Restore is a holistic programme that helps people deal with the causes of addiction, become holistically healthy and can often lead to a graduate gaining voluntary work or employment. It is ideal for people who want help to overcome things like addiction, past hurts, broken relationships, cycles of crime, unemployment, and purposelessness. 

Each person that joins our programmes comes with a unique set of challenges. A big part of our programme involves getting alongside people and helping them with their unique challenges and building into them as people.


Restore is an intensive programme. While we never make excuses for people, we appreciate that it is difficult for people to leave their old life of drugs and crime. We would expect applicants should have demonstrated some steps towards personal change before coming on the Restore full-time course.

Our addiction module is facilitated by Paul Atkinson, a qualified counsellor with considerable experience in this area. Paul also does one on one counselling with each student. 


There are two Restore pathways. The traditional pathway is our full-time option which runs Monday to Friday from 7am to 12pm. Our students adhere to a strict but supportive curriculum that focuses on their physical, spiritual, psychological, and social well-being. Students are picked up for karakia at 7am followed by breakfast, then participate in a programme of daily physical fitness and daily modules throughout the week covering spiritual life, addictions, relationship skills, budgeting, nutrition, employment skills and community outreach.

The new pathway offered in 2019 is a part-time option. This would suit people who want change and can commit to a minimum of 2 hours per week to personal change. Students enrol into modules of their choice between Monday and Thursday only. People can choose as much or as little as they can manage. The physical fitness aspect of the full-time programme is not included in the part-time option.