New Zealand’s largest provider of disability equipment and modifications
We manage over $270 million of revenue and government funds and have a team of over 190 staff. Our organisation has been serving the disability community since 1974.
In 2021, we provided disability equipment and services to 102,000 New Zealanders. These services included:
202,000 items of equipment
21,934 subsidies for children’s spectacles
31,995 hearing aid payments
4,397 housing modifications
107 wheelchair and seating outreach clinic consultations
79 vehicle modifications
These services help people remain with their families and connect with their communities.
Long-established relationships in health and disability sector
Our well-established relationships with the health, disability and rehabilitation sector include:
New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres
New Zealand Needs Assessment Service Coordination Association (NZNASCA)
Life Unlimited.
We're also an associate partner of the European Assistive Technology Information Network (EASTIN).
In this section
Equipment for disabled and injured people
We are New Zealand’s largest provider of disability and rehabilitation equipment, issuing equipment on behalf of ACC and Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People.
Firstport
National website for information, advice, support or equipment relating to disability in New Zealand.
Needs assessment and service coordination
Disabled people and whānau can get in contact with Mana Whaikaha by phone, email, web and Connector hubs throughout MidCentral.
Housing & vehicle modifications
We provide housing and vehicle modification services on behalf of ACC and Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People.
Subsidy & funding services
We manage subsidies and claims for hearing aids and children's spectacles on behalf on Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People
EASIE Living store & Demonstration Centre
Our one-stop-shop for disabled people, older people and those caring for them to access information and products that enable independent living.