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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]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | https://1737.org.nz |
New Zealand's largest and most comprehensive website holding death information. If a death has been published in a leading newsp... [read more]
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 is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, dedicated to promoting the quality of life and well-being... [read more]
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Address | 195 Willis Street |
Website | http://www.ageconcern.org.nz |
Health Promotion for Older People. Provided by Age Concern North Shore.
Alzheimers New Zealand Inc. is a charitable organisation that supports the work of it’s member organisations and at a national... [read more]
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Address | 178 - 182 Willis Street |
City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | 0800 004 001 |
Website | http://www.alzheimers.org.nz |
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of NZ
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Address | 262 Thorndon Quay |
Suburb | Pipitea |
City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | 04 4994592 |
Website | https://www.asthmafoundation.org.nz/ |
Includes information on how to get certificates, family history etc.
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Address | 96 Bristol Street |
Suburb | St Albans |
City/Town | Christcurch |
Phone | 0800 24 33 33 |
Website | https://blindlowvision.org.nz/ |
Best Health (provided by the British Medical Journal's Evidence Centre) has been developed primarily for the UK but is based on... [read more]
Canterbury Health Care of the Elderly Education Trust
The Canterbury Health Care of the Elderly Education Trust is a Christchurch based charitable trust that aims to improve the educ... [read more]
Carers New Zealand is a national charitable trust set up to help carers of all ages.
It was created by carers, for carers, t...
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Website | http://www.carers.net.nz |
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)
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Phone | 0800 654 655 |
Website | http://choicenotchance.org.nz/ |
Choosing Wisely aims to promote a culture where low value and inappropriate clinical interventions are avoided, and patients and... [read more]
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
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Address | 93 Boulcott St |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | https://www.cab.org.nz/ |
Commission for Financial Capability
Provides financial education and carrys out regular reviews of retirement income policy
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Address | 108 Quay Street |
Suburb | Auckland CBD |
Distict | Auckland |
City/Town | Auckland |
Phone | 64 4 499 7396 |
Website | http://www.cffc.org.nz |
The Government is supporting community-led development by providing support and advice, but the work is led by the community.
Complaint Line is a gateway website for disputes resolution and investigation agencies that provide the New Zealand public with... [read more]
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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 watchdog, online articles of topical interest
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Address | 17 Whitmore Street |
Suburb | Wellington |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.consumer.org.nz |
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City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.continence.org.nz |
Professional and regulatory body for oral health practitioners i.e. dentists, dental specialists, dental therapists, dental hygi... [read more]
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Address | 109 Willis Street |
Website | http://www.dcnz.org.nz/ |
Includes information on Community Services Card. General enquiries (free phone) 0800 559 009.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | 0800 559 009 |
Website | http://www.workandincome.govt.nz |
There are diabetes societies throughout New Zealand providing support, information and advocacy for people with diabetes. Click... [read more]
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Address | 15 Murphy Street |
Suburb | Thorndon |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.diabetes.org.nz |
Disability Funding Information Website
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Address | 173 Victoria Street |
Suburb | Te Aro |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.dpa.org.nz |
Link to Ministry of Health web site where there is a full list of District Health Boards.
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Suburb | Penrose |
City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.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]
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Phone | 0800 32 668 65 |
Website | http://www.superseniors.msd.govt.nz/elde... |
An intersectoral and community group that works together for the wellbeing of Canterbury’s older people.
Enable New Zealand delivers a range of services for older people and disabled people. These services are contracted by the Minis... [read more]
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Address | PO Box 4547 |
City/Town | Palmerston North |
Phone | 0800 17 1981 |
Website | http://www.enable.co.nz |
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Phone | free phone 0800 654 655 |
Website | http://www.gamblinghelpline.co.nz/Home_4... |
Senior services, home care and financial help.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ
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Phone | 0800 472 637 |
Website | https://www.grg.org.nz/ |
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...
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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]
Practical suggestions for those working in this sector as to how they can implement the Code of Health and Disability Services C... [read more]
Health Ed is a catalogue of free health resources from the Ministry of Health Manatū Hauora.
HealthInfo contains information recommended by Canterbury health professionals. It contains a mix of locally-developed patient i... [read more]
Healthline is a free, nationwide health advice telephone service, funded by the Ministry of Health and available any time of the... [read more]
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Phone | freephone 0800 611 116 |
Website | http://www.health.govt.nz/yourhealth-top... |
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]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://hcha.org.nz/ |
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]
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Address | 41 Shortland Street |
Suburb | Auckland CBD |
City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.hrc.co.nz |
Huntington's Disease Association
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City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://hdauckland.com/ |
Financial information. Bloggers include: Bernard Hickey, Neville Bennett, Roger J Kerr.
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Address | New Zealand wide. Financial information. |
Website | http://www.interest.co.nz |
Kainga Ora Homes and Community (Housing New Zealand)
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.hnzc.co.nz |
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]
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Address | 1 Willis Street |
Suburb | Wellington |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.mcnz.org.nz |
Part of the Ministry of Health. Includes information for consumers about medicines
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Address | 133 Molesworth Street |
Suburb | Thorndon |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.medsafe.govt.nz |
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Tenancy Information
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.dbh.govt.nz/retirement-villag... |
The Ministry works across the health sector to deliver better health outcomes for New Zealanders.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.health.govt.nz |
Includes publications, reports etc
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.justice.govt.nz |
Ministry of Social Development (MSD) - Senior Citizens
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.msd.govt.nz/what-we-can-do/se... |
National Association for Loss and Grief
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City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.nalag.org.nz/ |
National Foundation For The Deaf
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Address | 11 York Street |
Suburb | Parnell |
City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.nfd.org.nz |
Advises the Minister of Health about what should be funded.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.nhc.health.govt.nz/ |
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
To locate the Cardiac Support Groups type 'Cardiac Clubs' into the search box.
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Address | 9 Kalmia Street |
Suburb | Ellerslie |
City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://www.nhf.org.nz |
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]
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Phone | 0800 555 050 |
Website | https://advocacy.org.nz/ |
Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Agencies
NZ Directory of Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Contact Details
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.eldernet.co.nz/Service%20Type... |
New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres
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City/Town | Whangarei |
Website | http://www.nzfdic.org.nz |
The New Zealand Guidelines Group leads a movement towards the delivery of high quality health and disability services throughout... [read more]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.nzgg.org.nz |
New Zealand Health Information Service
Part of the Ministry of Health. Responsible for collection and dissemination of health related information
Includes information on wills, Enduring Power of Attorney, trusts etc.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.nz-lawsoc.org.nz |
This website provides free public access to unofficial versions of New Zealand statutes (Public, Local, and Private Acts) and St... [read more]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.legislation.govt.nz |
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.nzta.govt.nz |
The 1999 International Year of Older Persons prompted the development of a New Zealand strategy promoting the value of older peo... [read more]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | 04 801 8850 |
Website | http://www.parkinsons.org.nz |
Enjoy the introduction to this web site.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.privacy.org.nz |
Aims to improve health... by strengthening organised efforts of society
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Address | 49 Boulcott Street |
Suburb | Boulcott |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.pha.org.nz |
Queendom which describes itself as 'serious entertainment' offers a variety of personality, intelligence and health-related test... [read more]
For advice & support to stop smoking.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | 09 354 7774 |
Website | http://www.quit.org.nz/ |
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.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.rvranz.org.nz |
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz |
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 provides information on:
• Support to help you stay at home
• Relief care choices for caregivers
• How incom...
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Phone | 0800 725 463 |
Website | http://www.adhb.govt.nz/SeniorLine/ |
Sorted (Your Independent Money Guide)
Sport New Zealand (Formerly SPARC)
Information about becoming/staying fit and well.
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.sportnz.org.nz/ |
A range of services are offered including the Ambulance service. Ambulance charges are shown on their website.
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Website | http://www.stjohn.org.nz |
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]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Phone | free phone 0800 780780 |
Website | http://www.stjohn.org.nz/products/caring... |
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Address | 95 Molesworth St |
City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.stroke.org.nz |
The SuperSeniors Website is run through the Ministry of Social Development and the Office for Senior Citizens with the aim of pr... [read more]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://superseniors.msd.govt.nz/ |
TVNZ Access Service for Hearing and Vision Impaired
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City/Town | Auckland |
Website | http://able.co.nz/ |
University of the Third Age (U3A)
International organisation which aims to provide educational stimulus and support for older people. Runs lectures and study tour... [read more]
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Phone | 0800 842 846 |
Website | http://victimsupport.org.nz/about |
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Phone | 0800 650 654 |
Website | http://www.victimsinfo.govt.nz |
WEKA - stands for What Everybody Keeps Asking .....about disability information and is a generic disability information website.... [read more]
Women’s Refuge provides support and information for women who are dealing with violence. The web site gives local contact deta... [read more]
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City/Town | Wellington |
Website | http://www.womensrefuge.org.nz/ |