Community Initiatives
~ GENERAL SERVICES ~
www.tpk.govt.nz/en/in-focus/whanau-ora/
Te Puni Kokiri - Provide services and opportunities to whanau across New
Zealand
www.heartlandservices.govt.nz
Heartland Services - Provide information for people who live in provincial
or rural areas of New Zealand and how they can access government services -
Provincial/Rural New Zealand
www.familyservices.govt.nz
Family and Community Services - Various information and contact details for
everyone
www.myd.govt.nz
Ministry of Youth Development - Working with young people
www.safe-nz.org.nz
Sensible Sentencing Trust - A safe New Zealand
www.msd.govt.nz
Ministry of Social Development - Various information and contact details for
everyone
www.northern.familyworks.org.nz
Family Works - Work to support children/tamariki and their families/whanau
to flourish and champion their cause in communities - Northern Region New
Zealand
www.atwc.org.nz
The Anglican Trust for Women and Children - Offer many services and
programmes for the greater Auckland Community - Auckland New Zealand
www.familyhelptrust.org.nz
Familyhelp Trust - Operate child abuse-prevention services for high-risk
families in Christchurch - Christchurch New Zealand
www.skylight.org.nz
Skylight - Offer services to those facing tough times of change, loss,
trauma and grief
www.peace.net.nz
The Peace Foundation - Promotes peaceful relationships among people of all
ages - all levels - through education, research and action
~ PARENTING/CAREGIVING INFORMATION ~
www.kiwifamilies.co.nz
Kiwi Families - Provide information for passionate parents
www.goldfishwisdom.org
The website of Nigel Latta
~ SEXUAL ABUSE ~
www.sexualabuse.co.nz
Sexual Abuse Centre - Provides support, counselling and information to
survivors of sexual abuse and rape
www.rapecrisis.org.nz
Rape Prevention Education - Work to eliminate rape and sexual abuse through
education
~ VIOLENCE ~
www.areyouok.org.nz
Action on Family Violence - Information about family violence, what it is
and where to get help
www.womensrefuge.org.nz
Women's Refuge - Domestic violence organisation - free advise, emergency
accommodation and confidential services for women
www.livingwithoutviolence.org.nz
North Harbour Living Without Violence - Run programmes in Takapuna, Auckland
to help men, women and children eliminate abuse and violence from their
lives - North Harbour New Zealand
www.beviolencefree.org.nz
South Auckland Family Violence Prevention Network - South Auckland New
Zealand
www.2shine.org.nz
Shine - Confidential domestic abuse charity
www.nzfvc.org.nz
New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse - Provide information and
resources towards elimination of family violence
~ MENTAL HEALTH ~
www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand - Work to influence individuals,
whanau, organisations and communities to improve and sustain their mental
health and reach their full potential
~ COUNSELLING SERVICES ~
www.spinz.org.nz
Suicide prevention information New Zealand
www.lifeline.org.nz
Lifeline Aotearoa - Provides free, professional and confidential helpline
counselling services and professional "face to face" counselling (by
appointment) with a payment sliding scale
www.depression.org.nz
Depression Helpline - Understanding more about depression will help you find
a way through
www.youthline.co.nz
Youthline - An integrated response to youth, family and community needs
www.whatsup.co.nz
What's Up - Someone to tell stuff to and not worry about getting into
trouble -
all kids up to 14 years
~ CHILD HEALTH AND WELLBEING ~
www.childmatters.org.nz
Child Matters - Educating to prevent abuse
www.jigsaw.org.nz
Jigsaw - Advocate against all forms of child abuse, neglect and violence and
provide support
www.cyf.govt.nz
Child Youth and Family - Various information and contact details for
everyone
www.everychildcounts.org.nz
Every Child Counts - Work to ensure children are placed at the centre of
policy and planning
www.moh.govt.nz/childhealth
Ministry of Health - Child health in New Zealand
www.brainwave.org.nz
Brainwave - Educate New Zealanders from all walks of life about the latest
research in neuroscience - "Build a lifetime in the first three years"
www.nzchildren.co.nz
The Children's Social Health Monitor New Zealand - Monitor children's health
www.savethechildren.org.nz/see/NZ/
Save the Children - Work to protect and promote the rights of children and
young people in New Zealand
www.unicef.org.nz/childreninNZ
Unicef - Carries out a range of activities for children in New Zealand
www.occ.org.nz
Office of the Children's Commissioner - Provides information about the work
and about children's and young people rights
www.teentools.co.nz
Tools for teenage years - Site gives parents tools, guidelines and local
contacts to assist in your children having a safe and happy journey through
the teenage years
www.acya.org.nz
Action for Children and Youth in Aotearoa Incorporated - Promote the
well-being of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
www.youthlaw.co.nz
Youth Law - Community law centre for children and young people throughout
Aotearoa/New Zealand
www.panic.org.nz
Panic - Positive answers needed in crisis
www.greatpotentials.org.nz
Great Potentials - Work with children, young people and families to relieve
suffering; release potential; reduce disparities in NZ society; reduce crime
and violence; break the cycle of disadvantage and promote family
functionality
www.youngnz.org.nz
Young New Zealanders Foundation - Supply and fund educational resources and
safety materials to any school - anywhere in New Zealand - requesting them
www.kidshealth.org.nz
Kidshealth - Provide information about children's health - for New Zealand
parents and caregivers
www.starship.org.nz
Starship Foundation - Provide services in the community