Information that could help support you, your tamariki and your whānau
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SUPP is a free confidential service for rangatahi aged 12–19 offering support around alcohol, drug use and mental wellbeing. The team provides brief interventions, group work and one-to-one sessions using motivational interviewing and harm minimisation strategies. Young people aged 13 and over can access support without parental consent.
Phone: 06 348 1207
Te Oranganui is an iwi-led organisation offering a wide range of health and social services including mental health and addiction support. Their kaupapa Māori approach empowers whānau to achieve wellbeing and independence.
Phone: 06 349 0007
Te Ora Hou is a kaupapa Māori, Christian-based youth and community development organisation. They provide mentoring, leadership programmes, transitional housing and whānau support to help young people thrive.
Phone: 06 343 7342
REAL’s Whetū Marewa service offers youth-focused mental health support for taiohi aged 12–24. Their team provides accessible community-based assistance including counselling, mentoring and support to help young people build confidence and resilience.
Freephone: 0800 002 725
Jigsaw provides free social work and family support services including home-based assistance, parenting programmes and help for families experiencing stress or harm. Their goal is to nurture safe thriving whānau.
Phone: 06 345 1636
Family Works offers counselling, social work, parenting education and family dispute resolution services. They support tamariki, rangatahi and whānau through a wide range of programmes focused on safety, wellbeing and connection.
Phone: 06 345 6681
Whatever is a free inclusive health service for youth aged 10–24. They offer holistic support covering physical, mental and sexual health including access to doctors, nurses, counselling and youth workers in a safe and welcoming environment.
Phone: 06 281 3477
MiCAMHS
The Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction Service (MICAMHAS) provides specialist mental health assessments and treatment for young people up to 18 years old including maternal mental health care.
Phone: 06 348 1207
Life to the Max is a community-based service supporting children and young people aged 5–19 who may be at risk. They offer tailored interventions, mentoring and family support to promote positive life choices and reduce future offending.
Phone: 06 348 0060
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Support offers free confidential assistance to families and whānau affected by a loved one’s mental health, addiction or dementia-related challenges. Services include one-to-one support, educational workshops, advocacy and peer-led support groups. The organisation empowers families to maintain their own wellbeing while supporting others. Self-referrals are welcome.
Phone: 06 345 3301
Whats Up
A safe space for tamariki and rangatahi to talk
whatsup.co.nz
Mon-Sun 11am-10:30pm
Call us
Freephone: 0800 942 8787
Mon-Sun 11am-11pm
Lowdown
A space created with rangatahi, for rangatahi. Find support here for your hauora, identity, culture and mental health.
1737 is a free, confidential helpline in New Zealand, powered by Whakarongorau Aotearoa / New Zealand Telehealth Services and funded by Health New Zealand. Available 24/7, it offers support, advice, and information from trained counsellors.
Explore our website for self-help tools and information, or you can text or call 1737 anytime to connect with a trained counsellor or peer support worker.
Youthline
We are here to help. Our Helpline service is free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Free 24/7 text 234
Free 24/7 call 0800 37 66 33
DM us on Instagram @youthlinenz
Message us on WhatsApp
09 886 5696
Chat via Webchat
10am –10pm
Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
Our clinic is on Wicksteed Terrace, opposite the Wicksteed Medical Centre. We’re open for appointments during the week. If you’re under 22, your visit is free.
We're here support your sexual wellbeing — providing you compassionate and confidential care. Your well-being is our priority. We have colouring activities in our waiting room to help with anxiety — or to keep your kids entertained.
Come on down! We’re here for you.
Nga Tai o Te Awa
We are a Māori organisation dedicated to delivering health promotion messaging and education to people, whānau and communities in the Whanganui, Rangitikei, Waimarino and Ruapehu districts.
We are a Māori organisation dedicated to delivering health promotion messaging and education to people, whānau and communities in the Whanganui, Rangitikei, Waimarino and Ruapehu districts.
We love to meet people and talk about possibilities. So, if you have a project you are excited about or if you just want to find out more about who we are and what we do, please give us a call or send us an email.
Email: info@ntota.co.nz
Phone: 06 348 9902
Pride Whanganui
We offer a wide range of support to our Whanganui LGBTTQIA+ community and their supporters. Whether you’re dropping by the office or connecting with us online, let us support you in your journey!
The Pride Hub: A safe space where people can access resources, information, support, guidance and advocacy. We have free Wifi, a community library with Pride themed books and a community fridge/pantry.
We offer a wide range of support to our Whanganui LGBTTQIA+ community and their supporters. Whether you’re dropping by the office or connecting with us online, let us support you in your journey!
The Pride Hub: A safe space where people can access resources, information, support, guidance and advocacy. We have free Wifi, a community library with Pride themed books and a community fridge/pantry.
Youth Services(Ministry of Social Development)
Youth Service supports taiohi to get the education they need for bright, independent futures.
The mana and wellbeing of our taiohi are at the centre of everything we do. We step in early to help taiohi build their confidence and increase their potential.
Youth Service supports taiohi to get the education they need for bright, independent futures.
The mana and wellbeing of our taiohi are at the centre of everything we do. We step in early to help taiohi build their confidence and increase their potential.
Oranga Tamariki
Our belief is that in the right environment, with the right people surrounding and nurturing them,
any child can and should flourish.We are dedicated to supporting any child in New Zealand whose wellbeing is at significant risk of harm now, or in the future.
We also work with young people who may have offended, or are likely to offend.
Freephone:
0508 326 549
Email:
contact@ot.govt.nz
Whanganui Safe & Free
Our agency offers counselling, social work (Kaiawhina), and preventative education programmes for survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and support for families and whānau.
All contact between our staff or specialists and you, is private and confidential. You can choose to stay anonymous.
Phone: 06 343 3416
Our agency offers counselling, social work (Kaiawhina), and preventative education programmes for survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and support for families and whānau.
All contact between our staff or specialists and you, is private and confidential. You can choose to stay anonymous.
Phone: 06 343 3416
CLAWCommunity Legal Advice Whanganui
We provide community legal services throughout the Aotea rohe.
In trouble, need a lawyer?
We provide community legal services throughout the Aotea rohe.
In trouble, need a lawyer?
Legal problems can be serious and frightening, and for many people lawyers are completely unaffordable. But everyone has the right to high-quality legal help – that’s where Community Law comes in.
Whether you’re struggling to keep or share your kids, finding it hard to handle WINZ, fines or debt, facing criminal charges, or dealing with a different kind of legal problem, often the first and most important step is to ask for help.
Tupoho Social Services
Is a Kaupapa Māori service that is Whānau centred – culturally grounded and offers a values based approach towards Whānau achieving their optimum ability.
This is provided through Manaaki Whānau services and financial mentoring to ensure Whānau are nurtured, sustained and empowered.
We are an Iwi/Hapu initiated organisation and our services are free and available to anyone who wishes to use them.
Phone 06 345 2042
SHINE
Shine is an acronym that stands for Safer Homes in New Zealand Everyday.
We directly help thousands of adults and children who experience abuse every year to become safer through our frontline services; and we indirectly help thousands more through our education and training programmes and our partnerships, particularly in the health and justice sectors.
Our compassionate team is available to offer guidance, and provide a safe space for you whenever you need it 24/7.
Helpline:
0508 744 633
Safe to Talk
Sexual harm happens in all of our communities. This service is here for anyone.
Sexual harm happens in all of our communities. This service is here for anyone.
Whatever your reason for being here, we’re here to help you.
We offer free confidential contact with trained specialists. We can also connect you to support services in your community.
Freephone: 0800 044 344
Text: 4334
Hey Bro - He Waka Tapu
HEYBRO is here to listen and offer support for men who feel they are going to harm a loved one or whānau member.
24/7 helpline on
0800 439 276
TXT: 027 243 9252
027 2 HE WAKA
VOYCE
VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai believes every young person is a taonga. We help tamariki and rangatahi in care to live with the aroha, safety and respect they deserve. We support young people to have their voices heard, their needs met, and their rights upheld.
VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai believes every young person is a taonga. We help tamariki and rangatahi in care to live with the aroha, safety and respect they deserve. We support young people to have their voices heard, their needs met, and their rights upheld.
Get in touch with us:
0800 4VOYCE (0800 486 923)
Sport Whanganui
Sport Whanganui champions fresh ideas and collaborative thinking to create an active, healthy and connected community for everyone.
Our vision is for active, healthy and connected communities. Our people are based in Whanganui, Ohakune, and Marton and as a team we service the Whanganui, Rangitīkei, and Ruapehu districts.
Phone: 06 349 2300
Sport Whanganui champions fresh ideas and collaborative thinking to create an active, healthy and connected community for everyone.
Our vision is for active, healthy and connected communities. Our people are based in Whanganui, Ohakune, and Marton and as a team we service the Whanganui, Rangitīkei, and Ruapehu districts.
Phone: 06 349 2300
Wellstop
WellStop is a community-based organisation that aims to eliminate harmful sexual behaviour in our communities across the lower North Island.
We want to help create strong safe communities by working with others: individuals, families, communities, professionals to achieve this goal.
WellStop is a community-based organisation that aims to eliminate harmful sexual behaviour in our communities across the lower North Island.
We want to help create strong safe communities by working with others: individuals, families, communities, professionals to achieve this goal.
Woven Whānau
We are a Whanganui born initiative developed by parents for parents.
We are real people, doing real life, creating space to meet people where they’re at with no expectations.
We have a heart to see parents and grandparents raising their mokopuna find a place of belonging and receive the help they need while raising their tamariki/mokopuna for as long as they need it.
We are a Whanganui born initiative developed by parents for parents.
We are real people, doing real life, creating space to meet people where they’re at with no expectations.
We have a heart to see parents and grandparents raising their mokopuna find a place of belonging and receive the help they need while raising their tamariki/mokopuna for as long as they need it.
YMCA Central
YMCA Central Inc is a not for profit organisation, committed to strengthening families and youth development.
Our facilities are a place for families. From babies to grandparents and everyone in between we offer a wide range of services with something for everyone in the family.
Phone: 06 349 0197
YMCA Central Inc is a not for profit organisation, committed to strengthening families and youth development.
Our facilities are a place for families. From babies to grandparents and everyone in between we offer a wide range of services with something for everyone in the family.
Phone: 06 349 0197
Whanganui Regional Health Network
WRHN is a non-profit charitable trust that provides primary healthcare support and services to the Whanganui Region.
Whatever the need, our team is here to support you, your whānau and our wider community to achieve better quality healthcare.
WRHN is a non-profit charitable trust that provides primary healthcare support and services to the Whanganui Region.
Whatever the need, our team is here to support you, your whānau and our wider community to achieve better quality healthcare.
Wai Ora Christian Community Trust
Phone: 06 343 5015
For over 30 years, Wai Ora has been dedicated to empowering whānau to reach their full potential through social services, training, and employment preparation, all within a supportive Christian and kaupapa Māori framework.
We uphold positive family values and honor the dignity of each person, recognising that every individual has something valuable to contribute to their community.
Phone: 06 343 5015
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren™ Trust NZ (GRG) is a registered Charitable Trust operating throughout New Zealand providing support services to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren on a full-time basis. Our vision is for a community where grandparents raising grandchildren are empowered to provide a safe, secure and nurturing home for their grandchildren.
Freephone:
0800 472 637
0800 GRANDS
Safer Whanganui
Safer Whanganui is a community-led coalition of agencies and groups working in partnership to provide leadership and direction for the promotion of community safety in Whanganui.
Phone: 06 349 3104
Safer Whanganui is a community-led coalition of agencies and groups working in partnership to provide leadership and direction for the promotion of community safety in Whanganui.
Email:
lauren.tamehana@whanganui.govt.nz
Phone: 06 349 3104
Lifeline Aotearoa
Lifeline Aotearoa has been helping New Zealanders in distress and crisis for over 60 years.
Our free community helplines, 0800 LIFELINE and Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 TAUTOKO, and our text support service HELP (4357) are answered by our highly trained team from centres in Auckland and Christchurch.
Calls to our helplines are free and confidential.
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is a charity that works towards creating a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health & wellbeing. Improving individuals, whānau, organisations and communities.
Anxiety NZ
Are you feeling stressed or anxious?Waea mai ki a mātau - give us a call
Call the helpline on0800 269 4389(0800 ANXIETY)
Our Helpline gives vital support to people of any age who experience all forms of anxiety, including Panic Attacks, Phobias and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and to family or friends supporting someone with anxiety.
Are you feeling stressed or anxious?Waea mai ki a mātau - give us a call
Call the helpline on0800 269 4389(0800 ANXIETY)
Our Helpline gives vital support to people of any age who experience all forms of anxiety, including Panic Attacks, Phobias and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and to family or friends supporting someone with anxiety.
This service is confidential and free of charge. It is the only service of its type in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whanganui City College Guidance Network
Cassandra - Guidance Counsellor
cassandrad@wcc.school.nz
Wendy - Guidance Support
wendyw@wcc.school.nz
Jonette - Student Welfare & Attendance
jonetteh@wcc.school.nz
Lincoln - Social Worker
lincolnm@wcc.school.nz
Cassandra - Guidance Counsellor
cassandrad@wcc.school.nz
Wendy - Guidance Support
wendyw@wcc.school.nz
Jonette - Student Welfare & Attendance
jonetteh@wcc.school.nz
Lincoln - Social Worker
lincolnm@wcc.school.nz
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