Aims: To support students in behaviour change in order to return to mainstream schooling.
Aims: To improve literacy and numeracy skills of adults in Taranaki.
Contact: Sharon Wills
Phone: 06-759 4650
Fax: 06-759 4650
Mobile: 027 205 7726
Address: Room 42, 16 Lemon St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 672, New Plymouth 4340
Email: taranakiadultliteracy@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.literacy.org.nz
Aims: Intercultural student exchange.
Contact: Angela Mason
Phone: 06-753 3327
Postal address: 33a Wesley Ave, New Plymouth 4310
Email: jeff.mason@clear.net.nz
Aims: To manage and co-ordinate agriculture training for people employed in agricultural industries. All qualifications/training available is registered on the National Qualification Framework with NZQA.
Contact: Emma Collins
Phone: 06-765 8956
Fax: 06-765 8926
Mobile: 027 221 3361
Address: 233 Broadway, Stratford
Postal address: PO Box 217, Stratford 4352
Email: emmac@agricultureito.ac.nz
Website: www.agricultureito.ac.nz
Aims: Training in boat building and construction, engineering, welding, farming, joinery, furniture making.
Contact: Jim Copland
Phone: 06-752 0635
Fax: 06-752 0632
Mobile: 027 407 917
Address: 1 Smith St, Lepperton
Postal address: PO Box 682, New Plymouth 4340
Email: alphatrain@xtra.co.nz
Aims: Education, entertainment. Sharing of knowledge and interest in all astronomical matters.
Contact: Rod Austin
Phone: 06-753 4069
Address: Observatory, Marsland Hill, Robe St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 818, New Plymouth 4340
Email: kruseco@xtra.co.nz
Aims: We are a team of professional counsellors/educators committed to providing a quality service. Our aim is to help clients to be in charge of their change and growth.
Contact: Beth Pottinger-Hockings
Phone: 06-758 4579
Fax: 06-758 4579
Address: 59 Lemon St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 96, New Plymouth 4340
Aims: To provide guidance and counselling for all students and caregivers in educational, social, family and vocational areas of concern.
Aims: Christian teaching for women.
Contact: Joyce Finer
Phone: 06-758 4635
Address: 7 Barton St, New Plymouth 4312
Email: kj.finer@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide boating safety services, education and support to the boating public. Maintain efficient, professional response search and rescue capabilities. Provide a trip report and breakdown service within advertised hours of service.
In an emergency the public must call 111.
Phone: 06-757 9562
Address: Surf Association Headquarters, Breakwater Marine Parade, Port Taranaki
Postal address: PO Box 6097, New Plymouth 4344
Aims: To experience quality education in a safe and secure environment where all people are valued. They will have fun growing in confidence and self esteem. Through positive interactions and communication, essential life skills, values and attitudes will be fostered. The New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum "Te Whariki" is used to provide guidelines for meeting the needs of children.
Contact: Diane Chapman
Phone: 06-761 8388
Fax: 06-761 8388
Address: Whitcombe Rd, Opunake
Postal address: PO Box 85, Opunake 4645
Email: kindy@stjosephsopunake.schoolzone.net.nz
Aims: To make New Zealand the safest place in the world for children by empowering adults to keep them safe. We provide child protection training to achieve this.
Aims: Pre-school education. Children learn through play. Teachers provide stimulation, guidance, encouragement and support in an attractive environment. All teachers trained. Child age range three to five years.
Aims: To provide dyslexia support to children and adults using the Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme.
Aims: Youth and TOPS training - 40 week comprehensive introduction to early childhood, special needs and teacher aide. National Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care Level 3.
Aims: We are a regionally focused education group undertaking research and projects which enhance the targeting of education in our region. Recent reports include the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme, Taranaki Careers website and the Business at School project.
Contact: Margaret Sykes
Phone: 06-759 1178
Fax: 06-759 1180
Address: 566 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 8247, New Plymouth 4342
Email:info@edtaranaki.ac.nz
Website: http://www.edtaranaki.ac.nz/
Aims: A non-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging cultural awareness through international education and exchange. We bring students from over 26 different countries into New Zealand to experience a year abroad. If you would like to host a student, call us today.
Aims: Promote a sustainable Taranaki through a range of services including enviroschools, conservation corps, sustainable household workshops and the Taranaki green guide.
Contact: Grifen Hope
Phone: 06-756 8229
Fax: 06-756 8229
Address: 20 Kauri St, Inglewood
Email: info@environaki.co.nz
Website: www.environaki.co.nz
Aims: Promote a sustainable future - a permaculture.
Aims: We provide free one-to-one and group assistance for immigrants (with non-English speaking backgrounds) with language and social skills that will enable them to function effectively within the community.
Contact: Yuka Kobayashi
Phone: 06-759 1118
Fax: 06-759 1118
Address: Room 40, 16 Lemon St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 149, New Plymouth 4340
Email: esoltaranaki@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.esolht.org.nz
Aims: An adult learning centre creating flexible solutions for the needs of local people. We offer training for employment. All training offers units towards national certificates and on-the-job training is included.
Aims: Integrated Catholic Boys' Seconday School years 7-13. La Salle House Boarding Hostel.
Contact: Chris Moller
Phone: 06-753 6149
Fax: 06-753 6148
Address: 201 Tukapa St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 5124, New Plymouth 4343
Email: office@fdmc.school.nz
Aims: To encourage interest in geology.
Contact: Susan Burgess
Phone: 06-758 8487
Fax: 06-758 8487
Address: 24 Riversdale Dr, New Plymouth 4312
Email: susan@netmail.co.nz
Aims: To provide education, personal counselling and guidance to high school students and their parents/caregivers.
Aims: Year 7 and 8 education. To provide quality learning for emerging adolescent students.
Contact: Craig Simpson, Acting Principal
Phone: 06-278 5030
Fax: 06-278 6661
Address: 245 South Rd, Hawera 4610
Email: intermediate@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.hi.school.nz
Aims: Provides quality early childhood education for children aged three to four years.
Aims: A large variety of curriculum (Te Whariki) activities are provided for three to five-year-olds by trained, registered teachers, encouraging children to learn through play.
Contact: Josie Fitzgibbon-Tippins
Phone: 06-755 0130
Fax: 06-755 0130
Address: 39 Murray St, Bell Block, New Plymouth 4312
Aims: Activities offered at kindergarten encourage children to learn through play. Teachers provide stimulation, guidance, encouragement and support in an attractive environment.
Aims: To provide quality early childhood education to children. Activities offered at kindergarten encourage children to learn through play. Teachers provide stimulation, guidance, encouragement and support in an attractive environment.
Contact: Alyson Fitzsimons
Phone: 06-756 7649
Fax: 06-756 7649
Address: 2 Ngaio St, Inglewood 4330
Email: inglewood.kindergarten@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.ntkindergartens.co.nz
Aims: Activities offered at kindergarten encourage children to learn through play. Teachers provide stimulation, guidance, encouragement and support in an attractive enviroment.
Contact: Jeannette Paton
Phone: 06-753 4989
Fax: 06-753 4989
Address: Tukapa St, RD 1, New Plymouth 4310
Email: kahikateakindergarten@xtra.co.nz
Aims: Children are encouraged to learn through play. Teachers provide a stimulating environment offering high quality education in a calm, peaceful and purposeful atmosphere. Quality resources and meaningful interactions are a feature of this kindergarten.
Aims: Early childhood education.
Contact: Jeni Gilbert
Phone: 06-758 3648
Fax: 06-758 3648
Address: 34 Fillis St, New Plymouth 4310
Email: pukekura.kindy@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.ntkindergartens.co.nz
Aims: Activities offered at kindergarten encourage children to learn through play. Teachers provide stimulation, guidance, encouragement and support in an attractive environment.
Contact: Janet Halcombe
Phone: 06-754 7190
Fax: 06-754 7190
Address: 18 Browne St, Waitara 4320
Email: waitara.central.kindergarten@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.ntkindergartens.co.nz
Contact: Janet Armstrong
Phone: 06-751 0553
Fax: 06-751 1753
Address: Endeavour St, New Plymouth 4310
Email: admin@marfell.school.nz
Aims: Early childhood education centre for children over two years old.
Contact: Lynn Taylor-Heke
Phone: 06-759 9998
Fax: 06-758 9592
Address: 112 Vivian St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 324, New Plymouth 4340
Email: ronny.martin@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Aims: Quality education for pre-schoolers two-four years old. To provide an environment for children to grow up as confident healthy learners and communicators. By welcoming families and community into the centre we encourage a sense of belonging and security.
Contact: Head teacher
Phone: 06-272 6600
Fax: 06-272 6600
Mobile: 027 250 061
Address: 501 Hastings Road, RD 15, Hawera 4675
Aims: To provide support, guidance and confidential counselling for students and their families of Opunake High School.
Aims: The Inglewood Playcentre is a parent cooperative that provides early childhood education for children from birth to six years old.
Contact: Nicky Kuklinski
Phone: 06-756 6342
Mobile: 027 672 2514
Address: 21 Brown St, Inglewood
Postal address: PO Box 105, Inglewood 4347
Email: rmnmkuklinski@xtra.co.nz
Aims: Quality early childhood education service.
Contact: Natalie Lennox
Mobile: 027 246 2388
Address: 28 Gloag St, Waverley 4510
Aims: To provide quality tertiary education to national and international students in the fields of hospitality, computing and business.
Contact: Leanne Pryce
Phone: 06-759 0670
Fax: 06-757 5371
Address: 250 Devon Street East, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 492, New Plymouth 4340
Email: enquiries@pei.ac.nz
Website: www.pei.ac.nz
Aims: A community service for naval personnel and their families.
Aims: To provide support for students, their families and staff members. To assist in clients identifying their problems and then helping them address the situation.
Contact: Vivienne Zsigovits
Phone: 06-758 5023
Fax: 06-758 0126
Mobile: 027 664 3335
Address: 9 Pukaka St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 3241, New Plymouth 4341
Email: vzs@cathloicgirlsnp.school.nz
Aims: Tutoring 55+, training and workshops.
Contact: Mike Chapman
Phone: 06-753 5551
Address: 27 Liardet St, New Plymouth
Postal address: c/- 11 Turakina St, New Plymouth 4312
Aims: To study and discuss the works of Shakespeare. To support the production of Shakespeare's works.
Contact: Susan Burgess
Phone: 06-758 8487
Fax: 06-758 8487
Address: c/- 24 Riversdale Dr, New Plymouth 4312
Contact: Mr Phil Gayton
Phone: 06-751 2416
Fax: 06-751 2418
Address: South Rd, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 6116, New Plymouth 4344
Email: pga@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Website: www.spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Aims: To create happy, healthy, holy adullts.
Contact: Bex Clement
Phone: 06-761 8388
Fax: 06-761 8388
Address: Whitcombe Rd, Opunake
Postal address: PO Box 23, Opunake 4645
Email: principal@stjosephsopunake.schoolzone.net.nz
Aims: To provide secondary education for young women from year nine to 13 including all academic, cultural, sporting, social and spiritual aspects. To provide a comfortable, friendly boarding hostel environment for families who want this service.
Contact: Lynley Rauston
Phone: 06-765 5333
Fax: 06-765 5331
Mobile: 025 207 720
Address: Broadway North, Stratford
Postal address: PO Box 714, Stratford
Email: lynleyr@stmarysstratford.school.nz
Website: www.stmarysstratford.school.nz
Aims: To deliver Te Reo Maori to all pre-schoolers.
Contact: Charlene Budd
Phone: 06-274 8371
Fax: 06-274 8371
Address: Winks Rd, Manaia
Postal address: PO Box 101, Manaia 4641
Email: mtkr@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide a library of quality educational toys to all community families and special needs groups. Also at a cost within the budget of those families/groups.
Contact: Denise Duncan
Phone: 06-758 2444
Address: Knox Presbyterian Church Hall, 524a Devon St East, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 3353, Fitzroy, New Plymouth 4341
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9.30 am to 1.30pm and Saturday 9.30am to 12.30 pm.
Aims: Education and training for the unemployed and youth aged 16-17 years.
Contact: Angela Henry
Phone: 06-278 0099
Fax: 06-278 0299
Address: 50 High St, Hawera
Postal address: PO Box 65, Hawera 4640
Email: htct@callplus.net.nz
Aims: Promote and facilitate the establishment and preservation of all classes of natural ecosystems and landscapes within Taranaki. To promote planting of trees both indigenous and exotic. To preserve Taranaki's unique character by protection and planting. To promote an awareness and appreciation of Taranaki's distinctive natural heritage.
Provide facilitation, advice, project support and grant allocations.
Contact: Rachel Stewart
Phone: 06-765 7127
Fax: 06-765 5097
Address: c/- Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 113, Stratford 4352
Email: rachel.stewart@trc.govt.nz
Aims: Supporting and promoting partnerships between schools, family/whanau, students and the community.
Contact: Ewai Maha Waiariki
Phone: 06-751 2416 extension 725
Fax: 06-751 2418
Mobile: 027 243 151
Address: c/- Spotswood College, PO Box 6116, New Plymouth 4344
Email: truancy@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Aims: To provide outdoor education courses to the students of Taranaki. To provide accommodation and courses for any interested party.
Contact: Steve Ralph or Kerry Warner
Phone: 06-758 0448
Fax: 06-758 0448
Address: Hydro Rd, RD 1, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 859, New Plymouth 4340
Email: tsbtopec@infogen.net.nz
Website: www.tsbtopec.co.nz
Aims: To prepare learners for opportunities.
Contact: Jodie Steele
Phone: 06-751 5018
Fax: 06-751 5018
Address: Portview, 64 Centennial Dr, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 329, New Plymouth 4340
Email: vls.specialists@xtra.co.nz
Aims: The Waitara Playcentre is a parent cooperative that provides quality early childhood education for children from birth to six years.
Aims: To provide an environment of learning for all pre-school tamariki that caters for the individual and differing needs of mokopuna while being embraced with their whanau under Te Korowai. Te Whariki provides direct and indirect learning experiences using Te Reo, in a Kohanga Reo environment.
Contact: Donna Akariri
Phone: 06-758 0018
Fax: 06-758 0018
Mobile: 027 721 7252
Address: 53 Record St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 3159, New Plymouth 4341
Email: whanau@k07a035.kohanga.ac.nz
Aims: To maximise the potential of each individual to achieve their goal or change to their desire. Culturally sensitive service providing counselling, education, consultancy and psychological and career guidance.
Contact: Rhona Poutu-Shaw
Phone: 06-757 5019
Address: 5 Gilbert St, New Plymouth 4310
Email: sashatu@paradise.net.nz
Aims: Youth training, scholarships.
Contact: Averil Bray
Phone: 06-757 4848
Postal address: PO Box 274, New Plymouth 4340