Aims: To work in partnership with people to enable timely access to personalised services by providers. Individual needs assessment.
Contact: Tony McLean
Phone: 06-758 0700 or 0800 758 700
Fax: 06-758 5201
Address: Level 2, Metro Plaza, 33 Devon St West, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 115, New Plymouth 4340
Email: access.ability@clear.net.nz
Aims: Provide homecare support throughout Taranaki.
Contact: Margaret Betteridge
Phone: 06-759 1677
Fax: 06-759 1698
Address: Dean House, 11 Young St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 856, New Plymouth 4340
Aims: Membership is open to people with disabilities to become self-advocate for those who are unable to be self-advocate. To encourage participation in society and community affairs. To promote changes which help people with disabilities to participate equally in the community.
Contact: Kirsty Linnell
Phone: 06-753 8842
Address: PO Box 3312, New Plymouth 4341
Aims: To empower consumers of health and disability services, to voice their complaints/concerns, by providing information and support that will allow resolution at the lowest level possible.
Contact: Jo Malcolm-Black
Phone: 06-759 2111
Fax: 06-759 2112
Address: 62 Gover St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 5106, New Plymouth 4343
Email: jmalcolm-black@hdc.org.nz
Aims: To facilitate the coordination and provision of support services to people with disabilities who reside in the Taranaki area. To support the agencies who provide these services by funding, professional development, networking and encouraging their capacity to grow and strengthen their services.
Contact: Wendy Blount
Phone: 06-759 8098
Mobile: 021 154 0197
Address: PO Box 537, New Plymouth 4340
Aims: Improve the health and well-being of people affected by arthritis regardless of whether they are financial members of the organisation or not.
Contact: Eileen Forsberg
Phone: 06-278 1010
Address: 16 Gladstone St, Hawera 4610
Aims: Supporting people with disabilities in employment, living independently and community involvement.
Contact: Steve Hales
Phone: 06-758 0397
Fax: 06-758 1626
Mobile: 027 445 253
Address: 38 McLean St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 3013, New Plymouth 4341
Email: atawhai_ind@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide short term accommodation for young physically disabled people.
Contact: Rev Bill Marsh
Phone: 06-753 5155
Address: PO Box 277, New Plymouth 4340
Aims: To provide recreational activities for visually impaired people.
Contact: Martin Nicholls
Phone: 06-753 4303
Mobile: 027 311 833
Address: 18 Kereru Pl, New Plymouth 4310
Email: paddingtonpuss@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide information and support to people with brain injuries and their families/whanau.
Contact: Administrator
Phone: 06-753 3688
Fax: 06-753 3688
Address: PO Box 1027, New Plymouth 4340
Email: taranaki.admin@brain-injury.org.nz
Aims: To provide burn injured persons and their families with support and assistance during and after hospitalisation and to help them to return to normal and satisfactory lives within their community.
Aims: To help the elderly, disadvantaged, lonely and people with disabilities, with craft and social mornings.
Contact: Lorriane Whittaker
Phone: 06-751 1653
Mobile: 027 505 3493
Address: 210 Ngamotu Rd, New Plymouth 4310
Aims: CCS Disability Action is a not for profit society established in 1935. For over 70 years we have worked in partnership with disabled people and their families to ensure opportunity, quality of life and an environment that enhances community integration and participation.
Services:
Disability information.
Supported independent living.
Supported lifestyles.
Vocational/community participation.
Total mobility and mobility parking.
Aims: To help our people with disabilities to reach their full potential. To educate, equip and share Christianity.
Contact: Jim and Beth George
Phone: 06-758 7295
Fax: 06-758 7295
Mobile: 027 442 7077
Address: 18 Kauri St, New Plymouth 4312
Email: b.jgog@xtra.co.nz
Aims: Support and information for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers and their families.
Aims: To provide accessible resources which will empower people with disabilities to make personal choices about their quality of life.
Contact: Gwen Parker, Brian Eriksen or Michele Burnside
Phone: 06-759 0019
Fax: 06-759 0029
Address: 28 Young St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 5015, New Plymouth 4343
Email: info@taranakidic.org.nz
Website: http://www.weka.net.nz/
Aims: To promote self advocacy as the speaking voice of people with disabilities. Supporting people with issues that affect their disabilities - can be taken to government level.
Aims: To provide support and information for people and their families with disabilities.
Contact: Cathie Ward
Phone: 06-759 8970
Fax: 06-759 8980
Address: 17 Constance St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 4076, New Plymouth 4340
Email: cathie.ward@idea.org.nz
Website: www.idea.org.nz
Aims: Disabled transport for all ages. Five vans and qualified drivers certified to transport wheelchairs and passengers.
Aims: To develop and enhance the independence and wellbeing of people with disabilities. Lifeskills activities are designed to improve confidence and skills (e.g. cooking, gardening, crafts, computing). Community participation including supporting and encouraging clients to involve themselves in community activities (swimming and fitness, etc). Support offered to clients when arranging benefits and other services through Work and Income, ACC, etc.
South Taranaki contact details:
Hawera office
Phone: 06-278 8955
Postal address: 10 Albion St, Hawera 4610
New Plymouth contact details:
Contact: John Leith
Phone: 06-751 0188
Fax: 06-751 0184
Address: 8 Manadon St, New Plymouth 4310
Email: life.skills-np@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide information, advocacy and support services to people with multiple sclerosis.
Contact: Moira Paterson
Phone: 06-751 2330
Fax: 06-751 2330
Address: PO Box 791, New Plymouth 4340
Email: infor@mstaranaki.co.nz
Aims: To provide information, support and advocacy to people with neuromuscular conditions, and their families.
Contact: Graeme Longdell
Phone: 0800 800 337
Fax: 09-815 7260
Mobile: 021 774 607
Address: 7a Taylors Rd, Morningside, Auckland
Postal address: PO Box 16238, Sandringham, Auckland 1351
Email: info@mda.org.nz
Aims: Support and information for people with physical disabilities. Provide sporting opportunities, social events and a camp for physically disabled people.
Aims: Empowering parents, caregivers and whanau of children with disabilities, health impairments and special needs, through support and provision of information.
Services include: One-to-one support through trained volunteer support parents with a similar personal experience, information on more than 3600 different conditions, family activities and sibling support programmes, individual education plan seminars, support group meetings, advocacy.
Contact: Anne Wilkinson
Phone: 07-853 8491 or 0508 236 236
Fax: 07-853 8491
Address: 25 Claudelands Rd, Hamilton
Postal address: PO Box 234, Hamilton 3240
Email: national@parent2parent.org.nz
Website: www.parent2parent.org.nz
Aims: Provide a free field officer service to Parkinsons sufferers, carers and families. Improve the quality of life and provide information to all concerned.
Contact: Michele Burnside
Phone: 06-759 0019
Address: 28 Young St or PO Box 5015, New Plymouth
Email: mbparkinsons@hotmail.com
Aims: To offer therapeutic riding for children and adults with disabilities.
Contact: Karen Gray
Phone: 06-753 9938
Address: RDA Stables, Alba St, New Plymouth
Postal address: 10 Wallath Rd, New Plymouth 4310
Aims: To give disabled people confidence, independence and well-being through therapeutic horse riding and horse care.
Aims: To promote participation of blind and vision impaired people in all aspects of life.
Aims: To provide a sporting programme for people with an intellectual disability.
Contact: Max Brooking
Phone: 06-754 6799
Fax: 06-968 6016
Mobile: 029 241 7342
Address: C/ 3 Truro Pl, New Plymouth 4310
Email: maxrob@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To support people with dyslexia who learn differently.
Contact: Mary Hogwood
Phone: 06-754 4496
Fax: 06-754 4496
Address: Barrett Building, Taranaki Base Hospital, Tukapa St Entrance, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 4283, New Plymouth 4340
Email: mary.rex.h@clear.net.nz
Website: www.speld.org.nz
Aims: To provide support, information and friendship to families in Taranaki who have a child with a condition/syndrome, which is a 'one off' in this region.
Contact: Sharin Jordan
Phone: 06-757 5151
Address: 28 Young St, New Plymouth 4310