NZ families. That is the value – accessible information, not proprietary information.
The scepticism is healthy
The disability community has been let down enough times that scepticism is not just understandable, it is appropriate. Families should scrutinise tools that claim to help them. They should ask who built it, why, and what it costs.
We welcome that. It keeps us honest.
MyLog is registered in New Zealand, Auckland-based, and a member of the Auckland Business Chamber. Everything we say about the funding changes is verifiable through public sources. If anything we have published is inaccurate, we want to know.
What we are actually trying to do
October 2026 reassessments are coming. Families who have documented their daily lives across the dimensions assessors evaluate will be better placed than those who have not. That is true regardless of what tool they use.
MyLog makes that documentation easier. A structured daily record that generates a PDF report ready for a NASC coordinator. Built on Te Whare Tapa Wha because that is how need is actually evaluated in this system.
If you have questions or concerns, send an email: info@mylog.co.nz.
Free 14-day trial at mylog.co.nz. From 50c a day after that.
