If you support a family member or whānau with a disability in New Zealand, April 2026 is not a normal month. Whaikaha is rolling out significant changes to how Disability Support Services funding is allocated, reviewed, and documented. ACC is updating its supported living assessment processes. WINZ is tightening its evidence requirements for Supported Living…
Most parents who start thinking about keeping a care log hit the same wall almost immediately. They know they should do it. They understand why it matters. They open their phone, or find a notebook, and then they sit there wondering: what exactly am I supposed to write? It is not a silly question. Nobody…
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…
If you have been through a NASC assessment, you know how it feels. Someone visits your home, asks questions, takes notes, and leaves. Weeks later a decision arrives that affects your whanau’s daily life. The whole thing can feel like it comes down to how well you performed on that one day, how clearly you…
Most people in Aotearoa have come across Te Whare Tapa Wha at some point – in a health class, a GP visit, or a workplace wellbeing session. It is widely known as a Maori health model. What is less understood is how directly it shapes the way disability support assessments work and why that matters…
The two years between March 2024 and early 2026 were hard for thousands of disability support families across Aotearoa. When the 2024 purchasing guidelines came in, many families pulled back on using their funding. Not because they did not need support – but because the rules were confusing, the process felt risky, and nobody wanted…
If you support someone with a disability in Aotearoa, you have probably heard the name Kahui Tu Kaha mentioned lately. Most families have no idea what it actually means for them. Here is the short version. Kahui Tu Kaha is a Maori social services organisation that provides health, housing, and disability support services. Their approach…
If you have ever sat across from a NASC coordinator and felt like you were not quite saying what you needed to say, you are not alone. These conversations shape what support your whanau receives and for how long. But they are hard. You are describing the hardest parts of daily life to someone you…