HEART Learning Spaces Calendar 2026

One of the HEART Project Fund allocations was awarded to a joint application by the Kaitiaki to create the HEART Learning Spaces Calendar. We have organised a FREE community training for each month of 2026. They are as follows,

More details on upcoming trainings and providers…

Check out blog posts on trainings which have already taken place, and see more info about the upcoming trainings below…

MARCH

Lifekeepers Suicide Prevention Training (by Le Va) hosted at Tāmaki Community Development Trust

APRIL

Family Violence Prevention (by Emma - SHINE) hosted at Tāmaki Community Development Trust

MAY

Supporting Young People with Sexual Wellbeing (by Holly - Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa) hosted at Ruapōtaka Marae

JUNE

Te Tiriti o Waitangi (by Tangata Tiriti – Treaty People) hosted at Tāmaki Community Development Trust

JULY

MAAMA Training (by Penni / Jazriel - The Village Collective) hosted at Reserve Tāmaki, in collaboration with Tāmaki Youth Council

AUGUST

Faith & Family Violence (by Cilla Bilby - Te Whatu Ora) hosted at St Mary's Church

Priscilla Bilby is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Family Violence Intervention Team at Te Toka Tumai / Auckland & Starship Hospital. She is also a former Senior Co-Pastor of a local community church in Glen Innes. Through both her clinical work and ministry experience, Priscilla has developed a growing interest in how family violence intersects with faith and church communities. She has undertaken additional study and attended conferences exploring this topic.

Drawing on this knowledge, Priscilla developed a Family Violence policy for her local church community to support safer responses within faith settings. For the past five years, she has also contributed to Shine’s Level 3 Advocate Training, presenting a session titled “The Holy Hush: Breaking the Silence on Faith and Family Violence.”

This session explores the definition of spiritual abuse, the ways it can be enacted, and the intersection between faith and family violence. It also examines how beliefs about marriage can contribute to levels of entrapment for victims within faith spaces.

This presentation may be of interest to those in church or ministry leadership, members of faith communities, and professionals supporting victims and survivors of violence who hold a faith perspective.

Register here on this google form and let us know if you have any questions.

SEPTEMBER

Hymens and Virginity (by Kathy Lowe - Te Whatu Ora) hosted at St Mary's Church

Join us for an eye-opening and empowering kōrero with Kathy Lowe — a mother, nurse, and passionate educator who has spent years talking to a large number of different groups and genders around hymens and virginity.

Much of what we’ve been taught about hymens has been based on misinformation — and these myths continue to shape harmful ideas about virginity, sexuality, and even self-worth. Kathy’s grassroots, easy-to-understand session will challenge what you think you know, bring laughter to a tough topic, and leave you with knowledge that can change lives.

This kaupapa is especially powerful for those working with or supporting wāhine who have experienced sexual abuse or domestic violence, helping to shift damaging beliefs and restore mana. Sensitive images of genital anatomy will be shared (with notice and choice), ensuring a safe, respectful learning space. 

What is a hymen? Do I still have one? If you break your hymen does it mean you are no longer a virgin? These are all questions we will be exploring during this kaupapa. 

Come along, be informed, and rethink what you thought you knew — because every wahine deserves truth, empowerment, and dignity.

Please note this kaupapa is for 16 years old and older wāhine. 

OCTOBER

No Whakamā, Just Facts (by Auckland Sexual Health Services) hosted at Reserve Tāmaki

NOVEMBER

Raising Safe Futures (by Rape Prevention Education) hosted at Panmure Library

Please email kiaora@heartmovement.org.nz and let us know if you have any questions.