Women's Centres in New Zealand
Auckland Women's Centre
4 Warnock St
Grey Lynn
Phone: (09) 376 3227
website: www.awc.org.nz
Auckland Working Women's Resource Centre
35 George St, Kingsland
Auckland
Phone: (09) 379 7906
Email: wwrc@ihug.co.nz
Christchurch Women's Centre
Level 2, 134 Manchester Street
PO Box 13476
Christchurch/Otautahi
Phone: (03) 379 7047
Fax: (03) 379 7447
Email: support@womenscentre.co.nz
Website: www.womenscentre.co.nz
Cromwell Women's Support Group
PO Box 149
Cromwell 9191
Helensville Women's Centre
PO Box 141
Helensville
Phone: (09) 420 7992
Email: hvllewomens.centre@xtra.co.nz
Heretaunga Women's Centre
Cnr Russell & Eastbourne Streets,
PO Box 27, Hastings.
Phone/Fax: (06) 878 5401,
Email: h.w.c@xtra.co.nz
Horowhenua Women's Youth & Whanau Centre
PO Box 427
Levin
Kapiti Womens Centre
7 Ngahina Street
Paraparaumu
Phone: (04) 902 6222
Email: thekwc@paradise.net.nz
Website: http://www.kapitiwomenscentre.org.nz
Lower Hutt Women's Centre
186 Knights Rd
Lower Hutt 6301.
Email: lhwomenscentre@paradise.net.nz
Website: www.lhwc.org.nz
Napier Women's Centre Health Centre
27 Tennyson St
Napier
Nelson Women's Centre
44 Trafalgar St
Nelson 7001
Phone: (03) 546 8441
New Plymouth Women's Centre
PO Box 4030
New Plymouth 4600
Email: npwomen@xtra.co.nz
North Shore Women's Centre
PO Box 40 106
5 Mayfield Rd Glenfield,
Auckland 1330.
Phone: (09) 444 4618
Email: women.ctr@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.womyn-ctr.co.nz
Otaki Women's Health Centre
Maternity Hospital
Mill Rd, Otaki
Palmerston North Women's Centre
PO Box 4353
Palmerston North 5330
Shakti Asian Women's Centre
PO Box 24 448
Royal Oak, Auckland
Phone: (09) 625 6714
Helpline: (09) 624 3619 or 0800 742 584
Website: www.shakti.org.nz
Solo Women as Parents
70 Springfield Rd
St Albans
PO Box 21 366
Christchurch
Phone: (03) 366 8540
Email: swap@snap.net.nz
South Canterbury Women's Wellness Community Centre
2 Perth St
Timaru 8601
South Taranaki Women's Centre
Cnr Regent and Furlong Sts
Hawera 4610
Email: stwc@xtra.co.nz
Te Awamutu Women's Centre and Women's Refuge
PO Box 399
Te Awamutu 2400
Phone: (07) 871 8152
Thames Women's Centre
P.O.Box 288.
Thames.
Email: thameswomenscentre@xtra.co.nz
Upper Hutt Women's Centre
6 Sinclair Street
PO Box 40-614
Upper Hutt
Phone: (04) 527-0017
Fax: (04) 527-0103
Email: uhwomen@xtra.co.nz
Wairarapa Women's Centre
PO Box 286
Masterton
Wanganui Women's Centre
PO Box 568
Wanganui 5000
West Auckland Women's Centre
PO Box 69 116
Henderson, Auckland 1230.
Phone: (09) 838 6381
Fax: (09) 836 2470
Email: wawc@xtra.co.nz
West Coast Well Women's Centre
52 Alexander St
PO Box 176
Greymouth
Phone: (03) 768 7192
Fax: (03) 768 7198
Email: wwc@minidata.co.nz
Website: www.wellwomen.orcon.net.nz
Women's & Children's Centre
PO Box 4312
Wanganui 5000
Violence Support Groups
Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation
Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP is a community counselling agency in Mt Eden offering support and therapy for women, young adult women and children who have experienced sexual assault.
Website: http://www.asah.org.nz/
Expect Respect - young women and healthy relationships
A site that every young woman should visit before thinking about going out with a boyfriend or partner.
Website: http://www.expect-respect.org.nz/
Family Violence Clearing House
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearing House is a national centre for collating and diseminating information about family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to provide access to quality information for a wide range of users, including those working towards preventing and eliminating family violence.
Website: http://www.nzfvc.org.nz
Great Mates
A website for teenagers supporting friends who have had an unwanted sexual experience.
Website: http://gr8mates.org.nz/
Hestia Women’s Refuge – Rodney
Safe accommodation and outreach support in the community for women & children who want safety from or information about their abusive domestic relationships. 24 Hour crisis assistance, advocacy, education, information & linking with other refuges.
PO Box 204,
Warkworth.
Phone: (09) 425 0452 / (09) 427 5154
Mobile: 021 247 0881
24 hour crisis pager: 0800 321 361
Email: hestiawr@xtra.co.nz
Refuge office hours: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Advocate for children and young people who are witnesses of family violence – Hibiscus Coast Service.
Provides an independent voice for children & young people (up to 17 years) to ensure their views are represented.
Phone: (09) 427 6334
Hibiscus Coast Victim Support
Practical & emotional support for victims of crime, accident & emergency. Confidential service, 24 hours, 7 days a week.
PO Box 284,
Whangaparaoa,
c/- Whangaparaoa Police Station.
Email: hibiscus_coast@victimsupport.org.nz
Phone: (09) 424 6515
Crisis phone: 027 497 1956 / 0800 VICTIM / 0800 842846
National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges
The National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges is a women-run organisation for women and children, supported by local communities. They operate over 50 safe houses throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Women's Refuges provide 24 hour support, advocacy & accommodation for women and their children experiencing family violence.
Website: http://www.womensrefuge.org.nz
Preventing Violence in the Home
Preventing Violence in the Home, formerly the Domestic Violence Centre, provides an extensive range of services, including a national 0508 Family Violence Helpline; 24 hour crisis and advocacy for adult and child victims of family violence; a stopping violence programme for abusive people; a Child Crisis Team intervention service for children who have witnessed family violence; coordination of SAFTINET, an interagency network; and also many different training programmes.
Website: http://www.preventingviolence.org.nz/
Rape Prevention Education Auckland
Rape Prevention Education, formerly Auckland Rape Crisis, focus on the prevention of sexual violence. We work to eliminate rape and sexual abuse through education and community work. We also support survivors of sexual abuse and their whanau/friends though our telephone crisis-line.
Website: http://www.rapecrisis.org.nz/default.aspx
North Shore Family Court Counselling & Mediation Services
Offers counseling & information service for couples at no cost. Marital/relationship, separation,custody,access & domestic violence issues are part of the service.
Corner of Don McKinnon & Corinthian Drives,
Albany
Phone: (09) 916 5894 / (09) 916 5895
Court Services for Victims: Suzanne.tongue@justice.govt.nz (Court advisor at North Shore Courts)
Rodney Stopping Violence Services
Offering programmes and counseling for women, men & children in the Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth areas.
Phone: (09) 425 8130
Email: rsvs@clear.net.nz
Te Korowai Aroha O Ngati Whatua Inc - Wellsford
Professional Maori counseling, whanau support & budget service. Hau ora management stopping violence men’s group, women’s group, children’s group & individuals.
PO Box 57,
241-243 Rodney Street,
Wellsford
Phone: (09) 423 9481
Email: tkawhatua@xtra.co.nz
Safehouse: temporary safe housing for abused women & children who have been/are victims of or witness to abuse & violence.
Tu Wahine Trust
A confidential counselling service for Maori women, children and their whanau who have been affected by sexual abuse and related violence.
PO Box 83 230
Te Atatu South
Phone: (09) 838 8700
Email: tuwahine@xtra.co.nz
Victim Support North Rodney
A 24 hour, 7 days a week agency working with victims of crisis & trauma. Provides advocacy, court assistance, support for victims of homicide, family group conferencing, restorative justice, referral to specialist organizations and victim impact statements. Covers Puhoi through to Kaiwaka, & Mangawhai over to part of the Kaipara area.
Phone: (09) 425 8109 (Warkworth Police 24 hours) / 0800 VICTIM.
Community Organisations
Parent Port Warkworth
Free home help & child care for families in need due to illness, stress, exhaustion or crisis. Puhoi to Paparoa, coast to coast. There has to be a pre-schooler in the family.
C/- Homebuilders
5 Hexham Street,
Warkworth
Phone: (09) 423 8830
Mobile: 027 280 5093
Email: elianelagnaz@hotmail.com
Pregnancy Counselling Services Inc
A free, confidential, 24 hour counseling & practical help service for anyone involved in a worrying pregnancy or those distressed after an abortion. Face-to-face counseling by arrangement. Help to solve problems of accommodation, home help, transport, medical care, legal advice. Free pregnancy testing & baby gear.
Phone: (09) 307 6745 / 0800 NEED 2 TALK (24 HR) 0800 633 328
Raeburn House
A community-based mental health promotion organization providing community development expertise, support, resources & information to individuals, whanau, community. Non-government organizations & statutory agencies.
138 Shakespeare Road,
Milford,
North Shore 0622
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Phone: (09) 441 8989
Email: info@raeburnhouse.org.nz
Relationship Services NZ – Rodney
Relationship counseling for families, couples, individuals & families. Courses available for couples & individuals. Counselling available in Orewa & Warkworth.
3A Gibbons Road,
Takapuna
Phone: (09) 489 8349
Counselling for teenagers: 13-25 years old
Phone: (09) 422 6143
The Practice - Counselling & Psychotherapy
A team of qualified & experienced counselors & psychotherapists, with a broad range of skills & expertise to meet the needs of different clients. Helps people with such issues as depression, anxiety, low self esteem & confidence, relationships, parenting & family struggles, trauma & sexual abuse, stress & life changes. Works with individuals, couples, children & families.
Orewa House,
498 Hibiscus Coast Highway,
Orewa
Phone: (09) 426 1622
Email: info@thepractice.net.nz
Website: www.thepractice.net.nz
Te Ha O Te Oranga O Ngati Whatua
Provider of Maori Health services which focuses on individual families’ total well-being. Wellsford: 158 Rodney Street.
Tamariki Ora mobile nursing, public health promotions, Community Health Worker, alcohol & drug counselling, disease state management, car seat promotion, and doctors clinics. Sexual health clinic every Monday. Dietician services once a month. Breast screen & health promotion.
Phone: (09) 423 8538
Helensville: 53 Commercial Road.
Mobile Nursing Services, c/- Te Puna o te Ora.
Phone: (09) 420 7235
Dargaville: Awakino Street. Mobile Nursing, community health workers, car seat promotion, doctor’s clinics & outreach clinics.
Phone: (09) 439 1690
Policies and Political
Association for Women Rights in Development
AWID, the Association for Women's Rights in Development, is an international membership organisation. Their goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere.
Website: www.awid.org
Auckland Women's Health Action
The first place to look for women's health issues
Website: http://www.womens-health.org.nz/
Coalition for Equal Value Equal Pay
The campaign for pay equity in New Zealand.
Website: http://www.cevep.org.nz/
Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry
This website outlines the Ministerial Inquiry into the under-reporting of cervical smear abnormalities in the Gisborne region.
Website: http://www.csi.org.nz/
Ministry of Women's Affairs
The New Zealand government’s source of advice on ways to improve the lives of women.
Website: http://mwa.govt.nz/
Miscarriage Support Group
For miscarriage support phone the supportline (09) 378 4060 or check out the website www.miscarriage.org.nz
United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality
Website: http://www.unifem.org/