Community Health and Social Services
Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
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Happiness House
Assisting those in need by encouraging healthy and empowering life choices
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (03) 442 6531
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Kōkiri Marae Māori Women's Refuge
Kōkiri Marae Māori Women's Refuge provides support, education and information to wahine and tamariki affected by whānau violence and abuse.
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (04) 566 5025
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) - Glen Innes
If you're not sure what to do about something, please come and see us.
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. (09) 528 3682
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Southland Asthma Society
Southland Asthma Society (Inc.) is a non-government, non-profit organisation which aims to help people with asthma and respiratory conditions
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (03) 214 2356
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Shine
Shine is a leading New Zealand provider of specialist domestic violence help and support services.
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. 0508 744 633
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ŌCASA - Ōtepoti Communities Against Sexual Abuse
Call our support line for information, support, advocacy and counselling following recent or historic sexual harm.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Support line: (03) 474 1592
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Te Whangai Trust
Te Whangai Trust is a Charitable Trust CC24389 providing work, life skills training and multi-agency advocacy for whanau to develop pathways to transition into education
7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
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Waiariki Women's Refuge
Liberating women, children, families and whānau from family violence
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (07) 349 0852
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Wairarapa Age Concern
Age Concern New Zealand is a charity dedicated to people over 65, their friends, and whānau.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (06) 377 0066 or 0800 652 105
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Monte Cecilia Housing Trust
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust offers a range of housing services that supports low income families to find affordable and appropriate housing as well as preparing
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Tumanava Trust
Cook Islands and Pacific organisation that provides quality and leading social services to support Cook Islands and Pacific tamariki and kōpū tangata
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 930 7402
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Hospice Tairawhiti
Hospice Tairawhiti provides community based hospice care for the people of Tairawhiti, from Morere to Potaka.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 869 0552
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Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki - Hauraki Women's Refuge
Transforming and Healing Whānau in Hauraki
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. 0800 868 3132
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Pinnacle - Taranaki Extended Care Team
The extended care team work closely with General Practice to support their patients in the community.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 759 4364
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Pacific Island Advisory & Charitable Trust (PIACT)
Support the health, educational, social and cultural needs of persons of Pacific descent now resident in Southland
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (03) 214 6089
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Whaioranga Trust
Whaioranga Trust delivers multiple services utilising Kaupapa Māori values and practices as guidelines to support whanau.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (07) 544 9981
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Kia Haumaru - Personal Safety Education
A network of trained and accredited Personal Safety Educators providing women, girls and persons of marginalised genders with the skills and strategies to keep safe.
(04) 213 9710
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Tu Tama Wahine o Taranaki
Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki (TTW) is a Kaupapa Māori Common Good organisation providing Whānau Ora services to whānau across the rohe of Taranaki.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 758 5795
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Awhina House
Awhina House provides transitional housing support for homeless women in Tauranga.
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (07) 777 0944
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Te Uri o Hau Tangata Development
Te Uri o Hau Tangata Development aims to develop emotional, social, cultural, economic self-reliance for the hapū
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 0800 438 894
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) - Panmure
The CAB service is about helping people with information and advice and pointing them in the right direction: NOT SURE? ASK US!
9:00 AM to 12:45 PM. (09) 573 5707
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ParaFed Otago
Our aim is to provide sporting opportunities for all those with a physical disability.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Tauranga Women's Refuge & Support Services
We provide specialist domestic violence services and support to women their children, family and whanau affected by Domestic violence
(07) 541 1910
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Ngati Maniapoto Marae Pact Trust
The Ngati Maniapoto Marae Pact Trust provides a range of services including Housing and Recovery Services, Day Activity and Living Skills and Community Support Services.
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Piritahi Hau Ora Trust
Piritahi Hau Ora provides a range of Primary Health Care, Alcohol and Drug Services, Whanau Therapy, Social Work and Awhi Ora support.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (09) 372 0022
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Health Consumer Service Trust
FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service for consumers who are concerned about the health care they have received or feel they may need to make a complaint
0800 801 482
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The House of Gabriel - Family Refuge
Eliminating family harm by breaking the cycle from the roots.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (09) 835 2990
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Counselling Services Centre
Crisis response and counselling for survivors of sexual harm and counselling for those affected by family harm or other trauma
8:00 AM to 7:30 PM. (09) 277 9324
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Catholic Social Services Te Kupenga o te Atawhaitanga
Catholic Social Services exists to respond to families and couples in need of counselling, social work and parenting assistance regardless of their spiritual belief.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Arthritis New Zealand
Arthritis New Zealand aims to improve the life of every person affected by arthritis.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. 0800 663 463
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Pacific Islanders' Community Trust, Gisborne
PICT work in the areas of Whānau Ora, social services and Pasifika-framed educational, social and health services
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (06) 868 5620
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Brain Injury Association Otago
Providing support, advocacy, information and education in order to promote quality life for people affected by brain injury
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (03) 471 6156
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ASK - A Safe Kapiti
ASK recognises the importance of "early intervention" as a means to prevent children and young people drifting into crime at an older age.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 0800 502 066
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Glen Innes Family Centre
We offer a variety of services and programmes designed to provide immediate support to individuals and families in the Glen Innes and surrounding areas
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (09) 570 6250
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AKAL Foundation
The AKAL foundation was founded to advance social justice, and all our work flows from this fundamental commitment.
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 278 6062
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Hinengakau Maatua Whangai Social Services
Hinengakau Maatua Whangai aims to maintain, strengthen and re-establish the spiritual, physical, and mental wellbeing of the families, whānau, hapu and iwi.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (07) 895 6013
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Tongan/Tamaki Langafonua Community Centre
The Tongan/Tamaki Langafonua Community Centre is committed and supported to identifying and meeting the needs of the Tamaki community, especially those of Pacific descent.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 528 8280
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Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society is a charitable organisation that provides support to those living with MS and other neurological conditions and their families
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. (03) 455 5894
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Family Works South Canterbury
Family Works provides a range of services that help people work through challenging issues and become stronger.
(03) 688 5029
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Cancer Society Otago and Southland
Working to improve community well-being by reducing the incidence and impact of cancer - any cancer, any question.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. 03 477 7447