List of Services

• family support, strengthening families social work, youth mentoring, and advocacy.
  
  
• We promote the welfare of children and adults who have been medically diagnosed with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Coeliac New Zealand Inc raises awareness, and provides support, information and resources to people with coeliac disease, their whānau and the wider community. We support research, education, and initiatives for those working in the health sector and are an agent for change.
• GROW runs a free service providing community support,  online, for mental health, self-development and friendship.  The service GROW provides is a 12 step programme; one of friendship and mutual help for anyone experiencing a mental, emotional, or any sort of complaint in their life. We provide easily accessible online therapy for those who need a helping hand.
• The Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust (START) is the only organisation in New Zealand that provides specialist treatment and support for people of all ages who stutter and their families. With many therapy options available, we have the advice and support that you need.
• Teens are not made for isolation - help them see the big picture
• A Girl Called Hope is passionate about strengthening the resilience, self-esteem and wellbeing of young women and their contribution to our communities. We do this by providing Wellbeing Toolkit courses (online), Wellbeing Skills Short Courses (In person) Wellbeing coaching, and counselling.
• Professional staff with specialist knowledge of Huntington’s Disease provide services to help individuals, families/Whānau and professionals to respond to the unique challenges of Huntington’s Disease. Support is available throughout Northland and is provided mainly by home visits and coordinating appropriate referrals. Our specialised staff can assist you by:
  Providing information about Huntington’s Disease when your family/Whānau has been newly diagnosed and continues to work alongside you as the condition progresses.
  Help you to understand symptomology and the information of Huntington’s Disease and apply it to your individual Whānau/family circumstances.
  Help you to understand the health system.
• The Te Rarawa breastfeeding programme assists mums with understanding the importance of exclusive breastfeeding; knowing how to deal with the challenges of breastfeeding; and most of all, supporting you in the early stages of motherhood.
  Breastmilk is the best food for your baby, and breastfeeding is perfect for you too.
  Learn the importance of breastfeeding, understand the relationship between breastfeeding and a child’s brain development, support a breastfeeding mother,
  enjoy the wonderful bond between mother & child.
  
  
• MDA provides the following: In Touch Magazine, Fieldwork Service, counselling Service, Bradley Jenkin Memorial Fund, Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award, Alert Cards, Retail Discounts, Resource Library, and Pneumonia Vaccine Funding.
  
  
• Information about support available for people affected by crime, particularly those who are going to court
• We are a specialist Kaupapa Māori service for Māori, between the ages of 18 to 65 years, who are experiencing symptoms suggestive of psychosis or schizophrenia. We are culturally and clinically responsive to the needs of Whaiora and their Whānau through the stages of their journey. If you or your Whānau are worried about your safety or their safety, our service can be contacted directly.
• Kaitaia Community House's kaupapa is to provide information, advocacy and a welcoming space, while the budgeting service educates people to better manage their finances.
• Emerge Aotearoa provides a wide range of recovery and rehabilitation services and our recovery approach focuses on the whole person – it's about having a real home, real relationships, independence, good health and financial security.  Emerge Aotearoa provides community-based mental health, addiction, disability support and social housing services nationwide.
  
  Māori, Pasifika, Mental health & Addiction
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• Ember Services blends professional expertise and lived experience to provide mental health, alcohol and other drug and intellectual disability support services
• SeniorNet provides a community learning network that supports and motivates people aged 50 years with digital skills training to confidently use technology in their everyday lives
• Provides support to the disabled to enable them to live independently in their own homes. Services provided include (but are not limited to): personal attendant care (which may include; dressing and undressing, personal grooming, bathing, personal hygiene, mobility and community interaction), household management (which may include; laundry, vacuuming, dusting, bed making, meal preparation and shopping), professional appointments (specialist and/or GP, blood tests and X-ray appointments.
  
  
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• This service supports Whānau to achieve positive and healthy lifestyle changes. We work with the entire Whānau to help achieve their life goals. We provide information and support to be: self managing, healthy, participating in the community, engaged in Te Ao Māori, knowledgeable and to have an improved standard of living.
  
  
• Coordination and support for people with mental health issues. Services we provide include: assessment and brief intervention service for people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, access to counselling and other support services, identifying and managing physical health issues for those with serious mental health issues.
  
  
• General Practice clinics are comprehensive and integrated with our full range of support services and are provided by teams of General Practitioners, Community Nurses and support staff.
• If you are in need of a food parcel please get in touch with Work and Income on 0800 559 009 They have a range of assistance options available, You can find more information on their website at www.workandincome.govt.nz
  
  If you are in need of assistance please contact one of the agencies we work with for a referral.
  
  Agencies for referrals:
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  Ngati Kahu Social & Health Services.
  35 Puckey Avenue, Kaitaia
  0800 428 452 or 09-406 1441
  
  
  Kaitaia Family Budgeting Services
  Kaitaia Community House, 12 Puckey Avenue, Kaitaia
  09-408 1021
  
  
  Te Rarawa Anga Mua
  16 Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia
  09-408 0141
  
  
  Work & Income Kaitaia
  28 North Park Drive, Kaitaia
  0800 559 009
  
  
  The Salvation Army
  100 Commerce Street, Kaitaia
  09-408 0795
  Open Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 12.30-3pm
  
  
  Women’s Refuge Kaitaia / Whare Timatatanga Hou Ora
  249 Commerce Street, Kaitaia
  09-408 2946
  
  
  
  
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• Hokianga health provides Well Child services - Tamariki Ora, Before school checks, child immunisation and school nursing.
• General Practice clinics are comprehensive and integrated with our full range of support services and are provided by teams of General Practitioners, Community Nurses and support staff.
• We work with families and communities to help them to be healthy and resilient; free from gambling harm
  
• Adult community mental health and addictions teams provide assessment and diagnosis, treatment, advice and referral to those affected by mental health and alcohol and other drug problems.  Our Service supports adults affected by mental health or addiction problems.
• If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis and you’re worried about your safety or their safety, we provide assessment and short-term treatment services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  
• Delivering road safety, fire safety and falls prevention programmes to whānau of all ages in Whangārei/Mid North.
  
  
• This service is the health Promotion, education and Training arm of NHHT
  
  
• Stand provides social workers, therapeutic care workers helping people to problem solve, plan daily routines.
• Mid North Budgeting Services Trust. You will need to be referred by a social agency / Work & Income and bring proof of address and photo I.D.
• This service provides assertive community outreach to clients identified as at high risk, primarily due to reluctance to engage in mental health treatment. The majority of clients were previously high users of adult mental health services. This is a regional service, based at Whangārei and in Kaikohe.
  Our Service primarily supports adults who are previous users of mental health services.
• A charitable organisation set up to work with rural communities when times get tough - ranging from biosecurity and employment issues to financial, animal welfare, extreme weather events and health and wellbeing challenges.
  
• Northpoint Services Trust is dedicated to enabling people with a diagnosed mental illness or disability to experience a better life. It empowers them to live and participate, to the best of their ability, in the community whilst experiencing a mental illness or a disability.
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• Help with grief and loss during Covid-19
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• Parenting helpline and counselling service for all parents, caregivers and whānau in Aotearoa.
• Comprehensive free stop smoking programmes for all members of the community. All of our programmes are delivered by qualified stop smoking practitioners and provide the highest quality service and support for people in their effort to stop smoking and enjoy a smoke free lifestyle.
  Services provided are: education, awareness and preparation to stop, free Nicotine replacement therapy consisting of patches, lozenges or gum, ongoing support via telephone, home visits, one to one consultation or group consultation, support and advice with Zyban and Champix.
  
  
• Kaiārahi (navigators) work alongside whānau to develop them plans and support them in achieving their goals. Kaiārahi continue to work alongside whānau until all goals have been achieved.
• Brave Hearts is a support service for people with loved ones with substance use and addiction issues. Our community has been directly affected by the agonising, daily trauma of having an addicted loved one. Brave Hearts facilitates group meetings, provides phone support and can refer those who need it to counselling or other professional service providers.
• Whangārei Youth Space is a friendly safe environment for young people to relax and enjoy time with their friends, take part in after-school and holiday programmes.
  
  Whangārei Youth Space [WYS] provides a fully integrated Youth Development and Youth health service with youth workers and clinical staff trained specifically to work with young people. All the services are free to members and having the health clinic as part of the youth drop in space makes it super easy to access health support.
  Whangārei+M285 Youth Space provides free Youth health and Youth Development services, programmes and activities for 12-24 yr olds in our city.
  
• Choose to end harmful gambling
• Ngāti Hine Mental health & Addictions (Te Hononga Hou) supports those living in the community who have mental health or alcohol and other drug issues. Kaupapa Māori service providing community based support for mental health and addictions, stop smoking service, including a residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility.  Te Hononga Hou Mental health and Addictions Service have two drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation facilities and also a large Community Mental health and alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team. Four of the Community Team work solely with at-risk youth.  A unique kaupapa Māori programme, “He Tohu Rangātira”, has also been developed for our work with youth in secondary schools (utilises a tupuna world-view and philosophy to build resilience, confidence, courage and commitment that will lead to positive changes and increased wellbeing).
• How to talk to kids about Covid-19 and cope
• The Family Centred Services programme is an innovative approach to supporting whānau who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing family violence. The Family Centred Services programme provides holistic guidance towards restoring the wellbeing of the family - hei whakaora i te mana o te whānau. Whānau needs are met through appropriate wrap-around support. Whānau learn strength and resilience to restore safety. Whānau experience positive behavioural transformation.
  
  The Family Centred Services programme provides specialised staff who are equipped and passionate about supporting whānau to restore their mauri. Using discreet and flexible methods, whānau experiencing violence can return their wellbeing to a calm and healthy dynamic.
  
  
• A free Whanau Ora service for families in Kaikohe branch.
  
  Whanau Ora is about building the capability and capacity of Pacific families by supporting them to achieve their aspirations in health, housing, education, training and economic development. Whanau Ora Navigator Falesiu Fotu supports families to achieve their goals.
• Youthline provides counselling, mentoring, advice hub, services for schools, assistance with employment, advice for parents, partnership with community organisations.  We specialise in youth between the ages of 12 and 24.
• NASC – Needs Assessment Service Coordination: Information and support options to assist you to meet goals, NASC is a free service provided by NorthAble for people living with a disability.
  If you meet the Ministry of health’s (MoH) eligibility criteria, NASC will meet with you to explore your support options and goals. We can then discuss the information and support options that may assist you to meet your goals. These may include: Managing household tasks, sself-care, supported assistance in the community, carer support subsidy providing time out for unpaid full time carers, rehabilitation support, residential support services, support to live in your own residence, and more.
  
  
• Confidential Drug testing, family Whānau Support, Group work, Youth Activity After school Programme, AOD/CEP assessment & Treatment.
  
  Started in 2000, Rubicon Youth is a youth substance abuse program where professionals work alongside youth to help them overcome their struggles with addiction.
  
  Accessible through high schools, GP’s, other health and educational professionals in Whangarei, Kaipara and Far North.
  
  We approach the drug and alcohol problems from a holistic health perspective in a supportive and encouraging environment.
  
  Rubicon Youth was formed as means of mentoring and counselling young people to help minimise harm reduction and to encourage them to see how education can unlock a positive future.
• Mid North Family Support offers free counselling services. Our team of experienced counsellors help clients identify issues, gain skills, build resilience, and create solutions to lead a more fulfilling life.
• To communicate by text please use 021 641 178. The Hauora service offers needs assessment and coordination, applications for assistive equipment, information and advice.
  
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• Free online course to support your wellbeing during COVID-19 and beyond
• On any normal day, we know that living and working rurally can be a challenge. Sometimes things can get a bit too much. If this might be you right now, or you are concerned for a family member or friend, call (0800 787254) for a free, confidential chat.
  
  RSTs cover all aspects of rural agribusiness; dry stock, dairy, cropping, horticulture, forestry, poultry, and rural contracting. We support all rural people - owners, managers, staff, and contractors.
  
  Our services are free and confidential.
• This team provides acute and community services for children and young people (up to 19 years) who have significant mental health, alcohol and other drug concerns. The service includes assessment, therapeutic intervention from key workers and psychologists and psychiatry.
  Our Service supports children and young people (up to 19 years)
  
• Far North REAP was established in 1980 to foster and facilitate Rural Education Opportunities for the Te Hiku region. We are primarily a community development organisation. Where there is a community need we will endeavour to resource it and find a solution. In all cases it will look to finding a solution locally and if it can’t be found then look nationally. Far North REAP is adaptive and responsive and has become a pivotal member of the Far North community. Far North REAP can provide assistance and training for community organisations in all aspects of governance and management training. This includes strategic planning and development of business plans, training for boards of directors, human resource management and best practice, policy and procedural development and review processes and financial management and planning. It can also provide administrative support services and all aspects of financial support. Far North REAP is one of 13 REAPs in New Zealand. Each REAP is a locally-based Incorporated Society or Trust. REAPs aim is to deliver education opportunities to rural communities in order to make a difference to the lives and long term plans of rural people. Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is core to how REAP approaches its work.
• Kidsline is uniquely about kids being there for other kids – we are the only near peer model that exists to include secondary school students.
  
  Kidsline is available 24/7 however when kids ring between 4pm – 9pm Monday – Friday they will speak to a Kidsline Buddy – a specially trained year 12 and 13 volunteers.
  
  At Kidsline we listen really carefully to what you’ve got to say. We’ll support and encourage you and help you come up with the best approach to what’s happening for you.
• (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters) is a home-based early education programme working in 40 communities around New Zealand. HIPPY serves families from a wide range of ethnic and geographic groups across the country, particularly focusing on those most at risk because of poverty, limited education and social isolation.
• A nationwide not-for-profit organisation formed by parents and professionals to support the families of babies, children, teens and adults with any type of disability or health impairment.
• A well-being philosophy and personal development programme for youth inclusive of all cultures and demographics. Grounded in Mātauranga Māori and Bi-cultural in teachings it allows for participants of all ethnic backgrounds to embrace their culture and identity. Designed to equip its students with the knowledge and skills needed to face challenges in life. The students will participate through shared experience, learning and understanding to better enhance their lives and the lives of others around them including potential employers.
• Kaitaia Hospital is Northland DHB’s northernmost hospital. It is a general hospital serving a widely scattered population.   The 26 bed hospital has a general ward, maternity and paediatric ward with all the supporting services, and also provides a substantial community health service.
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• The Mental health Foundation develops information resources to support people who are worried about their own suicide risk or the suicide risk of someone close to them. This website provides information, fact sheets, and Helpline numbers.
  People who are worried about their own suicide risk or the suicide risk of someone close to them.
  
• The Kia Piki Te Ora programme uses specially designed activities to assist whānau and individuals to face the challenging issues and impacts of suicide. Applying Māori knowledge within a constantly changing world, learning environmental awareness as a vehicle to grow and succeed, engaging professional support. Māori practices and learning experiences, within the natural environment, are used to increase participant’s ability to overcome social, mental and wairua issues that may be impacting them. Kia Piki Te Ora works closely with partner organisations and ensures Māori participation in planning, decision making, and the development of resources and processes.
  
  
• The Wilson Home Trust is a private Trust that provides information, support and services to physically disabled children and their families, in the upper North Island of New Zealand.
• We are a family centred surgery offering a full range of general practice services to you and your family.
• Four things that research shows are important for happiness
• The New Zealand Association of Counsellors / Te Roopu Kaiwhiriwhiri o Aotearoa (NZAC), is also known as Counselling Aotearoa (CA). We are a professional membership body that represents the majority of counsellors in New Zealand. We have around 3,000 members and we offer a registration process for counsellors who meet our rigorous training, qualification and professional development standards.
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• We understand that it can be difficult to know who to go to for a variety of needs and issues, that’s why we are here to help you make sense of it all.
  
  ‍We will get to know you and your whanau, and understand your full set of circumstances. Working alongside you, we will draw up a plan of action that helps you to achieve your goals. Our Navigators are independent – they don’t work for us, they work for you! They are here to support you with a plan that gives you courage to participate in your community with confidence and enjoyment.
  
  “He putanga ki to ora – The emergence of wellness”
  
  A people and whanau focused service
  Empowering you by working with you
  Accessing our service is easy. Anyone can refer
  We will match you to the right navigator for your situation
  The navigator will work with you to draw up a plan that focuses on what you want to achieve
  
• A support organisation for women and families living with and affected by HIV. We also provide HIV awareness through educational programmes with a focus on education and de-stigmatisation.
• Interactive online video game designed to help young people who are feeling down, and experiencing mild to moderate depression.
• Our Service primarily supports adults who are previous users of mental health services.  This service provides assertive community outreach to clients identified as at high risk, primarily due to reluctance to engage in mental health treatment. This is a regional service, based at Whangārei and in Kaikohe.
• First Signs is a nationwide Deaf Aotearoa service for Deaf and hard-of-hearing children aged 0-5, supporting families and whānau with: learning New Zealand Sign language (NZSL), language development, learning about being Deaf/hard-of-hearing in Aotearoa.
• New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.
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• This website helps New Zealanders recognise and understand depression and anxiety. We want to reduce the impact that depression and anxiety have on the lives of New Zealanders by encouraging early recognition and help-seeking.
  
  Email contact only via online form: https://depression.org.nz/contact-us/#
• Linking Hands provide transport to medical appointments helping people in Bream Bay and a large part of the Kaipara (Matakohe and East to Mangawhai).
  We have 8 vehicles, 3 based in Bream Bay, 1 in Mangawhai, 1 in Kaiwaka and 3 in Maungaturoto, 1 which is a wheelchair van.
  We are a free service but rely on donations and small grants to keep operating.
  Our drivers are all volunteers and are Police Vetted.
  We appreciate as much notice of appointments as possible and on occasion people may be asked to go a bit earlier/wait a while after their appt to fit in with others if need be.
  At the office in Maungaturoto we have 3 computers available for the public to access the internet. $2 per half hour and a small fee for any printing.
  
  We also have an office mobile number, which is 027linking (0275465464)
• Northland Indian community organisation
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• A video on managing stress and anxiety related to Covid-19
• Charlotte provides a variety of support such as: facilitated hui, navigation services (i.e. finding the right service provider for whānau to access health and social services), advocacy for Work and Income NZ or health and Wellbeing, support, planning – to develop plans, set goals, support them to achieve their intended outcomes and document their success along the way.
  
  
• Whangarei Hospital is Northland DHB's largest and provides secondary specialist care to all of Northland and has 246 inpatient beds.
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• We work to bridge the gap between our island roots and NZ born. We help to connect people who identify as Pasifika in Northland. We work with and support existing groups. We organise events highlighting our unique Pacific Island cultures. We maintain positive, good relationships with local councils, government agencies, education providers, and social services. We represent Pacific peoples living in Te Tai Tokerau region at various forums – from local through to central government.
• General Practice clinics are comprehensive and integrated with our full range of support services and are provided by teams of General Practitioners, Community Nurses and support staff.
• Community Education Whangārei provides a wide range of short courses for busy people including evening classes and weekend workshops.
• Karanga mai rā, maranga mai rā, tau iho mai nei ki te Whare Āio.
  Welcome and salutations to the Māori world ĀIO.
  
  Orokoroa is a proven state of well-being to heal and empower mostly in the collective consciousness, however the individual development of your vibration can also grow to drastic measures of awareness with the right discipline and consistent repetition in your journey.
  
  Orokoroa is a sacred space to practise therefore you’ll need silence and stillness, clean energy and a neutral environment to get the full effect of the practice.
  
  Created by Ngarino Te Waati (Maori Movement), he strives to share Āio (the universal code of wellbeing) to the world with the ancient teachings of the Māori people (people of the land) from Aotearoa (New Zealand).
• We work with male survivors of sexual abuse, and their family/whanau to help them build happier and healthier lives. We offer support services that are founded on mutual trust and respect, are non-judgmental, focused on hope and recovery.
• Welcome is extended to all Whānau with tamariki under 6 years old, in an educational and friendly space. Our mahi here is to introduce and encourage Whānau and tamariki to the adventure of education. Educating our Whānau in the importance of Early Childhood education and helping transition their tamariki into Daycare or Kohanga Reo.
  
  
• CNR HOKIANGA ROAD & PARENGA STREET, DARGAVILLE
• Our core activity is delivering learning services to adults nationwide, in the community and in workplaces, assisting them to improve their literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
  
  
• It's normal to have ups and downs or feel knocked off balance sometimes. But it doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Free (early-intervention) support is available to help you get back on track.
  
  You may want to think more positively, sleep better, or get support to deal with your physical health. You may be dealing with life events that are causing you stress. Or you may want to change habits that are affecting you, such as drinking or drug use.
  
  If you want to prevent problems from building up, the Access and Choice programme can connect you with a provider that can help. Learn about the types of support available before using the map below to find a provider near you.
• We are dedicated to working people who identify as men and boys and their families on the issue that affect their lives. We provide a broad range of counselling services and programmes with the goal of providing support to men of all ages to strengthen their relationships with partners, children, family and friends. Run by men for men, Man Alives' team is dedicated to working in straightforward and practical ways.
• Coordinating youth and community champions in the Whāngarei and Mid North area to facilitate projects to reduce harm from alcohol and drugs.
  
  
• Engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos.  Available for free at school, home and everywhere kids are :)
• General Practice clinics are comprehensive and integrated with our full range of support services and are provided by teams of General Practitioners, Community Nurses and support staff.
• Whangaroa Health Services Trust is a registered charitable trust formed in 1996. Providing a wide range of health and wellbeing services for the Whangaroa community.
• We distribute over 3 million needles each year. In addition to support and advice on harm reduction we also collect returns and ensure the safe disposal of equipment used for injecting drug use.  People who are injecting drugs can access needles, syringes and other equipment to support safe injecting practice and reduce risk of health related complications.
  
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• The Salvation Army provides budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, life skills programmes and other comfort and support. Provides support to people and their whanau who are experiencing harm as a result of alcohol and or other drug use.  We are committed to our mission of caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society.
• GrandFriends is an organisation that connects people by linking families with children with GrandFriends (usually our older community). It is a win-win situation for all. Families are seeking support and a connection with our older, wiser folk and our older community are looking for more purpose, companionship and to be able to help others.
• Cope with changes resulting from Covid-19
• 24/7 free helpline for those dealing with anxiety, as well as private assessment and treatment options.
• People of all ages living in and around can grab a return ride from their homes to appointments in Whangārei, Bay of Islands, Kaitaia and Rawene for a koha (donation) or for free if people cannot afford it. St John Health Shuttle service can be booked by calling 0800 WAKA ORA (0800 9252 672)
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• Our vision is to give rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand a greater sense of safety and belonging in their schools and communities. InsideOUT Kōaro is a national charity providing resources, education, consulting and support for anything concerning rainbow and takatāpui communities. We offer guidance, professional development and workshops for schools, workplaces and community organisations across Aotearoa.
• A shed brings men together in one community space to share their skills, have a laugh, and work on practical tasks individually (personal projects) or as a group (for the shed or community). There are Menzsheds in Dargaville, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Hokianga, Waipu and Whangārei. To contact your nearest Menzshed go to https://menzshed.org.nz/northland-region/ and select the location in the list.
• Reduce your risk
• Hokianga health provides elderly home based care, dementia services, and day care programmes for elderly (dementia and non-dementia).
• Drop in centre, meeting venue, Whānau support, information centre & skills bank.
• Te Ora Hou Northland is a not-for-profit community of workers who are committed to journeying with young people who are navigating the tricky and sometimes difficult teenage years. We disrupt negative cycles and create positive futures by developing strong relationships and reconnecting young people back into a village of support which includes people in their Whānau, school, community and peer group. We offer this in a variety of ways with a range of youth focused programmes and services that are creative, fun and supportive.
  
  
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• Te Aupōuri are one of the five iwi of Muriwhenua, also known as Te Hiku o te Ika a Māui, the Far North of Aotearoa.
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• Changing Minds is a national not-for-profit organisation, proudly led and operated entirely by people who have navigated their own lived experience journey through mental health and addiction. The organisation works in the broad area of hauora services, advocacy, human rights, and health policy. It collects, articulates, and activates the strategic voice of lived experience.
• Ngāti Hine health Trust own and manage kaumātua housing, houses and flats in Moerewa and an emergency house in Kawakawa. They are rented to whānau at affordable rates. Whānau/tenants are also encouraged to access our other services.
  
  
• Healthy approaches to alcohol and other drugs
• Financial mentoring and community education services are provided.
  
  
• He Tupua Waiora – Pregnancy and Parental Service provides free clinical assessment, information, and support to parents of children under the age of three (include wāhine hapu) who are struggling with substance use concerns.
• DIAS - Independent disability information and advisory service. Free to people with a disability, their families, Whānau, caregivers, providers and the general public. We are here to assist and answer any of your questions. Our aim is to provide information that is relevant and useful to you.
  
  We can link you to a range of information including support organizations and groups, education and training, recreation, equipment options, funding options, link centres, Firstport.
  
  
• Indigo House supports victims and survivors of sexual violence and harm in New Zealand. We have a team of highly qualified counsellors, social workers and psychologists to help you start your healing journey. We help sexual assault survivors with counselling and therapy – everyone from teenagers to the elderly.
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.

  
  

  Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer.

  
  

  ​ OA caters for all who have a problem with their eating, such as compulsive overeaters, anorexics and bulimics.

  
  

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• New Zealand’s largest nation-wide organisation that supports and helps women and children experiencing family violence.
  
  
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  If your problems are getting you down, messing you up or just plain muddling with your brain, talk to Aunty Dee. I'm here to help you figure out your problems.
  
   
  
   
• We teach English for work and everyday life in New Zealand. We help new Kiwis learn the English they need to participate and live independent lives.
• The NZ Centre of Kidpower International. We provide primary prevention work across New Zealand that is trauma-informed, culturally aware and evidence-based. The Kidpower approach increases protective factors and reduces risk factors for potential victims AND perpetrators of all types of violence (including sexual violence) by providing strategies, awareness, and skills to prevent potentially violent situations from escalating and getting out of control, build healthy relationships, and navigate conflict without aggression. Even though the issues we deal with are serious, the Kidpower approach is empowering, dynamic and fun. We create safe learning experiences for adults and young people to take positive effective action to avoid or stop bullying, abuse and violence. Skill building, hands-on, positive practices act as a catalyst for change.
  
• For children aged 5–17 years who have witnessed or experienced family violence. The programme focuses on: working with children to develop a safety plan they understand, supporting them as they make sense of the events of violence in their lives, helping them stay safe.
• APM is a leading health and human services organisation. Its purpose is to enable better lives. It helps people overcome barriers to employment, and to support them to return to work following an injury or illness, provides health and psychological services, and so much more. Worldwide, APM has assisted more than one million people. APM offers a wide range of services across New Zealand including allied health, psychological intervention, employment
  support, physiotherapy, vocational rehabilitation, pain management, and community-based services.
• A guide for living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty
• Kind Hands is a purpose-built cottage at 19 Morningside Road Whangarei, offering Early Childhood Education and Respite Care for children who are aged under 6 years, have a disability and/or are medically fragile and/or are technology dependent. Although the facility is located in Whangarei, it is intended to benefit all children in the above categories throughout Northland.
  
  Kind Hands is a home away from home with trained staff who can take care of all of your children’s individual needs. Kind Hands has trained nurses and caregivers 24hrs every second Friday from 5pm to Monday 8.30am for Respite Care and ECE qualified teachers and Nurses and Caregivers Monday to Friday 8.30 to 5pm for ECE hours.
  
• 0800What’s Up is a free and confidential counselling service for children and teenagers to talk about anything that is bothering them. No problem is too small or too big for our trained counsellors.
  
  We do not tell our callers and chatters what to do, and instead provide support, allowing them to explore what is best for them and the possible consequences of their choices.
  
  Our phones are open from 11am to 11pm every day, and our online chat is open from 11am to 10:30pm every day, including public holidays.
• Mauri has been providing Kaupapa Māori Education to tamariki, whānau and kaiako since January 2016. In 2018 we established Mauri Social Services to meet the gap in services available to tāne Māori in Te Hiku
• Practices that support wellbeing during Covid-19
• He Tupua Waiora - Pregnancy and Parental Service provides free assessment, information, and support to pregnant women and parents of children under three years of age.
  
  
• Te Whai Community Trust Mangawhai works in partnership, creating opportunities for improving safety and wellbeing, and promoting independence of all the people of the wider Mangawhai community.
  Te Whai Phone: 09 431 3459, Aroha Basket Phone: 027 220 0889
• Women's health: cervical Smears, breast Screening Referrals, Contraception, Men's health: Prostate cancer Screening, Children's health: b4 school Checks, Immunizations, Well Child Checks
  
  
• Includes a child-centred intensive home visit programme to improve children’s health, learning, relationships, whānau circumstances, environment and safety. This team also work with whānau referred with family violence issues. Kaimahi focus on support to restore safety, wellbeing and long-term positive change that prevents family violence from reoccurring.
  
  
• Free online anxiety and depression courses based on cognitive behavioural therapy, including Staying on Track during COVID-19.
  
  Online CBT course for depression
• Cystic Fibrosis NZ is the only charity in New Zealand dedicated to supporting and improving the quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis and their families. Established in 1968 as a volunteer support group for parents with a newly diagnosed child, we dedicate ourselves to shaping a brighter future for everyone with cystic fibrosis.
• Services include a multi ethnic collective, employment assistance, language classes, public speaking for migrants, Whangārei newcomer's network, training and workshops, social activities, drop-in centre, and room bookings.
  migrants and newcomers to Whangārei
  
• Tools and activities to help you through this challenging time
• The Bay of Islands community centre runs community activities and services.
  Its activities include a seniors group, a mums and bubs group, a coffee group for those suffering grief loss or depression, toastmasters, AA, Fitness for the Not so Young, Kanga Training for mums and a carers' group for those with dementia.
• Healthy Lifestyles is an exciting, energetic programme designed to motivate and inspire increased wellbeing for YOU and your WHĀNAU. Fun and engaging physical activities, whānau friendly, positive social environment, dynamic motivated staff.
  
  The Healthy Lifestyles programme aims to assist women aged 18 years and older, including pre and post-pregnant mums, to achieve physical, mental and nutritional wellbeing. Through ‘next-level’ physical activity, you can achieve your desired goals, build confidence and create lifelong friendships – make the change!
  
  
  
  
• Information and resources to help reduce alcohol related harm
• General Medical Consultations
  Standard appointments are 15 minutes long and are for one general medical problem. You will need to book an extended appointment for any of the following:
  
  Multiple health issues
  More than one person attending the consultation
  A smear and a consultation for another issue
  Minor surgery
  Insurance and other Medicals
  6 weeks old Well Baby Check
  Please check with our receptionist when you are booking your appointment. There will be an additional charge for an extended consultation or a double appointment.
• General Practice clinics are comprehensive and integrated with our full range of support services and are provided by teams of General Practitioners, Community Nurses and support staff.
• Manaaki Kakano is a maternal and infant mental health service provided by Te Whatu Ora – Te Tai Tokerau. We support women and their partners struggling with their mental health related to pregnancy, birth, and the first year of parenting an infant.
• We are a Maori-Pacific business who does property maintenance works for Kainga Ora. We believe that having a warm, healthy home that is damp free, mould free contributes to our health and wellbeing. We have been working with Kainga Ora for over 4 years and promote healthy homes.
• Manaaki Manawa is a home based cardiac rehabilitation programme. It aims to improve the health and well-being of people who have had heart problems. The programme involves exercise training, education on heart healthy living and support for returning to an active life.
  
  Someone who has been admitted to hospital for a cardiac intervention will be referred to this programme.
  
  
• Ki A Ora Ngātiwai can support women in having cervical screening or breast screening. cervical screening is undertaken either in a women's home or at a Ki A Ora Ngātiwai clinic.
  
  Your GP can refer to our services.
  
  
• The multiple sclerosis Society of New Zealand (MSNZ) is a non-profit organisation formed to advocate for systemic change, so people with MS in New Zealand have access to first world treatment, resources and services to improve their well-being and quality of life. The work of MSNZ aims to reduce the burden of MS on those diagnosed, their carers and families.
  
  
• Free and confidential services for survivors of abuse and violence their families and friends. Refuge accommodation, support and advocacy, counselling, parenting and women's empowerment programmes.
  
  
• This team provides acute and community services for children and young people (up to 19 years) who have significant mental health, alcohol and other drug concerns. The service includes assessment, therapeutic intervention from key workers and psychologists and psychiatry.
  Our Service supports children and young people (up to 19 years)
  
• This service provides a free 24 week physical activity and nutrition programme for people with/ at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
  
  
• Ngāti Hine Mental health & Addictions (Te Hononga Hou) supports those living in the community who have mental health or alcohol and other drug issues. Kaupapa Māori service providing community based support for mental health and addictions, stop smoking service, including a residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility. Te Hononga Hou Mental health and Addictions Service have two drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation facilities and also a large Community Mental health and alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team. Four of the Community Team work solely with at-risk youth. A unique kaupapa Māori programme, “He Tohu Rangātira”, has also been developed for our work with youth in secondary schools (utilises a tupuna world-view and philosophy to build resilience, confidence, courage and commitment that will lead to positive changes and increased wellbeing).
• 115A MAUNU ROAD, WOODHILL, WHANGĀREI
• Support and information to the many women and their families throughout New Zealand who grieve for the loss of their babies.
• Mindfulness meditation to restore and re-connect with the present
• With a variety of weekly activities including nutritional classes and opportunities to socialise with each other and the wider community, we assist them to live longer, healthier, lives. New enrolments welcome. Services we provide are: Nutrition information and advice, and physical activity events.
  
  
• Te Runanga o NgaiTakoto is an organisation of credibility that strives and drives, success and opportunity for the wellbeing of its people
• I am a registered counsellor and I facilitate a peer support groups
• The Papermill is a safe, vibrant, creative space where artists with intellectual disabilities create handmade paper and works of art from natural fibres and recycled paper.
  
  Visitors can browse studio the shop and meet the Papermakers and are encouraged to watch the paper making processes, or have a go themselves under the watchful eye of one of the skilled tutors.
• Ngāti Hine Mental health & Addictions (Te Hononga Hou) supports those living in the community who have mental health or alcohol and other drug issues. Four of the Community Team work solely with at-risk youth. A unique kaupapa Māori programme, “He Tohu Rangātira”, has also been developed for our work with youth in secondary schools (utilises a tupuna world-view and philosophy to build resilience, confidence, courage and commitment that will lead to positive changes and increased wellbeing).
  
  
• If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis and you’re worried about your safety or their safety, we provide assessment and short-term treatment services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  
• Links to wellbeing tips, workplace wellbeing, wellbeing for parents, having a hard time getting through, suicide prevention, grief and loss, helpful resources, FAQs, and self-help tools/apps.
  Anyone with questions about mental health
• Tiaho Trust aims to significantly contribute to the New Zealand Disability Strategy’s vision of ‘A society that highly values the lives and continually enhances the full participation of disabled people’.
  
  They endeavour to do this by positioning Tiaho Trust to be the leading proactive disability led organisation in Tai Tokerau from which the community can obtain expert advice and support.
  
  We promote the disabled community as valued citizens who contribute, participate and add to the diversity of New Zealand society through training and education.
• Kidz Need Dadz' mission is to help NZ men be the best fathers they can. We can help with parenting, relationship separation, assistance with legal advice and mentoring, information on health and wellbeing services for men, and events for dads to meet up.
  
  
• 5 KLINAC LANE, WAIPAPA
• Hospices of Northland deliver the Tiakina te Kaitiaki (TTK) service as an extension of palliative care contracts and provides services across Tai Tokerau. The service is available to informal carers of those with a life limiting condition, who may be in their last year of life and not already enrolled with Hospice, by connecting these carers to resources, funding, and community organisations that strengthen them to continue in their vital role. The aim is to support and enhance carer resilience to enable the carer to continue in the caring role while maintaining their own wellbeing.
• Live Stronger is an initiative to prevents falls and fractures and help people to develop strength and balance to increase their amount of movement and confidence and help them to keep living the life they want to live.
• Tai Tokerau Emergency Housing Charitable Trust responds to the needs of homeless adults and children by providing safe, supportive, short term housing. We engage with tenants to enhance their life skills and connect them with services that enable them to move into and sustain more secure housing.
• 64 KERIKERI ROAD, KERIKERI
• Youthline is a "with youth, for youth" organisation that supports young people throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. This includes young people who are struggling (with their mental health or other issues). They offer a free Helpline service (text, phone, webchat & email), free face-to-face counselling services, youth mentoring, programmes in schools and communities to help people grow and develop.
• The Salvation Army provides budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, life skills programmes and other comfort and support. We are committed to our mission of caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society.
• Mahi Raakau - Self Help / Self Healing
  - you learn practices to heal yourself, to work the body, to release mamae (pain), anxiety, overthinking, etc
  - in Mahi Raakau one is taught how to use a specific stick on different points on the body to release, relax and rejuvenate
  - I teach this both at home and internationally
  
  Kawa Ariki - The Goddess Returns
  - there are tools taught to our taitamariki (young girls) on how to ripen the body ready for her first bleed
  - she learns how to massage herself around the womb, the ovaries, the breasts (in a specific way to bring forth the energy) to relax the body and allow the bleed to come with ease and no pain
  - eases the hormonal network within the body
  In Kawa Ariki - The Goddess Returns, there are different stages, 8 - 12 years old / 14 - 18 years old / 20 - late 40's / etc and each have a different reason for the exercises.
  
  Lets Romi
  Teaching the bodywork that we do that includes;
  - Tiwawe / Pulsing the liquids for good health
  - Mahi aa Pona / Joint movement to open and refresh the body
  - Takahia te Tinana / Tramping the body (by yourself) to open
• Practical ideas on looking after yourself and your whānau
• Covid-19 support for queer, gender-diverse & intersex young people
• We're here to support you to beat your smoking addiction. Here's a guide to our free services, available to all New Zealanders.
  
  Quitline - Phone 0800 778 778 or Text 4006. Call or text Quitline for free advice and non-judgemental support to quit smoking. If you've contacted us before and had a relapse feel free to call or text us again. We're here to help no matter where you are on your journey to becoming smokefree.
  
  Text2Quit
  With our quit smoking programme you will be sent regular support messages designed to help you stay on track and get through the tough times. Check out Help to Quit > Text Support for more info.
  
  online
  By registering here online you can get subsidised nicotine patches, gum or lozenges ($5 for a 4 week supply with the option of a free repeat). We'll also send you a pack of resources to help you quit.
  
  Also, join the blog community for New Zealanders who have quit, want to quit, and are quitting now. It has just over 30,000 registered members who use the blog site to support each other 24/7. Anyone's welcome.
  
  Quitcards
  Through the Quitcard programme, health providers distribute exchange cards for subsidised nicotine patches, gum and lozenges to people wanting to quit smoking. Any health provider in New Zealand who has trained in smoking cessation may apply to become a Quitcard provider.
  Anyone who would like help with quitting smoking.
• At the CAB we try to help people to know and understand their rights and obligations and how to use this information to get the best outcomes, provide people with the confidence and support they need to take action, and work for positive social change within communities and wider society. We provide a free and independent service to all.
  
• Youth Horizons supports children, young people and their families/whānau with challenging conduct, anti-social behaviour and/or mental health needs, through the use of evidence-based models. We deliver 
  programmes  that have been shown to work and meet the needs of children, young people and their families and whānau from different backgrounds.
• Children's Supervised Contact enables a child to spend time with a parent or family member with whom they do not have day–to–day contact.
  Trained Barnardos staff supervise all meetings and provide a controlled, safe and caring environment for children and their parents. This supervision allows children to feel comfortable as they make contact or reconnect with a parent or family member who has been out of their life.
• Care on Call provides home care support services for people of all ages throughout New Zealand. Whether you live in your own home, a retirement village or a rest home Care on Call’s highly trained staff are provided with the latest available technology to ensure that you or your loved ones have the best support available. Care on Call focus on training, care and client compatibility, best practice and clinical oversight.
• The Youth Advisory Group meets once a month to provide advice on how Council can make Whangārei an even better place for young people to live, learn, earn, play and have their say.
• We deliver social services to support children and families to learn, grow and thrive. We offer counselling and social work support for children and families, along with a range of group programmes. We also partner with others to prevent family violence and strengthen communities.
• New Zealand Red Cross is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world working to improve the lives of vulnerable people across the street and around the world.
• We offer Medical Alarms to clients all over NZ. There is funding available for those who meet the criteria. We want to give people the confidence to live normal lives knowing help is there whenever needed
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• The Breast Cancer Northland Trust aims to provide practical and emotional care to every person in Northland receiving a breast cancer / mate ūtaetae diagnosis, their whānau and friends. The Trust provides specially trained volunteers who have themselves recovered from breast cancer. This provides an opportunity to speak with others who have been in a similar position. offering practical and emotional support, encouragement, and a shoulder to cry on. The Trust also supplies information on relevant services you may need.
• Meditation for sleep problems and insomnia
• Seizure Support provide opportunities of friendship and peer support to people living with seizures.
• EQ+ Store - NorthAble Equipment Plus are Northland’s largest supplier of equipment and products to support people who may have a temporary or permanent impairment. Our trained and experienced equipment and Disability Information Consultants offer free advice on a wide range of equipment and supports for daily living that we have available for purchase and hire.
  
  
• Free dental and oral health education and promotion for children from birth to 17 years of age. This service is community based and aims to ensure that all children are enrolled in, and have access to, a free dental service.
  
  Services provided: enrolling children to a FREE dental service, Information on healthy diet, dental health promotional workshops and presentations (e.g. ‘Lift the Lip’), free transport to dental services, where required (conditions apply).
  
  
• Our core activity is delivering learning services to adults nationwide, in the community and in workplaces, assisting them to improve their literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
  
  
• Home Birth Aotearoa is the national collective of regional home birth groups
  throughout Aotearoa
• GoodLife Projects develops projects that provide space and opportunities so people with intellectual disabilities are included in our community’s workforce. Our purpose is to: Benefit the intellectually disabled community by developing safe and stimulating workplace projects, Providing vocational opportunities that encourage, build confidence, and inspire people with intellectual disabilities to reach their potential, Foster skills and practices that can be transferred into the wider community and workforce, and Work co-operatively with others involved in supporting those with intellectual disabilities.
• Six strategies for teens
• Suicide prevention factsheet for families, whānau, friends, colleagues, teachers and classmates of people who are distressed or showing suicidal behaviours
• The Incredible Years strengthens positive whānau dynamics by providing parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children aged 3-8 years. This amazing 14-week programme builds confidence, promotes positive solutions and confirms your qualities as a parent or caregiver. The programme provides in-depth parenting support, positive fun interactions, build confidence in parenting skills and supportive group learning environments. The Incredible Years team is passionate about supporting parents to gain the skills needed to raise a well-rounded child. Parents are recognised as the foundation for establishing future leaders.
  
  
• The Dyspraxia Support Group of New Zealand provides support, training, resources, and information about Developmental Dyspraxia/Developmental Co-ordination Disorder. We support children, young adults and adults with Developmental Dyspraxia/Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, their family/whanau; caregivers; and professionals working in related fields.
• We inspire all school age New Zealand children to reach their full potential through programmes that help build self-esteem, promote good values and which teach valuable life, education and health skills.
• The Lowdown is a website to help young New Zealanders recognise and understand depression or anxiety. Through encouraging early recognition and help for depression or anxiety we intend to reduce the impact depression or anxiety has on the lives of young New Zealanders, now and throughout their adult lives.
  
  However they may be feeling, The Lowdown is full of ideas and people who can help them get unstuck and get to a better place. The site Has been designed to reflect the changing way young people go online so it’s fully mobile optimised.
  
  On the site young people can find:
  Helpful information on anxiety, depression (and other issues they may be struggling with like leaving school or getting on with their parents).
  Videos of 12 real young people telling their stories.
  Quick steps to help build healthy mental wellbeing.
  healthy behaviours to build resilience.
  Places to go to get help.
  Information for anyone worried about a friend.
  A moderated forum for young people to share stories and experiences and provide peer-to-peer support.
  Young New Zealanders
  
• FACE Covid Video – Practical steps for responding effectively to the Corona crisis.  In this brief animation, Dr Russ Harris, author of the international best-seller The Happiness Trap, illustrates how to use ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to deal with the Corona crisis and the fear, anxiety and worry that goes with it.
• All our services are free, confidential and independent. We currently employ a part time specialist advocate who can assist people to ensure they are receiving their correct entitlements from Work and Income. All our volunteers have been trained in consumer rights, employment rights, vehicle disputes, relationship property rights and access to children, and many other areas, and can work alongside you to resolve a problem.
  
  In addition, we make appointments for and run a Free Legal Advice clinic every second Tuesday evening, with access to a lawyer who can give guidance (but who cannot act for you).
  
  migrant Connect: We provide four seminars each year on different topics to meet the settlement needs of new migrants. We offer a wrap-around interview to ensure new migrants are enjoying their legal rights in NZ, including legal tenancy and employment agreements, and are aware of the local assistance available for their settlement journey.
  
  
• Kaiārahi (navigators) work alongside whānau to develop them plans and support them in achieving their goals. Kaiārahi continue to work alongside whānau until all goals have been achieved.
  
  
• He Tupua Waiora - Pregnancy and Parental Service provides free assessment, information, and support to pregnant women and parents of children under three years of age.
  
  
• KAWAKAWA PHARMACY, 21-23 GILLIES STREET, KAWAKAWA
• The Disability Advisory Group is a valuable forum for Council to communicate with the disability sector. The group is made up of members who have experience of disability.
• The Future Leaders Programme aims to become transformative for young people and their communities, helping to create a more resilient, vibrant, and sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand. At its core, the programme puts young people at the heart of creating solutions to the challenges they face in their backyard, building their capability and confidence, and a community of support around them.
• HEYBRO is here to listen and offer support for men who feel they are going to harm a loved one or whānau member.
• Services provided include: counselling, Budget Advice, Senior Assistance, Crisis Help and Community education.
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• 7 MANSFIELD TERRACES, REGENT, WHANGĀREI
• Provide support, information, and resources for carers of people with eating disorders.
  
  Educate doctors, nurses and other medical professionals working with eating disorder patients
  
  Improve awareness and understanding of eating disorders in the community
  People with eating disorders or people who know someone who has an eating disorder
• Information about what to do if you are in crisis, and who to call, where to go. Information about support groups, and helplines.
  People who might be in crisis, or their family, Whānau or friends.
  
• Providing wage subsidy extensions, income relief payments, recruitment services, information about child support payments, housing help, support for seniors and helping people into work
  
  72 Normanby Street, Dargaville 0310
  7 Memorial Avenue, Kaikohe 0440
  28 North Park, Kaitaia 0410
  424 Kamo Road, Whangarei 0112
  62 Gillies Street, Kawakawa 0210
  2 Fairway Drive, Kerikeri 0245
  4 Albert Street, Whangarei 0140
• breast care and breastfeeding support for all breast feeding mothers to give babies the best start in life. We work alongside our local midwives, Plunket and Tamariki Ora nurses.
  Support and assistance is provided in your home or at our local birthing unit by providing: preparation for breastfeeding, breastfeeding technique, expressing and safe storage, loan of hospital grade pump.
  
  
• Hokianga health provides cervical screening, and other women's health services
• Hub/Mid and Far North Community Stroke Advisor providing free critical services to stroke survivors, and their family / whānau and carers to achieve the best possible outcomes for recovery.
• Aotearoa Latin American Community works with communities in their positive resettlement, working and taking into account their potential, aptitudes and capabilities to create opportunities for them under the principles of Well-being (El Buen Vivir) and Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
• 6D THREE MILE BUSH ROAD, KAMO, WHANGĀREI
• Focus is on the delivery of Whānau Ora holistic services to all resident families/Whānau and individuals seeking assistance in our geographic area. We deliver support across: Social well being – health – education – housing Repairs and Emergency housing – General information/advice services.
  
  Free access to help is offered, such as: social workers, financial capability budget mentoring, play-centre, driver licensing assistance, positive parenting, Whānau ora planning, pre-employment preparation and placement services, and smoking cessation.
  
  
• Learn about Coronavirus
• I AM HOPE aims to promote positive attitudinal societal change around mental health throughout New Zealand, offering hope and a voice to young people. I AM HOPE works in schools and in the community.
• Hauora Hokianga provides an integrated maternity service including Lead maternity carer, Hospital Birthing Facilities, General Practice Obstetrics, primary health care, and childhood health, including support for breastfeeding, parenting support, well-child tamariki ora, and immunisations. A team of two midwives, four GP Obstetricians, and support staff provide Lead maternity carer services which provide support for mother, father, family and babies throughout pregnancy (ante-natal), birth, and through the postnatal period. Hauora Hokianga's Lead maternity carer services are available for no charge to Hokianga and Kaikohe women. The service provides maternity care for approximately 120 women each year.
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• Kidney Kids is a not-for-profit organisation that supports children, their families and whānau with kidney disease. We provide families with resources, information, family support events, personal development, hospital visits, home visits and other assistance. Through this, we support parents’ needs and support kidney kids to have the best possible experiences.
• Free maternity support from conception through to 2 years of age and work alongside our local midwives, Tamariki Ora and Plunket nurses. Services we provide include: support with maternity needs, help with accessing appropriate services, education around parental skills.
  
  
• Working with referrals from the Whangārei, Kaikohe and Dargaville District Courts, the Restorative Justice (RJ) team brings together “victims” and “offenders” in an RJ conference to find a healing pathway forward.
  
  
• Relaxing piano music with beautiful nature
• Asian Helpline provides nationwide free and confidential services from Monday to Friday between 9am-8pm. Our Helpline is available in ten languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and English.
  Our Asian Helpline helps Asian people in New Zealand to access appropriate counselling support. Our counsellors provide helpful information and services to those who are experiencing gambling harm or COVID-19 related mental distress, such as depression and anxiety.
• We are a community organisation that provides support to families, caregivers who have a child/adult with Down Syndrome.
• 144 HURNDALL STREET, MAUNGATUROTO
• Adult community mental health and addictions teams provide assessment and diagnosis, treatment, advice and referral to those affected by mental health and alcohol and other drug problems.
  Our Service supports adults affected by mental health or addiction problems.
  
• Feeling anxious and stressed about Covid-19 is normal
• We recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It’s culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). So we expect rongoā practitioners to whakapapa (affirm their connection) to ngā taonga tuku iho.
  We're guided by the Waitangi Tribunal’s definition from the Ko Aotearoa Tēnei report to define rongoā Māori. This definition covers various traditional Māori healing methodologies, including:
  mirimiri (bodywork)
  whitiwhiti kōrero (support and advice)
  karakia (prayer).
  We acknowledge that these are only some methods of rongoā. We define rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies, which include but are not limited to the above techniques.
  We don’t consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they’re provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
• Non-acute specialist mental health community services
  The Triage Service provides a single point of entry for non-urgent referrals to adult mental health services.
• If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis and you’re worried about your safety or their safety, we provide assessment and short-term treatment services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  
• We promote public health and social inclusion by supporting those already experiencing loneliness in their lives. We advance education by upskilling people in ways to prevent themselves and/or others being lonely.
• After 40 years of experience working with people around New Zealand, we know that if the family of a loved one experiencing mental distress are correctly supported and empowered, the path they walk leads to increased wellbeing for the whole Whānau.
  
  
• Grey Power is an advocacy organisation promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all those citizens in the 50 plus age group. We monitor what the government is doing and how that will affect our members – meeting with influential people including politicians, to make our views known. Grey Power is dedicated to the welfare, interests and concerns of the many people who are over 50 years and is a neutral but assertive voice of influence in the political arena with no party political affiliation.
• Te Ora Hou Northland is a not-for-profit community of workers who are committed to journeying with young people who are navigating the tricky and sometimes difficult teenage years in a variety of ways with a range of youth focused programmes and services that are creative, fun and supportive.
• A video on surviving in isolation with your parents
• Love Somebody Charitable Trust is an all-inclusive values-based organisation whose mission is to prevent suicide by creating stronger, loving communities for all people. We want to significantly reduce the number of suicides. We aim to do this through our three core pillars of Connection, Awareness, and Research. We are committed to investing in expertise and resources in order to further achieve our cause. We are just a group of ordinary people, aiming to make an extraordinary difference.
• 4 WILLIAMS ROAD, PAIHIA
• The Early Years Hub is a safe, welcoming place where parents of young children can come to for information on what's available for them and their community.
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand is a unique organisation that has a deep understanding of both the long-term benefits for grandchildren being raised by their grandparents and the challenges it can present. Our services are focused on strengthening and empowering grandparent and whānau care families so that they can raise resilient and healthy tamariki and rangatahi.
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• The Amputees Federation is a nationwide, non-government, non-profit, voluntary organisation. Its primary objective is to support and promote the welfare of all amputees. This includes offering peer support and encouragement when the going gets tough, and providing information and advice to help amputees achieve the quality lifestyle to which they aspire.
• 6C THREE MILE BUSH ROAD, KAMO, WHANGĀREI
• A community-based weekly activity “day programme” for kaumātua & kuia that focuses on ensuring our kaumātua and kuia are active participants within their community. Programmes are delivered in Kaeo, Kawakawa, Moerewa and Whangārei.
  
  
• The Positive Ageing Advisory Group aims to support overall improvements in the independence, participation, care, self-fulfilment and dignity of the District's older people.
• NorthAble is an assessment and issuing agency of this nationwide programme which aims to assist people with disabilities to become more mobile by subsidising taxi fares. The scheme uses an electronic swipe card system – Ridewise. In Northland Total mobility is available in the Whangārei District ONLY.
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• The Rural Beat Youth health Clinic provides free health services for all people aged between 12-24.
  
  
• Reviewed by Health Navigator
• The Centre is a day care service and available to adults of all ages. It is in its 31st year of service to those in need in the Whangarei District. Clients have an age range from 18-92 years including those who are young with disabilities, the elderly and frail, those with memory loss, Head injuries and/ or other disabilities. The Centre provides quality day care that enhances the welfare not only of the clients but also of the carers and families who look after their loved ones at home on a 24 hour a day basis. The centre has capacity for 40 client visits per day.
• Te Pā responds to community needs and vulnerable whānau. They have a substantial history working in the space of reintegration and social services and pride themselves on operating with a tangata and whānau centric service operating model which is reinforced with kaupapa Māori values. Their driving philosophy is supporting tangata to lead their own change and to be the rangatira they were destined to be.
• This team provides acute and community services for children and young people (up to 19 years) who have significant mental health, alcohol and other drug concerns. The service includes assessment, therapeutic intervention from key workers and psychologists and psychiatry.
  Our Service supports children and young people (up to 19 years)
  
• Every day we set out to ensure they feel listened to, supported, equipped and confident to overcome the challenges they face.
  
  
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• Resources and tools to help you get through. Life can be pretty stressful sometimes and our thoughts can bring us down.
  Learning how to accept ourselves, build confidence and manage our emotions can help us get through.
• Dargaville Hospital is jointly owned by Northland DHB (54%) and the Kaipara Community Health Trust (46%). Kaipara Health Centre incorporates Dargaville Hospital and the Dargaville Medical Centre, as well as the Iwi (tribe) provider, Te Ha O Te Oranga.
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• Skylight offers a range of support services to help you, or those you love, when they need it most. Here you can get connected to Skylight Counsellors, find books and information, sign up for the support groups that we offer, and request workshops and training. The right help at the right time in the right way.
  
  
• Psychological assessment, treatment and therapy for children, adolescents, adults and families.
• Acute Service - If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis and you’re worried about your safety or their safety, we provide assessment and short-term treatment services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our Service supports all age groups (Child, Youth, Adult, Older adult), who are experiencing acute symptoms.  Once we’ve spoken with you or with someone who’s supporting you, we will assess you to decide what the best options are. This assessment may be carried out at a clinic, in your home or at another agreed venue. We will discuss assessment and treatment options with you.
  
   
• Our vision is He Whenua Rangatira - A District of sustainable prosperity and wellbeing. The organisation's mission is Creating great places, supporting our people.
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• Te Roopu Whitiora is the adult kaupapa Māori mental health service provided by Te Whatu Ora –Te Tai Tokerau. It is a specialist Kaupapa Māori service for Māori, between the ages of 18 to 65 years who are experiencing symptoms suggestive of psychosis or schizophrenia.
• We are a sole GP Clinic. Dr Sarah Helagi-McCarthy has been in general practice since 1996. Sarah has a generalist approach and our family centred surgery offers a full range of general practice services to you and your whānau/family.
  
  
• Information from Ngā Wai a te Tui Māori and NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse
• Often raising a child with a disability is an experience that isn’t planned, and we know it can be a challenging journey. We can inform, educate, inspire and support you as you navigate your way through your family’s experience with disability. Our services are free and confidential.
• The Tūturu Tangata programme is a leader in the development of innovative Māori health initiatives for young people. The programme offers opportunities for taitamariki, schools and community groups to explore ancestral activities through dynamic contemporary expression. Experience the knowledge of leaders in traditional Māori games, fun engagement in dynamic physical & nutritional activities, youth leadership development, and high calibre expert staff.
  
  The Tūturu Tangata programme is focussed on getting taitamariki involved in healthy activities, promoting positive nutritional benefits, and stimulating the development of youth leadership.
  
  The Tūturu Tangata team are experts in motivating positive healthy behaviours, through fun-filled activity. This is a programme that cannot be missed.
  
  
• Ngāti Kahu Social and Health Services work towards achieving He Oranga Tangata by providing and encouraging strong leadership, enabling innovation and cultivating capability for our team, our whānau and all those within the rohe o Ngāti Kahu.
• The 2013 census data indicates there were 14,784 uri living in New Zealand that affiliated with Ngāti Whātua. Of this number 85% of the population were living in the upper North Island, of which half were in Auckland.
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• Cerbral Palsy NZ enables people with cerebral palsy to maximise their potential, offering services that are wanted and needed by its members. These services include general information, access to funding and grants, and events.
• Rerengātahi is a digital and community development project to help develop connections and strengthen support networks. We encourage buying locally, because money spent in your local community will go back into local wages, into community activities, into local schools, and benefit local whanau.
• Taimahi trust enable meaningful work for young adults with disabilities.They build micro enterprises that create long term employment opportunities, foster real-life work skills and enable independence.
• Non profit organisation - look after the welfare of members. Regional meetings held on a regular basis. Every region has a Welfare Officer and will contact members if they require help. Lots of fun and activities are available.
• The Combined Beneficiaries Union can provide advocacy services to beneficiaries, to ensure they receive their entitlements from the Ministry of Social Development / Work and Income.
• CitySafe is a collaborative project among community safety stakeholders in Whangārei. Its aim is to ensure that people feel welcome and safe when in Whangārei.
• family Start is a home visiting programme that focuses on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstance, environment and safety. family Start is a programme to inspire you to be the best parent you ever want to be and family Start Dargaville can help you to help your baby learn, grow to be strong and healthy, have good positive relationships, be safe and have a warm stimulating, nurturing environment.
• Provides stop smoking services for all Ngāpuhi who live in Kaikohe and surrounding areas.
• The Incredible Years programme is a parenting programme aimed at helping whānau and parents gain skills and stimulate the development of positive behaviour for their tamariki.
• Formed in 2015, the purpose of Te Kahu o Taonui was to create a taumata for our Iwi Chairs to come together, to wānanga, share ideas and concerns with each other and also utilise the power of our collective Iwi to create more opportunities to benefit all of our whānau, hapū and Marae.
• To access detailed information about this GP, please click on the link above which will take you to their listing on the Mahitahi Hauora website.
  
  
• Korowai Tumanako is a kaupapa Māori service designed to support iwi, hapu and whānau who have been affected by sexual violence, on their journey toward greater wellbeing. The central message of Korowai Tumanako is that prevention of sexual abuse in all communities is achievable. Our primary aim is to join with community leaders, whānau and their support services to be part of an integrated approach to prevent sexual violence in their communities and to create safe and hopeful futures.
• Tupu Tūkaha Tupu Tūtahi is a Taonga and Koha (treasure and gift) for whanau whom have tamariki aged 5 – 12 years. It is an activity book that encourages conversations about children’s big emotions they may experience while their parent or caregiver maybe struggling with mental health and/or addiction or other chronic illnesses.
  
  This is a resource developed from Growing Stronger Together translated into Te Reo by Te Tai Tokerau Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Providing career development training, employment support with a hauora Māori approach.
• If you are in need of a food parcel please get in touch with Work and Income first on 0800 559 009 They have a range of assistance options available. You can find more information on their website at www.workandincome.govt.nz
  
  
  If you are declined for food assistance from Work & Income, contact your local foodbank for a food parcel. Please call them directly. DO NOT JUST TURN UP. Please be patient as they are under a lot of pressure meeting demand.
• Toki Rau is a stop smoking service. Our trained practitioners can design and tailor behavioural support programmes that meets the needs of whānau to stop smoking. The programme is aimed at pregnant women and whānau living with a pregnant women, Māori and Pasifika.
  
  
• Children need two loving and supportive parents whether the family all lives under the same roof or not. Kidz Need Dadz' mission is to help New Zealand men be the best fathers they can be. Through education and support we help dads to play an active part in their children's lives. As well as supporting fathers, we educate the broader community about the need for dads to be involved with their children. We can help with parenting, relationship separation, assistance with legal advice and mentoring, information on health and wellbeing services for men, and events for dads to meet up.
• Psychological services, assessment and treatment, for adults.
  
  
• iSign has a free text number 3359 if you would like to communicate via text. ISign enables access and participation for Deaf people by providing professional and confidential New Zealand Sign language (NZSL) interpreting services. iSign is a nationwide service enabling effective communication between Deaf and hearing people. iSign matches job requests with available and appropriate interpreters throughout New Zealand. iSign contracts more than 80 qualified interpreters who are all members of their professional body, ensuring a confidential and professional service. Funding is available to cover a wide range of interpreting service jobs. iSign staff can advise on available sources of funding. Funding information is also available on the ‘How it Works/Who Pays?’ page of the iSign website.
• Youth Horizons | Kia Puāwai, provide evidence-based and bi-culturally focused programmes that create better futures for rangatahi who are impacted by conduct problems. They work to improve the lives of children and young people who are dealing with behavioural, emotional, mental health or development issues.
• Hokianga health provides Rheumatic Fever Throat Swabbing
• A group to post recipe ideas, tips & questions. Food ideas for school lunches, snacks.
• Aupouri Youth Trust provides life skills to youth and their whanau to improve self-esteem and discipline, enhance cultural identity, provide activities for youth from a Māori perspective, support a safe and caring community
• Connecting you to support for mahi and training
• Whangārei Rape Crisis provides 24/7 immediate support to survivors of sexual harm within the Whangārei rohe. Call 24/7 Crisis Helpline 0800 88 33 00
• Child Matters works with all sectors including professionals, community organisations, families and whānau, to deliver training, provide advice regarding policy and procedures, and recommend resources regarding child protection issues. Education of all sectors of our community is essential in reducing abuse and neglect in New Zealand.
• We offer community home visits, counselling, education and support navigating the health, social and care needs for individuals in Northland living with Huntingtons Disease.
• A Māori Private Training Establishment (PTE) based in Auckland and Northland who work to empower individuals to recognise and develop their potential in a mutually respectful and supportive environment.
• STAND hopes to enhance life outcomes for children whose social and family circumstances place at risk their chances of achieving good education, social and health outcomes.
  
  
• At PGF Services we know it’s sometimes hard to ask for help, but if gambling is impacting your life, or the life of someone you care about, you don’t have to struggle alone.
  Our experienced counsellors are there to provide guidance. They will help you to achieve goals, learn new skills, provide information on the harms from gambling and help reduce your chances of gambling relapse. You can bring a support person and whānau are always welcome in our counselling sessions.