Hello, my name is Phyllis Edwards, and I’m an early childhood teacher who happens to have a stutter. It’s a job I’ve grown to love. I used to worry about reading stories at mat time, but with the support of the children, their families, and my colleagues, along with...
We’re still enjoying an incredible high after our fundraising achievements last week and the good news keeps coming! This morning, our wonderful speech-language therapist Chris, was LIVE on TVNZ Breakfast getting his tattoo! When we launched the campaign, Chris...
On Thursday 2nd October 2025, Janelle Irvine (Executive Director of START), Matt James (person who stutters) and Nikki Hart (STARTs Ambassador) featured on Seven Sharp. Matt, shared his personal experience of living with a stutter - reminding us all that a little...
Janelle and Dean were interviewed on Breakfast to discuss The Genetics of Stuttering Study.
When our founders set up START over 25 years ago they dreamed that one day anyone in Aotearoa New Zealand who stuttered would be able to get the help they needed. Little could we anticipate that the advent of COVID-19 would be the catalyst to achieving that.
In July 2020, Olivia Farrelly was dismissed from her job after disclosing her stutter to her employer during an informal performance meeting held at a cafe. Here’s the details.
Meet our new team members – John and Felix!
Therapy for people who stutter is still available during the COVID-19 lockdown, heres how it works.
Our START 25th celebration event on Wednesday 18 March has been postponed. Eric Allan, Board Chair, spoke of the Board’s sadness at having to make this difficult decision.