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Lifeline: 0800543354
Telephone counselling service providing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week counselling and support.
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508828865
Provides a 24/7 confidential and free telephone counselling and support service for those who may be thinking about suicide, or for those who are concerned about friends or whanau. This helpline is staffed by highly experienced helpline counsellors with training in suicide prevention and intervention.
Youth Services: 063555906
Offers guidance and practical support to young people. Aims to get young people into education, training or work-based learning.
Youthline: 0800376633
Counselling for young people, families and individuals of all ages, with a focus on youth aged 12-25 and families supporting young people.
Kidsline: 0800543754
Lifeline’s near-peer telephone support service for children aged up to 18. Available 24/7, children are also able to speak with specially-trained and supervised telephone counsellors aged 16-24 between 4pm and 9pm, Monday to Friday.
Whatsup: 08009428787
Counselling helpline for children and young people available from 1pm to 11pm.
Depression Helpline: 0800111757
A free Depression Helpline with trained counsellors who can discuss your situation and find you the right support. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Rainbow Youth: 093764155
An organisation providing support, information, advocacy for young queer and trans people up to the ages of 28. Available weekdays from 11am to 5pm.
Support Providers
Kainga Ora
Housing New Zealand Corporation is a Crown agent that provides housing services for people in need.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is an international movement and an evangelical branch of the Christian Church, which expresses its ministry through a balance of spiritual and social programmes.
Bay of Plenty Addiction Service
The BOP Addiction Service (formerly the Community Alcohol & Drug Service) is a specialist addiction service based at Tauranga Hospital and Whakatane providing services across the Bay of Plenty at a variety of outreach clinics.
Tel: (07) 579 8391
Work and Income
Work and Income provides employment services and financial assistance throughout New Zealand.
Red Cross
Red Cross New Zealand is part of a large international humanitarian movement providing emergency and development aid and programmes, social services and education throughout the world. In New Zealand the organisation provides a wide range of programmes such as Meals on Wheels, First Aid Training and Pathways to Employment.
Workbridge
Workbridge is a professional employment service for people with all types of disability, including people who have lived with the long-term effects of injury and illness.
Hanmer Clinic
Based in Tauranga, Hanmer Clinic provides a treatment service for alcohol and other drug dependences.
Tel: (07) 579 6470