about
aurora financial wellbeing
Growing financial hope
Aurora is a not for profit social enterprise, providing tailored financial education for individuals, whānau, community groups, and workplaces.
We know that when people feel confident about money, it makes a real difference to their wellbeing, creating positive impacts on health, relationships, work and everyday life. We're committed to making this accessible for everyone.
Financial wellbeing isn't about how much money we have. It's about how we feel about it.
It's the confidence to make decisions that feel right for us - decisions that reflect our own values, our goals, and what matters most in our lives. It's feeling settled in the present and purposeful about the future.
Our approach
We design our workshops and programmes around what matters to the people in the room: their goals, their circumstances, and what they want to change.
We know that real change takes more than information. So we focus on building confidence and momentum, keeping things practical and grounded in real life. We make sure every experience feels welcoming, wherever people are currently at, and whatever their priorities are.
We're based in Nelson and work face-to-face across the top of the South Island, with online courses and resources available to anyone in New Zealand.
Our story
In 2024, Aurora was formed to provide new ways to financial wellbeing through education.
Aurora builds on more than 30 years of financial capability work through the Nelson Budget Service, which supported thousands of people with their personal finances. That experience provided deep insight into what people are looking for, and the practical steps that help build confidence and capability with money.
Now, Aurora focuses on financial education; creating and delivering workshops, programmes, and resources that support people to grow their financial capability, resilience and wellbeing. We work with a wide range of organisations and sectors, providing a service that is tailored to be meaningful, practical and engaging for participants.
If you’re interested in workshops, programmes, or supporting financial wellbeing in your workplace or community, we’d love to talk!