Support Agencies and Helplines
In the event that the Rural Women New Zealand National Office is closed, please find below the contact details for additional services.
The Rural Support Trust
Phone: 0800 787 254
Email: www.rural-support.org.nz
You can find additional contact information for your local Rural Support Trust branch here.
Women’s Refuge
Crisisline: 0800 REFUGE (0800 733 843)
Email: info@refuge.org.nz
National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges Inc. (NCIWR)
275 Cuba Street, Wellington
Phone: (04) 802 5078
Fax: (04) 802 5079
Website: www.womensrefuge.org.nz
DairyNZ: Sharemilkers Support
www.dairynz.co.nz/farm/tactics/support-for-sharemilkers
Federated Farmers
Phone: 0800 327 646 or drought feedline 0800 376 844
Doug Avery’s Resilient Farmer
Farmstrong
SPCA
Depression.org.nz
0800 111 757
Lifeline
0800 543 354
Youthline
0800 376 633
Samaritans
0800 726 666
Shakti New Zealand
0800SHAKTI (0800 742 584)
This is a 24-hour crisis line with multi-lingual counselors.
NZ Police
111
Skylight Trust
Phone: 0800 299 100 or +64 4 939 6767
Email: info@skylight.org.nz
Age Concern NZ
Phone: 04 801 9338
Email: national.office@ageconcern.org.nz
Or find your local Age Concern here