Hohepa Homes formed its first residential community for people with intellectual disabilities in 1957 in Poraiti and the first home school was added the following year. Further development was later completed at Clive in Hawke's Bay and today Hohepa provides schooling, residential and vocational services for over 200 intellectually disabled people in the three locations of Hawke's Bay, Christchurch and Auckland

In January 2002 Hohepa Auckland formed a new organisation in partnership with the Kotuku Trust to provide greater opportunity and choice for people with an intellectual disability. This new organisation called F.E.A.T. (further Education and Training Centre) now provides day activities, training, educational and vocational support for 28 people in premises situated at Henderson, West Auckland

Hohepa in New Zealand is part of an international movement for Curative Education for children and Social Therapy for adults. The first curative home, "Lauenstein", was established at Jena in Germany in 1924 following a question that was put to Rudolf Steiner by a group of young people working within established institutions for the disabled in Europe at the time. They saw in Rudolf Steiner's picture of the physical, soul, and spiritual nature of the human being, the possibility of increasing their understanding for the benefit of the disabled they were working with. 

Today there are over 320 homes, schools and workshop centres caring for the disabled and three of those are in New Zealand.

For further information go to Hohepa Homes or contact one of the following:

Hohepa Hawke's Bay, P. O. Box 3 Clive, Hawke's Bay. Ph:  06 870 0426, hawk@hawk.hohepa.org.nz

Hohepa Home School, P.O. Box 7385, Taradale, Napier 4141. Ph: 06 844 2740, child@hawk.hohepa.org.nz

Hohepa Auckland, 50 Atkinson Road, Titirangi, Auckland. Ph: 09 817-3761, manager@auck.hohepa.org.nz

F.E.A.T, 6B Paramount Drive, Henderson. Ph: 09 838-4362, silke@feat.co.nz

Hohepa Homes and Village, 23 Barrington Street, Christchurch 8024. Ph: 03 337 0024, cantycanty@hohepa.org.nz