EmployNZ staff can refer you to national and local Support Services if you approach us. This directory has been provided for you so that you can self-refer to the range of support services in NZ and our local towns.
This is a range of organisations that specialise in supporting youth and students and we have arranged them so that you can sort them using the categories along the top of the page. If you do not find what you are looking for please let us know and we will help get you the information you need.
Grief Support Services is a local agency that has been working in the community since 1987. We support vulnerable individuals and families/whanau by encouraging their understanding of themselves and each other so they may manage the turmoil of grief and loss, adjust to huge changes and attain their aspirations for their quality of life.
Call: 075784480
Address: 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga 3112
TAUTOKO is operated by trained and experienced social service practitioners who have undergone suicide prevention training.
If you think you, or someone you know, may be thinking about suicide, call the Suicide Crisis Helpline for support.
Call: 0508828865
Gumboot Friday connects young people with counsellors or therapists.
Email: team@gumbootfriday.org.nz
The National Disabled Students’ Association (NDSA) is a non-partisan national body that represents disabled tauira, and aims to challenge the collective barriers facing disabled tauira within the tertiary education space.
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has a long and proud history of supporting students. Since 1929, they’ve tirelessly advocated and represented students in universities and polytechnics across Aotearoa New Zealand.
OUTline provides support and appropriate information in a safe & friendly atmosphere. They offer New Zealand’s only nationwide specialist 0800 telephone support and counselling service for gender identity and sexual orientation issues.
Email: info@outline.org.nz
Call: 08006885463
Address: OutLine Level 2, 31 Hargreaves Street St Marys Bay Auckland 1011
InsideOUT is a national organisation which works to make Aotearoa a safer place for all young people of minority sexualities, sexes and genders to live and be in.
Email: hello@insideout.org.nz
Call: 273314503
The Ministry of Social Development is all about helping to build successful individuals, and in turn building strong, healthy families and communities.
Call: 6449163300
The Shakti Community Council was set up by ethnic women for ethnic women to overcome the barriers that come with migration and the intergenerational bonds of cultural oppression.
Email: crisisline@shakti.org.nz
Call: 0800742584
The Refugee Council of New Zealand (RCNZ) is a national organisation whose purpose
is to provide advice, information and assistance to asylum-seekers and refugees in New
Zealand; promote a strategic response to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
The RCNZ is committed to facilitating the participation of refugees and asylum-seekers
at all levels in the community.
Address: 1224A Dominion Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland