NZ Links

1737 Need to talk.

Free call or text 1737 at any time. 1737 is a free service for New Zealanders feeling down, anxious, a bit overwhelmed or just n... [read more]

Abbeyfield

Abbeyfield is a volunteer-based not-for-profit organisation providing affordable family-style housing for lonely older people wh... [read more]

Age Concern New Zealand Inc

Age Concern New Zealand is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, dedicated to promoting the quality of life and well-being... [read more]

Alcohol Advisory Council

Alzheimers New Zealand

Alzheimers New Zealand Inc. is a charitable organisation that supports the work of it’s member organisations and at a national... [read more]

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of NZ

Births Deaths and Marriages

Includes information on how to get certificates, family history etc.

Blind Low Vision NZ

BMJ Best Health Web Site

Best Health (provided by the British Medical Journal's Evidence Centre) has been developed primarily for the UK but is based on... [read more]

Carers New Zealand

Carers New Zealand is a national charitable trust set up to help carers of all ages.

It was created by carers, for carers, t... [read more]

Certification of Residential Care Services (including rest home audits)

Audit results of individual residential care facilities are added to the Ministry of Health website as they 'come to hand'.

Choice not Chance (Let's choose to end harmful gambling)

Choosing Wisely

Choosing Wisely aims to promote a culture where low value and inappropriate clinical interventions are avoided, and patients and... [read more]

Citizens Advice Bureau

Citizens Advice Bureau is a voluntary organisation providing free, confidential information and advice to anyone about any query... [read more]

Citizens Advice Bureau - Head Office

Community Led Development

The Government is supporting community-led development by providing support and advice, but the work is led by the community.

Complaint Line

Complaint Line is a gateway website for disputes resolution and investigation agencies that provide the New Zealand public with... [read more]

Complementary and Alternative Health Care in New Zealand

The Ministry of Health funded the development of a CAM website for New Zealanders between 2003 and 2006 - this website has since... [read more]

Consumer

Consumer watchdog, online articles of topical interest

Continence New Zealand

Dental Council

Professional and regulatory body for oral health practitioners i.e. dentists, dental specialists, dental therapists, dental hygi... [read more]

Diabetes New Zealand

There are diabetes societies throughout New Zealand providing support, information and advocacy for people with diabetes. Click... [read more]

Disabled Persons Assembly

District Health Boards

Link to Ministry of Health web site where there is a full list of District Health Boards.

DrivingTests.co.nz

Elder Abuse Response Service (EARS)

A new Elder Abuse Response Service (EARS) set up on 1 July 2017 is a confidential 24 hour, free phone, helpline, 0800 32 668 65.... [read more]

Elder Care Canterbury Project

An intersectoral and community group that works together for the wellbeing of Canterbury’s older people.

Enable (Disability Funding Information Website)

Enable Information

Enable New Zealand delivers a range of services for older people and disabled people. These services are contracted by the Minis... [read more]

Gambling Helpline

Govt.nz

Senior services, home care and financial help.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ

Grey Power

Amongst the aims and objectives of Grey Power is the aim to advance, support and protect the welfare and well being of older pe... [read more]

Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People

The Guidelines on Physical Activity for Older People gives five key recommendations to help older people live longer, healthier... [read more]

Health and Disability Commissioner

Aim: To promote and protect the rights of health and disability service consumers.

Enquiries and Complaints Line - advocacy s... [read more]

Health and Disability Commissioner’s publication: ‘Making Communication Easy’

This useful booklet produced by the Health and Disability Commissioner gives “Useful tips to make it easy to communicate effec... [read more]

Health and Disability Commissioner’s publication: ‘Making it easy to put the Code into Action’ (for those who work in this sector)

Practical suggestions for those working in this sector as to how they can implement the Code of Health and Disability Services C... [read more]

Healthed

Health Ed is a catalogue of free health resources from the Ministry of Health Manatū Hauora.

Healthinfo

HealthInfo contains information recommended by Canterbury health professionals. It contains a mix of locally-developed patient i... [read more]

Healthline

Healthline is a free, nationwide health advice telephone service, funded by the Ministry of Health and available any time of the... [read more]

Hearing New Zealand

Home and Community Health Association

The New Zealand Home and Community Health Association Inc is the national body representing providers of home health care servic... [read more]

Human Rights Commission

A statutory body set up to administer the Human Rights Act 1993, and to promote, by education and publicity respect for and obse... [read more]

Huntington's Disease Association

interest.co.nz

Financial information. Bloggers include: Bernard Hickey, Neville Bennett, Roger J Kerr.

Kainga Ora Homes and Community (Housing New Zealand)

Law Access

LawAccess is an online information service that provides quick and easy access to information about legal matters. As well as m... [read more]

Medical Council of New Zealand

Contains a section 'Public Information' - how doctors maintain standards, making complaints, getting information about doctors.... [read more]

Medsafe

Part of the Ministry of Health. Includes information for consumers about medicines

Ministry for Ethnic Communities

Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Tenancy Information

Ministry of Health

The Ministry works across the health sector to deliver better health outcomes for New Zealanders.

Ministry of Justice.

Includes publications, reports etc

Ministry of Social Development (MSD) - Senior Citizens

National Association for Loss and Grief

National Foundation For The Deaf

National Health Committee

Advises the Minister of Health about what should be funded.

National Heart Foundation of New Zealand

To locate the Cardiac Support Groups type 'Cardiac Clubs' into the search box.

Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service

This is a consumer advocacy service for all users of health and disability services. The service is provided as part of a grou... [read more]

Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Agencies

NZ Directory of Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Contact Details

New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres

New Zealand Guidelines Group

The New Zealand Guidelines Group leads a movement towards the delivery of high quality health and disability services throughout... [read more]

New Zealand Health Information Service

Part of the Ministry of Health. Responsible for collection and dissemination of health related information

New Zealand Law Society

Includes information on wills, Enduring Power of Attorney, trusts etc.

New Zealand Legislation

This website provides free public access to unofficial versions of New Zealand statutes (Public, Local, and Private Acts) and St... [read more]

New Zealand Transport Agency

NZ Positive Ageing Strategy

The 1999 International Year of Older Persons prompted the development of a New Zealand strategy promoting the value of older peo... [read more]

Parkinsons New Zealand

Privacy Commissioner

Enjoy the introduction to this web site.

Public Health Association

Aims to improve health... by strengthening organised efforts of society

Queendom

Queendom which describes itself as 'serious entertainment' offers a variety of personality, intelligence and health-related test... [read more]

Quitline

For advice & support to stop smoking.

Residential Care Audit Results

Ministry of Health Audit Results

Retirement Village Residents Association of New Zealand

The RVRANZ protects the rights of retirement village residents in New Zealand.

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Senior Women

An American site which " ... attempt(s) to reflect women's issues and concerns. We also hope it reflects those two most compelli... [read more]

Seniorline

Seniorline provides information on:
• Support to help you stay at home
• Relief care choices for caregivers
• How incom... [read more]

Sorted (Your Independent Money Guide)

Sport New Zealand (Formerly SPARC)

Information about becoming/staying fit and well.

St John

A range of services are offered including the Ambulance service. Ambulance charges are shown on their website.

St John Caring Caller

For some people living alone means that they miss out on daily human contact, someone to chat to, laugh with and share their liv... [read more]

Stroke Foundation of NZ

TVNZ Access Service for Hearing and Vision Impaired

Victim Support

Victims Information

Weka Web Site

WEKA - stands for What Everybody Keeps Asking .....about disability information and is a generic disability information website.... [read more]

Womens Refuge

Women’s Refuge provides support and information for women who are dealing with violence. The web site gives local contact deta... [read more]

Work And Income

Includes information on Community Services Card. General enquiries (free phone) 0800 559 009.