Support services in the Taranaki Region
Nau mai – haere mai – welcome. This is a locally-maintained list of wellbeing / support services in Taranaki.
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Mā tōu rou, mā taku rourou ka ora te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
Taranaki Women’s Refuge
Contact: Diane Boon
Biographical Info
OUR VISION: To influence the prevention and reduction of Domestic Violence in the Taranaki community.
TWR offers Domestic Violence services for all women and their children.
Our services are confidential, non-discriminatory and for all women aged
18-65 years’ old who have been or are experiencing Domestic Violence. TWR provides information, advice, education and advocacy through multiple support mechanisms including provision of:
- A free confidential service by qualified, professional practitioners
- An 0800 * crisis line* available 24/7 throughout the region
- A face-to-face service Taranaki wide
- A confidential safe house (criteria applies)
- A community office hub
- Safety planning
- A women’s group
- Post crisis intensive social work with a registered social worker
- Referrals, with consent, to external agencies for specialised services. For example: legal, W&I, housing, budgeting
- Transitional Housing (referrals via W&I)
- Whanau Protect: Practical Safety improvements including home alarm systems for high-risk victims of DV
- Networking with relevant agencies to ensure safety and good service provision
- ASPIRE Men’s Project- one-on-one counselling for men who want to change their relationship behaviour with a male social worker
Please contact us for further information.
