RISE staff are running in The Spectacle, to raise money for men who reach out to RISE to break the cycle of family violence.

RISE was selected as one of two national providers to deliver trauma-informed training to NZ's justice workforce under Te Aorerekura.

Referred by the courts, Paul learned to pause, listen and rebuild trust with his family. Read his honest story of change with RISE.

Hikitia! Te Tauihu and the Anglican Diocese of Nelson welcomed educator and sex therapist Jo Robertson to Whakatū Nelson for two events drawing 300+ attendees reflecting the community appetite for practical conversations about raising young people in an increasingly complex world.

Collusion in family violence practice is rarely deliberate — but it costs victim/survivors and tamariki the most most. Learn to recognise and resist it. (Opinion)

Call for storytellers and artists to join Ordinary Wonders. Memories will inspire artworks exhibited as part of Ordinary Wonders Project at the new Nelson Arts Hub in August 2026.

Listen: Hear the recorded panel discussion from Beyond Belief – Understanding Cult Dynamics, hosted by Hikitia! Te Tauihu, RISE’s ACC founded primary prevention mahi.

The appointment of Maud Molloy as RISE's first Chief Executive reflects the scale and complexity of the work RISE is now leading across the top of the south.

Join Hikitia! (RISE’s prevention mahi) for Beyond Belief, a one‑day event exploring cult and high‑control group dynamics, coercive control, and the hidden harms affecting children and whānau.

RISE has appointed Maud Molloy as its Chief Executive.

RISE saved my life when I was at one of my lowest ebbs. I can’t give any more props to RISE for how much they have helped me. That’s why I’m so eager to tell my story.

When Dee Cresswell got the job of RISE’s General Manager in 2010 – her priority was keeping the lights on. RISE was teetering on closing. But through team-work, great staff, building team culture and delivering on its contracts RISE now has 27 staff across Nelson, Motueka, Marlborough, Kaikōura and the West Coast.

Hikitia! invites storytellers and artists to join the next phase of Ordinary Wonders in 2026. Amateur and established artists, will be paired with “ordinary wonders” stories written by community members. Artworks will be exhibited at Refinery ArtSpace and gifted back to storytellers.

Jared* started sharing he was “going through a bit of s#$t”, and suddenly his mates also began opening up.

Hikitia! was honoured to pilot the Ordinary Wonders art initiative – with a creative twist – alongside Arts and Media students from NMIT, guided by their tutor Klaas Breukel.

RISE is offering new peer support programmes for those who have experienced sexual harm.

Nelson men are invited to a special free event mark featuring workshops, networking and talks on topics concerning men.

This year, the Nelson Arts Festival has partnered with Hikitia! - RISE’s family violence and sexual violence primary prevention team.  

Hikitia! presents #METOO DOWNUNDER, a powerful conversation between authors Ali Mau (No Words for This) and Sonia Orchard (Groomed), chaired by Dr Nikki Evans (Manager, Hikitia!), and YES YES YES, an award-winning theatre piece on consent and teenage relationships.

RISE’s General Manager Dee Cresswell is retiring after 16 years at RISE’s helm.

Evaluations from RISE participants in 2024 -2025 show after working with RISE, people feel and are safer, acquire practical self-regulation tools, strengthen relationships, and develop the insight needed to disrupt intergenerational violence.