
Referral & support agencies (assault)
Local support agencies
Contact your nearest police station:
- Emergency 111
- Franz Josef (03) 756‑1070
- Greymouth (03) 768‑1600
- Granity (03) 788‑5060
- Haast (03) 750‑0850
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- Hokitika (03) 756‑8310
- Karamea (03) 782‑6801
- Reefton (03) 732‑8500
- Westport (03) 788‑8310
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Refuges (all 24 hours per day, 7 days a week)
- West Coast Women's Refuge (03) 789‑8025 or 0800-208-339 (outside Buller District)
- Shakti Ethnic Women's Refuge 0800-742-584
Elder abuse
- Age Concern (03) 789-7659
- Presbyterian Support – Enliven (03) 768‑4582
Stopping violence
- Poutini Waiora (03) 755‑6572
Services for children
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of children, are uncertain what to do next, or need help or advice, phone Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children on 0508-326-459.
Helplines
- Barnados Child Helpline 0800 WHATSUP (0800-942‑8787)
- Family Violence Helpline 0800-456-450
- SHINE 0508-744-633
- Lifeline 0800-543-354
Others
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed September 2019. Last updated October 2019.
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