Disc Trust Inc.

What Disc Trust Inc. does

Disc Trust Inc., now operating as Rodger Wright Harm Reduction Network following a 2026 rebrand, is a New Zealand registered charity (CC30213) founded in 1989 that provides peer-led harm reduction and community health services to people who inject and use drugs. The organization operates from sites in Wellington, Dunedin, and Nelson (Whakatū), and delivers services through drop-in centres, scheduled appointments, and 24/7 harm reduction equipment vending machines. It claims to be Aotearoa's leading harm reduction service.

The service portfolio comprises harm reduction equipment distribution, confidential drug checking, hepatitis C testing and treatment support, HIV/STI screening, a steroid clinic for users of image and performance enhancing substances (newly launched in 2026), and broader community health advice. Supporting functions include policy advocacy, research and reports publication, and the Mainline community newsletter. The technology base is non-digital at the point of care, with a Squarespace-hosted website serving as the primary information and donation channel.

The business model is a non-profit, charity-funded operating model. All services are delivered free of charge, with revenue derived from charitable donations and likely public health funding via Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and similar funders. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on peer trust, word-of-mouth within the drug-using community, and earned-media positioning (RNZ, Otago Daily Times, Science Media Centre). Pricing is structurally zero to the end user, and customer concentration is diffuse across an individual-user base rather than concentrated in any single enterprise account.

Name

Disc Trust Inc.

Legal name

Rodger Wright Harm Reduction Network

Website

https://disctrust.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rodger Wright Harm Reduction Network (formerly DISC Trust) is a New Zealand registered charity providing free, peer-led harm reduction, drug checking, and community health services to people who inject and use drugs across Wellington, Dunedin, and Nelson.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Harm Reduction Services

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Harm reduction services
• Drug checking services
• Needle exchange programs
• Hepatitis C testing
• HIV STI screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Funding: As a registered charity (CC30213), the organization is funded through charitable donations and likely government/public health funding to provide free harm reduction services to the community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Disc Trust Inc., operating as the Rodger Wright Harm Reduction Network, is a New Zealand registered charity (CC30213) that provides free, confidential, peer-led harm reduction and community health services for people who inject and use drugs. Its core offerings include free distribution of harm reduction equipment (including 24/7 vending machine access), drug checking to identify substances and reduce overdose risk, hepatitis C testing and treatment support, HIV and STI screening, and a specialised steroid clinic for people who use image and performance enhancing substances (IPEDS).

Product overview

Rodger Wright Harm Reduction Network (formerly DISC Trust) is Aotearoa's leading harm reduction service providing a comprehensive suite of health services for people who inject and use drugs. The organization operates as a peer-driven, non-profit offering direct service delivery rather than a software product. The portfolio centers on core harm reduction services including harm reduction equipment distribution (via clinics and 24/7 vending machines), drug checking, hepatitis C services, HIV/STI screening, and a specialized steroid clinic (IPEDS). Supporting these are advocacy, research and reports, and the Mainline newsletter. All services are free, confidential, non-judgmental and grounded in health and human rights approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harm Reduction Equipment Free distribution of clean needles and other harm reduction equipment to reduce health risks for people who inject drugs, available through drop-in centres and 24/7 vending machines at selected locations in New Zealand.
• Drug Checking Free and confidential chemical analysis service that identifies substances being sold in the community, helping people who use drugs understand what they are actually consuming and reduce overdose risks.
• Hepatitis C Services Health services focused on hepatitis C testing, treatment support, and care for people who use or inject drugs.
• HIV & STI Screening Free and confidential screening services for HIV and sexually transmitted infections offered as part of comprehensive health support for people who use or inject drugs.
• Steroid Clinic (IPEDS) Confidential, non-judgmental health services for people who use image and performance enhancing substances (IPEDS), including health monitoring, harm reduction advice, and safe usage practices.
• Community Health Services Broader community health support providing health advice, screening referrals, and care access for people who use or inject drugs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free, confidential, non-judgmental harm reduction services across Aotearoa for 37 years

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Harm Reduction Victoria: Victorian peer-based harm reduction organization for people who use drugs. Comparable as a regional peer organization using peer-led service delivery, drug-checking advocacy, and community trust-building — same operating model as RWHRN but based in Australia.
• Australian Drug Foundation (ADF): Australia's leading harm prevention organization providing drug education, information, and harm reduction services. Comparable peer operating in a closely related Trans-Tasman regulatory environment with similar service philosophy and target populations.
• AIVL (Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League): Australia's national peer-led organization for people who use drugs, advocating for harm reduction and providing peer support. Highly comparable in peer-driven philosophy, advocacy focus, and target population, though operating at national scale in Australia.
• Canadian Drug Policy Coalition: Canadian coalition working on drug policy reform and harm reduction. Comparable peer focused on drug-related policy advocacy and harm reduction promotion, operating at a national scale in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Drug Policy Alliance: US-based leading drug policy reform organization promoting harm reduction and decriminalization. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the drug policy and harm reduction space, with advocacy and policy work that overlaps RWHRN's advocacy function.
• National Harm Reduction Coalition: US-based national harm reduction organization providing training, advocacy, and capacity-building across the harm reduction sector. Comparable as a broader, more established peer in the same harm reduction space with overlapping target populations and advocacy priorities.

Direct peers

• Crew 2000: Scotland-based harm reduction charity providing drug-checking, equipment distribution, and peer-led services. Closely comparable direct peer in service mix (drug checking + equipment + harm reduction advice) and peer-driven, free, non-judgmental ethos.
• New Zealand Drug Foundation: New Zealand–based nonprofit focused on drug harm reduction, policy advocacy, and education. Directly comparable as a peer NZ harm reduction organization operating in the same regulatory and funding environment as RWHRN, with overlapping service populations and government funder relationships.
• Exchange Supplies: UK-based social enterprise supplying harm reduction equipment and distributing drug-checking resources. Comparable peer in the harm reduction equipment and drug-information supply chain, though more specialized in equipment supply rather than full service delivery.
• Needle Exchange Programme Trust (Health NZ Te Whatu Ora): Government-administered NZ needle exchange programme that has historically overlapped with DISC Trust's needle-exchange activities (including the axed Dunedin service). Direct peer in service model, target population, and harm reduction equipment distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DISCTrustTeWaipounamu
• Xx.com/nznep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disc-trust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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