Workplace Mental Health Consultants
We provide solutions for building and maintaining resilient workplaces
What we do
At Kōwhai Wellbeing Group, we specialise in delivering comprehensive workplace wellbeing solutions across New Zealand. Our services are designed to help businesses, organisations, and educational institutions assess, train, protect, and support their teams through evidence-based approaches to psychosocial safety, mental health, and organisational culture. Whether you're looking for team culture audits, leadership training, EAP services, or psychosocial risk management, we offer tailored support to meet your unique needs. Explore our workplace wellbeing certification, digital learning platform, and expert consultancy to create a thriving, resilient workforce. Contact us today for a free consultation and discover the best wellbeing strategy for your workplace.
Who We Support
From small teams to large organisations, we meet your workplace wellbeing needs.
Small Businesses
Typically, teams of 1–50 people, often owner-led or close-knit. Wellbeing needs here focus on team culture, burnout prevention, emotional resilience, and supporting leaders who wear multiple hats.
Medium Sized Businesses
Usually 51–150 staff, with emerging leadership structures and growing teams. Needs often include team cohesion, stress management, and scalable wellbeing systems that support both frontline and management roles.
Large business or organisations
150+ staff, often with formal HR and Health & Safety teams. Wellbeing priorities include psychosocial safety, leadership support, and organisation-wide strategies that align with compliance and culture goals.
Eduction Sector
Includes early childhood centres, schools, and tertiary institutions. Needs centre around staff burnout, emotional demands of teaching, and creating safe, supportive environments for both educators and students.
Kōwhai Certified Wellbeing
Let your team - and the world - know it matters.
Working with Kōwhai means more than just supporting your team it means demonstrating your commitment to workplace wellbeing. Our three-tier certification helps you showcase where your organisation sits on its wellbeing journey:
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Wellbeing Aware – You’re responsive to wellbeing needs and starting the journey.
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Wellbeing Active – Wellbeing is actively supported and resourced.
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Wellbeing Assured – Wellbeing is embedded, evaluated, and sustained.
Display your progress with confidence and show your team and the public that wellbeing matters.
Why it matters
Your contribution makes a huge difference
1 in 5
7.3m
$4.9b
57%
One in five workers report frequent stress at work, and 64% of organisations say stress levels are rising.
Source: Mental Health Foundation
7.3 million working days were lost in 2020 due to absence, costing NZ businesses $1.85 billion.
Source: Mental Health Foundation
$4.9 billion: The annual cost of workplace harm in New Zealand, Catching up to Australia’s safety standards could save NZ $1.4 billion per year.
Source: Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum
57% of NZ workers are at high risk of burnout, more than double the rate from late 2023. Burnt-out employees are 16.5× more likely to consider quitting and 28.5× more likely to disengage at work.
Source: Massey Business School
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