• It initiated and runs Kaleidoscope, an early intervention vocational rehabilitation programme dedicated to getting people with spinal cord injuries into great jobs that they love. Kaleidoscope is now operating at both of New Zealand's Spinal Units and is also available to spinal cord injured people in other centres throughout New Zealand.
  
• It published the "Back on Track" handbook and CDROM for people with spinal injuries.
  
• It has Habitat projects for people with disabilities such as the Paradise Project at Glenorchy, the Burwood Spinal Unit gardens and the Robinia Tree Nursery at Burwood Hospital
  
• It links people through its Spinal Network and keeps them in touch with developments and news through its quarterly newsletter, Spinal Network News,
  
• It supports active rehabilitation research, funding graduate scholars and research students and through collaboration with health organisations
  
• It is a leading advocate for a National Spinal Cord Service
  
• It lead the construction and fit-out of the Allan Bean Centre for Research and Learning in Rehabilitation
  
• It initiated and runs the Useful People Programme, a volunteer network
  
• It initiated and runs the Allan Bean Centre Library, a resource for education, research and contact
  
• It runs its own Design Studio to produce publications and information for the Spinal Network

To achieve this, and continue to provide services and support for people with spinal cord injuries, the New Zealand Spinal Trust works in collaboration with a number of different agencies and organisations throughout the country. It is this collaboration, and the support of the community, donors and sponsors, that makes the Trust's work possible.