# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Communication for Connection
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: What if the most powerful skills you could learn aren't about changing other people—but changing how you connect with them and yourself?

Join Gary Robinson for two practical Recovery College workshops designed to strengthen your communication, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

🧠 Emotional Intelligence (Oct 7th)
Real-life emotional intelligence isn't about suppressing what you feel, but learning to navigate the space between a trigger and your response. Discover how understanding your body's stress signals and using the power of a pause can help you respond with greater confidence, build authentic relationships, and navigate life's challenges with calm and clarity.

💬 Communication Skills for Connection and Recovery (Oct 8th)
Explore how genuine connection is built through authentic listening, mutuality, and purposeful sharing of lived experience. Learn how to communicate in ways that inspire hope, build trust, and empower others while strengthening your own relationships.

Facilitated by Gary Robinson
Gary Robinson is the former National Director of Recovery Innovations New Zealand. During his time there, he also facilitated the Peer Employment Training, WRAP, and Advanced Peer Support programmes, and has many years of experience in recovery leadership, workforce development, and lived experience education.

📅 Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 October 2026
🕙 10:00am–1:00pm
📍 Papakura Library

✨ Attend one workshop or both—they complement each other while also working as standalone sessions.

Register here: https://forms.gle/YKhhuVfWZ5LMfYuL7
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/papakura/communication-for-connection/200030387159901
- **Event Categories**: workshops, job-fairs
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Papakura
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura)
- **lat**: -37.06372
- **long**: 174.94283
- **full address**: Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura), 209 Great South Rd, Papakura 2110, New Zealand, Papakura

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Communication for Connection being held?
  - **A:** Communication for Connection takes place on Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura), 209 Great South Rd, Papakura 2110, New Zealand, Papakura.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Communication for Connection?
  - **A:** Communication for Connection is organized by DRIVE Consumer Direction Counties Manukau.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Communication for Connection is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Papakura, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Communication for Connection sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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