Abuse / Violence
Abuse Prevention Services Inc (APS)
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Telephone
09 425 8130 (Services for Men), 09 422 2102 (Services for Women), 09 422 4317 (For Children & Youth)
021 023 20297 (Women Text), 022 152 4186 (Men Text) - Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Postal Address PO Box 398, Warkworth 0941
- Website https://www.abuseprevention.org.nz/
- Regions Served Rodney
Counselling and group programmes for men, women and children who have caused or experienced family violence/abuse and want help to make positive changes to their lives.
Men's Non Violence Programme
Women's Safety Programme
Children's Safety Programme
Counselling
Better Blokes
- Cost of Service Free
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Telephone
09 378 8822 or 93788820 (North Shore)
09 378 8823 or 09 378 8820 (Waitakere) -
Email
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Address
2 Glen Road, Browns Bay (North Shore)
11 Edmonton Road Henderson Henderson 0612 (Waitakere) - Postal Address PO Box 104289, Lincoln North, Waitakere, 0650
- Website https://www.betterblokes.org.nz
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/betterblokesnz
- Regions Served North Shore, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Better Blokes is a registered charity that effects of sexual harm. Provides one to one peer support and peer support groups. Call 09 378 8812 for further information.
Family Action
- Cost of Service Free
- Telephone 09 836 1987
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- Address 13 Edsel St, Henderson, Auckland 0612
- Website https://www.familyaction.org.nz
- Regions Served Waitakere
Family Action offers a range of services for those who have experienced abuse, trauma, family and sexual violence. These services include counselling, outreach, womens refuge and youth programmes.
HELP
- Cost of Service Free
- Telephone 09 623 1700
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- Postal Address PO Box 10 345, Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland 1442
- Website https://www.helpauckland.org.nz/
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
HELP Provides: 24 hour crisis support, information and counselling to women and children survivors of sexual assault; client support through forensic medical examinations and police statements; on-going face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy for children, young people and their families; preventative education packages, training and supervision; the 'We Can Keep Safe' pre-school programme in pre-schools.
Hestia Rodney Women's Refuge
- Cost of Service Free
- Telephone 0800 321 361
- Website www.hestiawomensrefuge.co.nz
- Facebook www.facebook.com/hestiarodneywomensrefuge
- Regions Served Rodney
Hestia Rodney Womens Refuge provides the following support services:
Outreach support for women and children who want safety from or information about their abusive relationships.
Advocacy, legal, parenting support
Maori advocacy and services
Safe accommodation
Linking with other refuges
New Zealand Ethnic Social Services Trust (NZESS)
- Telephone 09 834 6668
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- Address 56A, Covil Avenue, Te Atatu South, Waitakere 0610
- Postal Address PO Box 19 709, Avondale, Auckland 1746
- Website http://www.nzess.co.nz
- Regions Served Waitakere
Provides a broad range of information and assistance for all migrants, refugees, and the general public. Services are culturally appropriate and often language appropriate, including:
Family Violence Crisis Line 021888493 (24 hr)
Family Violence Issues for Ethnic Men, Women and Children
Information and Advocacy Services
Family Services Team
Parenting and Relationship Services and Programmes
New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC)
- Telephone 09 923 4640
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- Address 261 Morrin Rd, St Johns, Auckland 1072
- Postal Address University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland
- Website http://www.nzfvc.org.nz
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is the national centre for research and information on family and whānau violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZFVC provides information and resources for people working towards the elimination of family violence. NZFVC offers a monthly newsletter, news and events alerts and library and information services.
Rape Prevention Education (RPE)
- Cost of Service Free
- Telephone 09 360 4001
- Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Postal Address PO Box 78-307, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1245
- Website https://www.rpe.org.nz
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RapePreventionEducation
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Rape Prevention Education (RPE) works in the greater Auckland area and nationally to prevent sexual violence through the delivery of education and health promotion/prevention activities.
RESPECT
- Cost of Service Free, Low Cost
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Telephone
09 489 3770
021 206 5246 - Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Address 431 Lake road
- Postal Address PO Box 33 681, Takapuna, North Shore 0740
- Website https://respect.org.nz/
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney
Support is available to those who are living with abuse or violence. Intervention strategy is based on the delivery of key services:
RESPECT Men's and Women's non-violence programmes
RESPECT Women's support and education programmes
RESPECT Safety and support services for Children and Teenager's programme
RESPECT Advocacy support services for woman and children
Shakti Asian Women's Centre
- Telephone 0800 742 584 or 0800 SHAKTI (24 Hour Crisisline)
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- Address 3 Cardwell Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
- Postal Address PO Box 24417, Royal Oak, Auckland, 1345
- Website http://www.shakti.org.nz
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere
Safe shelter and advocacy for women involved with domestic violence. Two Refuges, self-empowerment programmes, therapy, counselling, legal support, health referral, food support and advocacy in housing and immigration. 24-hour national crisis call service 0800SHAKTI.
Shakti Community Council
- Telephone 0800 742 584 or 09 838 4217
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- Address 153 Rathgar Road, Henderson, Auckland, 0610
- Postal Address PO Box 104245, Lincoln North, Henderson, 0654
- Website http://www.shakti.org.nz
- Regions Served North Shore, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Shakti provides intervention and prevention around family violence for women, children, young people and families from Asian, Middle Eastern and African communities.
Services that are provided include 24/7 multilingual national crisis-line, outreach social work, crisis-response, specialist advocacy (WINZ, HNZ, immigration and legal representation), refuge accommodation, counselling and life skills and safety programmes. Shakti also provides family conferencing, couple counselling, youth-specific social support in Auckland.
SHINE-Safer Homes in New Zealand Everyday
- Cost of Service Free
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Telephone
09 815 4601
09 520 8600 - Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Address Ground Floor, 409 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021
- Postal Address PO Box 90 279, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
- Website https://www.2shine.org.nz
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shinenz/
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Essential Services:
Helpline 0508 744 633, free 24/7 nationwide
Face to face appointments
Call out advocates - 24/7 in the Auckland City/North Shore area
Education in family violence issues for community groups & professionals
DVFREE training for workplaces
Men's Stopping Violence Programmes
KIDshine - for children who have witnessed family violence
Refuge
Shine in Schools
Ministry of Justice Approved Programmes for adult victims, their children & offenders
Te Rito Rodney Family Violence Project
- Cost of Service Free
- Telephone 022 475 7126
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- Postal Address PO Box 487, Orewa
- Regions Served Rodney
Te Rito Rodney is a local family violence prevention network. It is focussed on education and awareness raising for family violence prevention. The network coordinates trainings and supports workforce capbility development. Strategic advocacy and local and national level for a safer Rodney community is a key role of the network.
Treasuring Older Adults Pacific Inc (TOA)
- Telephone 09 276 4596
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- Address 214 Great South Road Otahuhu, Auckland, 1640
- Postal Address PO Box 22754, Otahuhu, Auckland, 1640
- Website http://www.toapacific.org.nz
- Regions Served North Shore, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Treasured Older Adults, Aiga Carers, and Pacific Families are safe, have enhanced Wellbeing are valued and their rights are actively promoted and upheld.
Tu Wahine Trust
- Telephone 09 838 8700
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- Address 247 Edmonton Road, Te Atatu South, Waitakere 0610
- Postal Address PO Box 83 230, Te Atatu, Waitakere 0652
- Regions Served Waitakere
- Provide counselling, therapy and support to Maori women, children, and families affected by violence and abuse
- Specialise in domestic violence, rape, incest, and other related violence
- Approved provider under the Domestic Violence Act to run programmes for Domestic Violence to applicants and applicants' children
- ACC Registered Counsellors
Victim Support
- Telephone 0800 842 846
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Address
North Shore Police Station, 52 Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, 0630 (North Shore)
Whangaparaoa Police station, 716 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay 0943 (Rodney) - Postal Address PO Box 284 Whangaparaoa 0943
- Website http://www.victimsupport.org.nz
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
7 day per week agency working with victims of crisis and trauma
Advocacy
Court assistance
Support for victims of homicide
Sudden death referrals e.g. cot death, fire, fatal accidents, suicide etc.
Family group conferencing
Restorative Justice
Referral to specialist organisations and victim impact statements
Waitakere Restorative Justice Community Group Trust
- Telephone 09 828 5211
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- Postal Address PO Box 19484, Avondale, Auckland 1746
- Regions Served Waitakere
Restorative Justice is a victim-centred process enabling offence victims to have their voices heard and their questions answered, whilst ensuring offenders take responsibility for their actions. Trained facilitators arrange for victims and offenders to meet in a supportive environment to discuss what happened and what can be done to make amends. Outcomes are reported to the Judge before sentencing occurs.
WAVES Trust
- Cost of Service Free
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Telephone
09 838 4834
027 698 7570 - Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Address Level 1, 20 Alderman Drive, Henderson
- Postal Address PO Box 121450, Henderson, Auckland 0612
- Website https://www.waves.org.nz
- Regions Served Waitakere
WAVES Trust is a family violence network organisation, providing strategic support to the West Auckland family violence sector. We do this through providing forums for networking and information sharing, supporting best practice and workforce capability, organising prevention campaigns and taking a strategic approach to addressing family violence in our community.
Women's Refuge National Crisis Line
- Telephone 0800 733 843 or 0800 Refuge
- Regions Served North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere, Other Auckland areas
Support for women experiencing family violence crisis, women will be put in contact with a refuge in their area.