Hauora Wellbeing

Flourish

CSO Music Therapy Collaborations

Okioki: Music for Respite in Healthcare Settings

Flourish

Retaining active involvement with music is proven to have very real and immediate benefits for brain health. Flourish is a multi-week programme where participants join our musicians for music appreciation and interactive fun. Some sessions can be accessed independently or through Dementia Canterbury – our valued partner.


2026 public session dates coming soon.

CSO Music Therapy Collaborations

In partnership with the team at Southern Music Therapy, we’re making a difference for people in our community who need a hand rehabilitating from Stroke, are living with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, or have neurological impairment. We're running creative sessions for neurodiverse high school students, using music as a tool to build social confidence.


Would you like to know more about this project? Get in touch with selena.prior@cso.co.nz

Okioki: Music for Respite in Healthcare Settings

Performances at Burwood Hospital bring comfort and connection for patients and their families.

City Mission Project

Jolt Move

City Mission Project

Combining performance, learning, active participation and personal interaction, CSO musicians offer engagement that can improve personal wellbeing and hope to members of our community who are living with challenges.


To find out more, contact selena.prior@cso.co.nz

Jolt Move

CSO works with Jolt Dance’s teacher training programme for people with intellectual disabilities.

If there is something you'd like to be part of but the cost is prohibitive, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we can chat.

For more information or any queries regarding our Ki te Hapori In the Community programmes, please contact:

Selena Prior

Head of Community Engagement

03 943 7797

selena.prior@cso.co.nz


If you are interested in supporting our Ki te Hapori In the Community programmes, please contact:

Hannah Wilson

General Manager, Commercial & Development

+64 21 440 067

hannah.wilson@cso.co.nz