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Enable New Zealand is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading supplier of disability equipment, information and modification services. They’ve been working in partnership with health boards, governments, healthcare providers and contractors for more than fifty years.

Enable New Zealand provides equipment and housing modifications support on behalf of ACC to everyone eligible in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 

Through the Government’s Disability Support Services (DSS), we also provide these services and vehicle modifications, to people with a long-term disability living south of the Bombay Hills.  

These services include:

  • Equipment and Modification Services
  • Vehicle and Housing Modification Services
  • Children's Spectacle Subsidy
  • Hearing Aid Subsidy & Funding Scheme
  • Disability Information and Advisory Services
  • Needs Assessment & Service Coordination
  • Wheelchair and Seating Outreach Services
  • Short Term Loan Equipment Provision
  • Palliative Care 

Staff

Every year our team of 195 are busy supporting or directly managing over a hundred thousand requests for services each year.

We work alongside three national funding organisations, 5220 assessors, 572 suppliers and subcontractors; and thousands of members of our disability community.

The Enable New Zealand Board of Directors is made up of Adri Isbister, Peter Stevens, Jade Farrar, Roger Jarrold and Board Chair Kathryn Cook.

Through their Governance role, they set our strategic direction and priorities, set board policies and management performance expectations, and identify and manage risk. They monitor and evaluate Enable’s achievements to keep our executive team accountable to the organisation and Health New Zealand.

Ages

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Call or email us

  • Phone 0800 362253
  • Email 
  • Use New Zealand Relay Service

Our contact centre operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. enable.co.nz/contact-us 

Referral

Fees and Charges Description

Please contact us to check your funding eligibility.

Hours

Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun), Labour Day (27 Oct).
Christmas: Open 23 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec. Closed 28 Dec — 29 Dec. Open 30 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan. Closed 4 Jan — 5 Jan. Open 6 Jan — 10 Jan.

Languages Spoken

English

Services Provided

Home support

Home support services provide support with household tasks and personal care to help you live independently at home.
  • Home equipment
  • Needs assessment

Home support services provide support with household tasks and personal care to help you live independently at home.

Disability support services

Aids and equipment, Disability information and advisory services, Needs assessment and service coordination (NASC), Hearing and vision services
  • Aids and equipment
  • Disability information and advisory services
  • Needs assessment and service coordination (NASC)
  • Hearing and vision services

Region

Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Central Auckland, Central Lakes, East Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Hutt, Lakes, MidCentral, Nelson Marlborough, North Auckland, Northland, Dunedin - South Otago, South Auckland, South Canterbury, Southland, Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Waikato, Wairarapa, Waitaki, Wellington, West Auckland, West Coast, Whanganui

Website

enable.co.nz

Contact Details

This page was last updated at 12:10PM on December 16, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Enable New Zealand.