Craig Unsworth is channelling a little of Sir John Kirwan. The latter, a legendary All Black and mental health...
Success Stories
Workbridge is the largest New Zealand-owned employment service for people with a disability or health condition.
Jobseeker: Dillon Maydon. EC: Leisa Pierson
Two hundred words probably won’t do justice to Dillon Maydon. If you are wary of inspiration porn, you might want to...
EC success story: Angela Lewes
Sometimes an irresistible force can meet an immovable object. Flemming lives with Dysphasia and Autism. He has issues...
Employer success: Angela Brooking, OCS
When Angela Brooking urges employers to give disabled people and others a go, she says it from experience. Plenty of...
Jobseeker: Kurt Peterson. EC: Naomi Winslade
Kurt loves Pokemon. And he’ll walk a great distance to track them down on his Pokemon GO app. But the...
Employer success story: Sara Williams at the TEC
Daniel Lewis is something of a first at the Tertiary Education Commission. But if Sara Williams has her way, he...
Jobseeker success: Daniel Lewis. EC: Oliver Whelan
If you are going to help disabled people and others with physical and mental health conditions into work, you’ve got...
Employer success story: Daniel Lincoln
Daniel Lincoln has discovered that a small step in someone else’s shoes can lead to great strides. For your business...
Saying yes to disability confidence
Kate Balfour, of Balfour Cleaning, with Workbridge jobseeker Roydon Kells, who she has hired in her business....
EC going the extra mile: Nichola Lobban
Working with a jobseeker can become a journey. For Nichola Lobban in Taranaki, one particular journey was measured in...
Employer success story: Brett Nicholson of Le Courier.
For Brett Nicholson, of Palmerston North-based removal and storage company Le Courier, it’s about family. His parents...
Jobseeker success story: Garry Spooner.
Severe anxiety and arthritis are what brought Garry Spooner to Workbridge. A plan to match his skills to the right...