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Support Services

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On this page, you'll find Accident support, AIDS, Alcohol & Drug, Budgeting, Child & Youth services, Citizens Advice, Disability services, Education, Employment Assistance, Gambling support, Gay support, Justice, Legal services, Parent support, Social/Counselling, Victims support, Women's Refuge, Work & Income.

 

Te Whare Putea - Heartlands Centre

Hosts community and government agencies for Kaikoura visits; services we provide include:

• Housing New Zealand
• Marlborough Community Law
• Inland Revenue
• ACC
• Internal Affairs
• Career Services
• Strengthening Families
• Statistics New Zealand
• Maori Land Court
• Work and Income 
• Child Youth and Family
• Community Probation Services
• SEEK (Sustainable Education & Employment in Kaikoura)

Hours:     9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday 

We have moved!!

Address:	Unit 3 78 Beach Road Kaikoura (behind Subway and VideoEzy)
Phone:	909-9292 (this is not a toll call within Kaikoura) dial 03 first if outside Kaikoura
Email:	tewhareputea@xtra.co.nz
Website:	www.heartlands.govt.nz/service-centres/kaikoura.html

 

 

 

SEEK Coordinator
(Sustainable Education and Employment Kaikoura)

Are you aged 15-24 years?
Are you looking for work, or support in finding a career?
Are you looking for information about training/courses?

Let me help and support you in this process.  This is a free service provided by the Ministry of Social Development in conjunction with the Kaikoura District Council.

Contact:	Angela Blunt Youth Employment Coordinator
Address:	Heartlands Service Centre Unit 3, 78 Beach Road Kaikoura
Hours:	Mondays 9am to 3pm
Phone:	(03) 909-9292 (027) 722-5671
Email:	kaikouraseek@xtra.co.nz

 

 

 

Accident Support

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

Claim enquiries	Phone (0800) 101-996 Email claims@acc.co.nz
Levy enquiries	Employers Phone (0800) 222-776 Self- Employed Phone (0508) 426-837 Email business@acc.co.nz
Injury Prevention	Phone (0800) 844-657
Fraud	Phone (0800) 372-830
Sensitive Claims	Phone (0800) 735-566
Medical Misadventure	Phone (0800) 735-566
Complaints	Phone (0800) 650-222 Email compaints@acc.co.nz
Website:	www.acc.co.nz

AIDS

AIDS Foundation

Phone               0800 802 437

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Alcohol & Drug Addiction

Alcohol & Drug Helpline
(10am-10pm daily)
Confidential information, free advice & referral service for people with questions about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use.
Call free             0800 787 797  
Email:                 ada@adanz.org.nz
Website:            www.druginfo.org.nz

Community Alcohol & Drug Service
Rangitahi
Te Tai O Marokura
Phone:               319 6443 after hours 319 5812
Email:                 tetai@ihug.co.nz

 

Budget Advice

                           Te Whare Putea
                           Unit 3/78 Beach Rd
                           Kaikoura 
Phone:                909 9292
email                   tewhareputea@xtra.co.nz

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Children & Youth Services

Barnados Welfare Rights
Phone:              0800 222 345

Child Youth and Family
Government Agency, visit Kaikoura providing social work, coordination of family group conferences, residential and care services; adoption services (also 24 hour emergency)
Phone:              0508 326 459
Website:           www.cyf.govt.nz

Kidsline
Phone:             (0800) 543-754
Monday to Friday 4pm-6pm February to December
Peer support from older buddies.

Truancy Officer
based at Kaikoura High School
Phone:             319 5138

Youth Workers
Te Whare Putea
Phone:             909 9292
email                 tewhareputea@xtra.co.nz

New Life Church
Phone:             319 5924 or 021 045 8628
email                kaikoura-nlc@xtra.co.nz

Youthline Phone Counselling
Confidential telephone counselling, information & referral service. Focus is for youth, but available to people of all ages
8am-midnight 7 days week
Phone             0800 376 633
Email               youthlinecsi@xtra.co.nz

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Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice Bureau
Phone            0800 FOR CAB
                      0800 367 222
Website         www.cab.org.nz

 

 

Disability Services

IHC Kaikoura
Workshop
27 Beach Road
Kaikoura
Phone           319-5442

 

CCS Disability Action
Rural services working with people with a holistic approach to supporting lifestyles.  Coordinator based in Kaikoura.

Ma-rea Unahi
Service Coordinator
CCS Disability Action
Kaikoura

Phone            03 909 9293
Cellphone      027 499 4087
Email              marea.unahi@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Website        www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz

 

Disability Information Service
Information and educational material on wide range of disability and health related issues
Phone:          0800 347 2424
email             dis@disinfo.co.nz

Disabilities Resource Centre
Phone:         0800 801 981

 

Educational

REAP Marlborough

REAP Marlborough responds to the needs expressed in the community by providing support for educational programmes and events.  

We can subsidise the costs of running courses, pay for tutor travel and accommodation, pay for venues and associated resource costs such as advertising. We can support the cost of newsletters, provide sponsorship for conferences and provide day care while participants are at a course.

We network with community organisations and offer advice on tertiary opportunities.

We can help to source funding for special projects and provide resources. We promote community development and encourage lifelong learning.

Address:        19 George St
                        Blenheim

Open hours:    8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Phone:             (03) 578-7848.

The Community Education Organisers are
Ailsa Carey (ailsa@reapmarlborough.co.nz) and
Joan Clark (joan@reapmarlborough.co.nz).

We liaise with Barbara Timms at Te Whare Putea in Kaikoura.

Phone:          03 578 7848
email             reap6@xtra.co.nz

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Gambling Support Services

Gambling Hotline
Phone:        0800 654 655

Problem Gambling Foundation
Community education, health promotion; confidential service; counseling free of charge to gambler their family and others affected by problem gambling
Phone:        0800 664 262
Counsellor  319-4337
email           pgfsi@pgfnz.co.nz 

 

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Support Services

Gay and Lesbian Line
free telephone support service
Phone:        03 379 4796
email           gaylesbianlinechch@bigfoot.com
Website:     www.gaylesbianlinechch.org.nz

 

Pink Health Otautahi
advocacy and awareness raising group focusing on issues affecting health and well being of wider gay, lesbian and bisexual communities Contact: Community and Public Health
Phone:        03 379 9480 ext 755

Pink Pages
Directory of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered friendly services in Christchurch (contact as above)

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Justice (Ministry of)

Kaikoura Court House
Killarney Street
Kaikoura
Phone:         319-5439
Registrar:    Rangiora (03) 313-0362

 

Legal Services

Marlborough Community Law Centre
visit Kaikoura regularly at the Heartlands Centre (Te Whare Putea), see the contacts at the top of this page, or;
Phone:          0800 266 529
email             marlclc@xtra.co.nz

 

Parent Support

Parentline
Phone           (03) 381-1040
Address       PO Box 22599
                     Christchurch
Confidential phone counseling service for parents/caregivers.

 

Strengthening Families Kaikoura
contact Coordinator on 027 257 9535
(Non crisis, government funded service).  A voluntary process which families consent to.  Referrals by agencies in consultation with family. Focus on strengthening families by organizations that work with families collaborating to achieve outcomes that the family identifies.

 

Social Support/Counselling Services

Te Tai O Marokura - Manaaki Ora Unit
Social Worker
Phone           319 6443
After hours  319 5812
email             tetai@ihug.co.nz

 

Relationship Services
Phone           (0800) 735-283

 

Stopping Violence Services
(Christchurch)
Phone           (0800) 478 778

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Victim Support

Phone:          (0800) 842 846

or contact Kaikoura Police Station 319 5038
 

 

Women's Refuge

Women's Refuge, Marlborough
Provide service to Kaikoura, offer emergency & ongoing support to victims of family violence. Provide safe emergency accommodation, confidential counselling to women and children; also support for victims of rape and sexual abuse

Emergencies  24 hours  319 5559  Kaikoura (toll free)
Blenheim office               03 577 9939

 

Work and Income

Work and Income

Work and Income has a permanent presence at the Heartlands centre (see the top of this page for local contact details).

It is open from 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday.

For general enquiries or to make an appointment to see a case manager, please phone 0800 559 009. For enquiries or advice on superannuation, please phone 0800 552 002

Website:                        www.workandincome.govt.nz

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