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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Allergy New Zealand
Allergies affect 30-40% of the population in New Zealand.
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (09) 623 3912 or 0800 34 0800
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Porirua Whānau Centre
Porirua Whānau Centre is seen as a 'hub' for the community, enhancing the health, social, education and economic wellbeing of our children and families.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (04) 237 7749
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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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Shama
Shama supports ethnic people who have experienced family violence and or sexual violence or other complex issues.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. 07 8433810
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Carers New Zealand
Carers NZ is a national not-for-profit organisation providing information, advice, learning and support for older people, families with health and disability needs, individuals managing their
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Battered Women's Trust
Battered Women’s Trust is a not for profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence free.
0800 733 843
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Tauawhi Men's Centre
Tauawhi Men’s Centre is a drop-in centre for men, offering social work, non-violence programmes, counselling and advocacy support.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (06) 868 8278
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) - Invercargill
Free and confidential advice, information, and advocacy for services in the Southland region
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (03) 218 6648
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Community Networks/LINK
Community Networks Wanaka is your local resource hub for social wellbeing services
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. (03) 443 7799
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Coromandel Independent Living Trust
Coromandel Independent Living Trust is a broad-based community services provider for the Upper Coromandel peninsula.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (07) 866 8358
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Taumarunui Police Family Harm Team
Ruapehu Community Support Trust/Whakakotahitanga is a total wrap-around service for families involved in domestic violence situations.
(07) 895 8119
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VisionWest Community Trust
Counselling support services for anyone that has been affected by sexual harm, physical violence; counselling for relationship issues, mental stresses and addictions.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 818 0700
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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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Central Connect Whare Manaaki
Central Connect Te Whare Manaaki offers whānau centered services including social work, advocacy and counselling, particularly for those impacted by family harm
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 858 9891
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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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Fetal Alcohol Advocacy Southland
We provide support, advocacy and education to parents or caregivers of a child with, or suspected to have, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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60PLUS Support & Counselling
Our focus is on 60PLUS Senior Citizens whom we believe are extremely under-resourced.
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
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Āwhina Whānau Services
Kāupapa Māori counselling and support for those who have experienced rape or sexual abuse.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (06) 878 4827
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Lalaga Pasifika
“Weaving our journey together” So’o le fau i le fau (Join the hibiscus fibre, to hibiscus fibre)
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. 0800 525 242 (0800 LALAGA)
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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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Otago Community Hospice
Otago Community Hospice supports people with terminal illness to live and die well
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. (03) 473 6005 or 0800 473 6005
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Ngati Kahu Social & Health Services
Ngati Kahu Social & Health Services aim to support well-being for our community by providing whanau with services to empower growth and stability.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 406 1441
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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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Ngāti Ranginui Iwi
Ngāti Ranginui Iwi work to deliver better health, social and educational outcomes for our whānau.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (07) 571 0934
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The Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa NZ
Our aim is to prevent meningitis by ensuring families have accurate information, early diagnosis and quick treatment
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Te Whare Tiaki Rongoma Tāne (Men’s Centre)
Te Whare Tiaki Rongoma Tāne (Men’s Centre) offers an immediate response and frontline service for men
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (04) 237 7028
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South Taranaki Whanau Centre
Offering information and guidance for our clients on their journey, including survivors of sexual harm or rape and Family Harm.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (06) 278 3260
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Otautahi Māori Women's Refuge t.a Te Whare Hauora
Te Whare Hauora is a by-Māori-for-Māori provider offering a safe place for wahine and tamariki affected by domestic violence.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. (03) 379 6910
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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
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Gore Counselling Centre
Providing general counselling, crisis sexual and family violence abuse counselling, and Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services to Gore and surrounding communities in Eastern Southland
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (03) 208 5366
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Williams Law
Experienced family and relationship property lawyers - legal representation in all areas of Family Law/Family Court.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 239 0101
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Connected Eastern Southland
Connected Eastern Southland is a one-stop-shop for your community needs, across the Eastern Southland region.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (03) 208 8480
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Te Korowai Roopu Tautoko
Providing social services to the Taupō and Tūrangi areas
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
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Tamaki Budgeting
Building our community resilience in a sustainable way, signposting the debt traps, unraveling the complications of past financial decisions and celebrating resourcefulness with clients
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (09) 570 9023
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Upper Hutt Women's Centre
Upper Hutt Women's Centre aims to provide, maintain and develop a women only centre which promotes and encourages development and empowerment for all women
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. (04) 527 0017
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Rotorua Pacific Islands Development Charitable Trust
Committed to the development of services that will enhance the total wellbeing of Pasifika people
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Otautau and Districts Community Charitable Trust
Provision of integrated family support services for older persons, parents, and children through a one-stop shop
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. (03) 225 8069
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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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Ōtepoti Dunedin Whānau Refuge
Ōtepoti Dunedin Whānau Refuge provides advocacy, counselling and information when women, children and whānau are experiencing domestic - family harm violence
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (03) 466 3220
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Auckland Womens Refuge
Auckland Women's Refuge, Te Whare Ahuru-Mowai Ki Tamaki is a non-profit organisation which helps women and children experiencing family violence.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 378 7635