Complex Care Group
Complex Care Group Trust – Information Events
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin – November 2025
You are invited to attend a free event to learn about the Complex Care Group and how we can help your family members, communities, patients and clients to navigate the high and complex needs disability sector. Complex Care Group is a Disability Information Advisory Service contracted by Disability Support Services, Ministry of Social Development. We support those with very high and complex disability needs, and their families.
Please share this information with families you support, your colleagues and other disability sector organisations you work with – via newsletters, social media, websites, chat groups, etc. We know there are many families and organisations out there who would benefit from knowing about Complex Care Group and how we can help families and professionals.
Lisa Martin (Director) and Tony McLean (Board Member) will guide you through an information session covering:
- Who is Complex Care Group and what we do
- How we help disabled people, family/whanau and professionals – navigating a complex sector to find the right supports
- How the Disability Support System is currently structured and how it might look in future
- Information on
- possible disability supports you may be eligible for
- how the Needs Assessment process works
- who are the various providers in the disability sector
- differences in types of supports via ACC, Disability, Long Term Chronic Health Conditions
- possible Work and Income support
- what is Individualised Funding and how can I use it
- possible living options when it’s time to leave the family home
- Supported Decision Making and Welfare Guardianship/Property Administration under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act,
- Total Mobility Card
- The importance of long term Visioning for a disabled person and their family – creating a plan for disability supports, setting goals and steps to achieve them and much more!
- Any other burning questions you have.
We are running these Information Events in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin over November – details below:
As these events are catered it is important to register.
AUCKLAND
Date
Tuesday 18th November
Times
8.30 – 10am for Professionals or disability sector representatives (Tea and coffee on arrival)
OR
10.30am till 3pm – for disabled people, families, whanau and aiga (Tea and coffee on arrival and a lunch will be provided)
Venue
Kiwi Room, Jet Park Hotel, 63 Westney Road, Mangere, Auckland 2022
The hotel has ample off street parking.
RSVP
By Monday 10th November
To register please click here
WELLINGTON
Date
Wednesday 19th November
Times
8.30 – 10am for Professionals or disability sector representatives (Tea and coffee on arrival)
OR
10.30am till 3pm – for disabled people, families, whanau and aiga (Tea and coffee on arrival and a lunch will be provided)
Venue
Brentwood Hotel, 16 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington
The hotel has ample off street parking.
RSVP
By Monday 10th November
To register please click here
CHRISTCHURCH
Date
Wednesday 26th November
Times
8.30 – 10am for Professionals or disability sector representatives (Tea and coffee on arrival)
OR
10.30am till 3pm – for disabled people, families, whanau and aiga (Tea and coffee on arrival and a lunch will be provided)
Venue
Hotel Elms, 456 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch
The hotel has ample off street parking.
RSVP
By Monday 17th November
To register please click here
DUNEDIN
Date
Tuesday 25th November
Times
8.30 – 10am for Professionals or disability sector representatives (Tea and coffee on arrival)
OR
10.30am till 3pm – for disabled people, families, whanau and aiga (Tea and coffee on arrival and a lunch will be provided)
Venue
Dunedin Leisure Lodge, 30 Duke Street, Dunedin
The hotel has ample off street parking.
RSVP
By Monday 17th November
To register please click here
Please contact Lisa with any questions on 027 266 7690, 0800 852 693 or email complexcaregroup@xtra.co.nz As these events are catered it is important to register.
We look forward to welcoming you at these events in November.