DMI
Integrated specialist neuro-habilitation, adaptive equipment, and real-time sensory feedback work together to create meaningful, repeatable movement experiences.
Next-Generation Neuro-Habilitation Powered by the FlowMotion™ System.
Unlocking neuroplastic potential through purposeful movement—empowering Tamariki to build confidence, coordination, and lifelong independence.
Kia Kaha approach
Kia Kaha brings purposeful movement, rhythm, and everyday problem-solving together so tamariki can practise skills that matter at home, school, and in their communities.
DMITASESDynamic Suspension / Spider CageWhole-Body Vibration & Conductive Education
FlowMotion™: a responsive framework for purposeful movement.
Integrated specialist neuro-habilitation, adaptive equipment, and real-time sensory feedback work together to create meaningful, repeatable movement experiences.
TASES
Integrated specialist neuro-habilitation, adaptive equipment, and real-time sensory feedback work together to create meaningful, repeatable movement experiences.
Dynamic Suspension / Spider Cage
Integrated specialist neuro-habilitation, adaptive equipment, and real-time sensory feedback work together to create meaningful, repeatable movement experiences.
Whole-Body Vibration & Conductive Education
Integrated specialist neuro-habilitation, adaptive equipment, and real-time sensory feedback work together to create meaningful, repeatable movement experiences.
Kia Kaha sessions
Small-Group Neuro-Sensory Sessions & Whānau Coaching.
Focused group learning gives tamariki room to practise alongside peers while whānau and facilitators gain practical tools they can use every day.
Targeted Small Groups
Small, intentional groups create space for individual goals, shared rhythm, and encouraging peer motivation.
Whānau & Facilitator Coaching
We translate what happens in session into clear, confidence-building strategies for daily routines.
Conductive Education Task Sequences
Structured, adaptable task sequences help children build skills through repetition, participation, and success.
The Kia Kaha Difference
The Kia Kaha Difference.
A professional, transparent model that brings advanced neuro-habilitation within reach for more tamariki and whānau across Aotearoa.
Advanced Therapies, Community Access
Modern neuro-motor modalities including DMI, TASES, and Spider Cage suspension brought out of private clinics and onto an accessible, non-profit floor.
Zero-Barrier, Immediate Action
No GP referrals or formal diagnoses required. Tamariki get immediate physical support while sitting on public health waitlists.
Purpose Over Profit
100% charitable trust model. Every dollar raised or received goes directly toward subsidising session costs for whānau.
Building Local Workforce Capacity
Partnered with the University of Canterbury to train Clinical Exercise Physiology students, building long-term allied health capacity for Aotearoa.
Purpose & impact
Closing the Gap in Paediatric Neuro-Development.
Critical developmental windows do not wait. Kia Kaha combines high-frequency practice, biomechanical tools, and telemetry-guided habilitation at our 13 Tyne Street hub—while working to remove financial barriers for families.
NZBN: 9429053077759 | Registered Charitable Trust | Charity's Registration number: CC65109
Community voices
What movement can make possible.
We cannot recommend Dora enough. We’ve been bringing our daughter Remi to see Dora over the last few months for low muscle tone and hypermobile ankles. When we first started, Remi was getting around by creeping on her forearms, struggled to bear weight through her hands and feet, and found holding positions like all-fours really challenging. The progress we’ve witnessed has been nothing short of incredible. Remi went from being uncertain how to move her body and lacking the confidence to hold her own weight, to actively challenging herself and wanting to explore new movements. Dora’s therapy approach is thoughtful, play-based, and perfectly calibrated to where Remi is at each session. I would highly recommend booking into see her, I wish we had started earlier!
Kia Kaha provides far more than therapy — they offer early intervention, direction, and genuine hope. Incorporating objective AI progress tracking gives valuable, data-driven insight into subtle developmental gains.
At present, there are no neuro habilitation services within the South Island that offer the unique skill set that Dora possesses... reducing the need for travel and enabling families to retain financial resources within New Zealand.
Access & support
Support that reaches further.
Waitlisted families
Movement support while public pathways take time.
School-age children
Practical, age-appropriate opportunities to keep building skills.
Subsidised pathways
Funding support designed to keep care within reach.
Fund a movement block.
Fund a movement block.
$150
Whānau Assessment Fund
Helps open the door to a first assessment and clear next steps.
Fund Impact$1,800
3-Week Intensive Block
Supports focused, high-frequency movement learning.
Fund Impact$5,000+
Bio-Telemetry Innovation
Invests in future-facing tools and equitable access.
Fund ImpactContact / Christchurch
Ready to connect with the FlowMotion™ Hub?
13 Tyne Street, Addington, Christchurch | 021 142 6755