To help you maintain your health and wellbeing, we can help you find an appropriate agency for:
The service we provide most often involves a referral to an appropriate support provider and is confidential. Please contact your local Student Support Team for more assistance.
Further useful services that exist in your local community can be found on the Community Net Aotearoa website.
Safe sexual practice
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation provide a good resource on HIV and related illness and a practical guide on Safe Sex practices.
Free Counselling
The LifeLine New Zealand LifeLine service is free and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All calls are confidential and non-judgemental. Call 0800 543 354 visit their website for more information.
Suicide Help
- Having Suicidal Thoughts? Information for you, and for your family, whanau, friends and support network from the Ministry of Health.
- The University of Otago offers a number of good suggestions on helping someone who might be at risk, however, in the case of emergency you should call the police on 111.
Rape or Sexual Abuse
The Auckland Rape Crisis website covers a wide suite of topics including current listings for regional crisis centres.
Relationship Breakdowns
Relationship Services offers counselling and relationship support.
Alcohol and Drug abuse
- Alcohol and drug addiction can cause problems for you, your friends, your colleagues, your family and your employees. Care NZ supports and guides treatment and counselling for alcoholism and drug abuse. Alcohol drug helpline 0800 787 797.
- You can also get contact details for your local alcohol and other drug counsellor or treatment provider by calling the helpline or by visiting: www.addictionshelp.org.nz.
- Foundation for Drug and Alcohol Education
- Drug prevention tips for parents
Gambling
- Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655 or 0800 664 262.
- Problem gambling foundation (0800 664 262).
Mental Health (Adult, Adolescent, Child, and Whanau)
- Headspace, the website for young people in Auckland and all over New Zealand, as well as their families and schools.
- Mindnet, a resource to help keep you informed about the latest developments in mental health promotion and prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand.
On this page you will find links to some websites that provide useful information about physical health and wellbeing. Please note that this is general information only. If you are ill or worried about your health, you should consult a doctor or health professional, and call “111” in the event of any medical emergency.
Free Help Line
For free 24-hour health advice, call: 0800 611 116
Free online health information
This is a Ministry of Health site about primary healthcare in New Zealand. Here you can find information on how to access and choose healthcare services and how to take charge of your own health and the health of your whanau.
This site provides information about Māori health and highlights the policies, courses and people who are significant providers of health and disability services to Māori. There is also an overview of the Māori Health Directorate, information on policies and courses, statistics, and publications.
This is the main site of the MOH. It provides a wealth of information on health and wellbeing issues affecting the peoples of New Zealand and the Pacific.
Note: This page is in development – keep looking for new resources each week. Also, check out the Useful Links page for more resources.
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