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Kainga Aroha Community House

Community Health Service, Abuse and Violence Support

Today

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

Kainga Aroha Community House is a not for profit organisation providing advocacy and support to the Te Awamutu and surrounding communities.

Our team is made up of permanent staff, trained professionals and volunteers that are community focussed, whānau centred and passionate about supporting and maintaing whānau/ family wellbeing.

  • Childrens yearly holiday program
  • Oranga Tamariki  and MOJ approved Supervised Contact Centre

Staff

Kane Rangitonga - MANAGER

Michele Tamaki Rangitonga - Family Support/ Social Worker
Maria Clark -  Whānau Support Kaimahi / Social Worker  - Family Violence Intervention Support
Ange Holt - Whānau Resilience Kaimahi
Sandra Clarke - Family Violence Intervention Support
Sue Goodridge - Financial Mentor
Leanne Koorey - Financial Mentor
Janeane Wright - Counselling Support
Michelle Hislop - Office Admin/ Finance Manager

How do I access this service?

Contact us, Make an appointment

Hours

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct).
Christmas: Open 22 Dec. Closed 23 Dec — 4 Jan. Open 5 Jan — 9 Jan.

Languages Spoken

English

Services Provided

Abuse and violence support

Abuse / family violence intervention provides support to individuals and whānau who are impacted by abuse, violence or family harm.

  • Counselling
  • Support groups
  • Information and support
  • Victim support
  • Referral to specialist services
  • Family violence intervention
  • Care and protection

Abuse / family violence intervention provides support to individuals and whānau who are impacted by abuse, violence or family harm.

Counselling
Family / whānau support

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Budgeting
Advocacy

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.

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.

Food support

Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.

Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.

Social services crisis assessment

Community-based crisis assessment for people who need urgent social support e.g. food or accommodation.

Community-based crisis assessment for people who need urgent social support e.g. food or accommodation.

Social work

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

Region

Waikato

Website

Contact Details

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Contact Form

301 Bank Street
Te Awamutu
Waikato 3800

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Street Address

301 Bank Street
Te Awamutu
Waikato 3800

This page was last updated at 2:14PM on October 14, 2025. This information is reviewed and edited by Kainga Aroha Community House.