WAVE (Workplaces Against Violence in Employment) started as a project under the Challenge Violence Trust in 2002 with a focus of helping organisations address workplace violence (physical and psychological), especially one form commonly known as workplace bullying.

 In 2003, WAVE  became an independent commercial entity and has operated in New Zealand for over 20 years working with a wide range of government and non-government organisations over that time. WAVE has provided workplace support and programmes for small, medium and large organisations such as Air New Zealand, Fonterra and Carter Holt Harvey, and for national and local government organisations. This work has included:

·      bullying and harassment prevention programmes

·      contact person programmes

·      manager training and coaching

·      consultancy

·      programme and policy development

·      mediation and facilitation

·      formal complaint investigations and informal resolution programmes.

Hadyn Olsen

Hadyn has been the director and principal facilitator and consultant of WAVE. Prior to his work with WAVE, he was an accredited provider of violence prevention programmes and a sexual harassment contact person at the Tasman pulp and Paper company in Kawerau, New Zealand. His interest in the phenomena of workplace bullying began in 1995, after reading research from Scandinavia. Of special interest was the similarity between the dynamics and components of domestic violence and workplace bullying.

 Hadyn has now retired from active work, but continues to offer advice and provide resources (books, guides and online training) for organisations.