| Organisation | Contact People | Description |
|---|
ACC P O Box 4966 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 962 9212
Fax: 03 962 9041
Website | 03 962 9212
| Accident Compensation Corporation. New Zealand's accident compensation scheme provides 24 hour no fault personal injury insurance cover. |
Active Canterbury Network P O Box 35-332 Christchurch 8061
Phone: 0274 621 262
Website | Meg Christie 0274 621 262
Nadine Milmine 027 462 1262
| The Push Play with Active Chch Partnership promotes the benefits of regular physical activity, utilising the ’30 minutes a day’ message promoted by SPARC (formerly the Hillary Commission). The partners provide information on gentle activity programmes (0800 ACTIVE line) provided by over 40 approved providers; promotional materials, speakers and advice on physical activity and nutrition. |
Adult Reading Assistance Scheme (ARAS) Inc PO Box 7311 Sydenham Christchurch 8240
Phone: 033669479
| Paula or Karen ARAS 033669479
| Adult Reading Assistance Scheme (Christchurch) Inc provides the following groups and 1-1 tutoring:
Kiwi English
Learners Drivers Licence
Work Readiness
CV
All forms of literacy and numeracy
|
Age Concern Canterbury 24 Main North Road Papanui Christchurch 8053
Phone: 366 0903
Fax: 03 3650639 Website | Mr Simon Templeton 366 0903
| CURRENT STATUS: Centre closed but operating at another site.
Our office has relocated to Lincoln until we can move back into our Cashel Street premises which are yellow stickered.
Age Concern Canterbury promotes the welfare of people in Canterbury 60 years of age and over. To achieve this we help older people remain independent in their own homes. We provide services to reduce loneliness and social isolation, increase social contact and help older people remain independent. We offer a community health service, elder abuse and neglect prevention service, visiting service and offer minibus outings. We also provide home support services, including gardeners, trades people and home help. We advocate for older people and provide information via our Information Centre and quarterly newspaper. |
Alcohol Healthwatch P O Box 99 407 Newmarket Auckland 1149
Phone: 09 520 7035
Website | Dr Nicki Jackson 09 520 7035
| Alcohol Healthwatch is an organisation of professionals dedicated to reducing and preventing alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. Alcohol Healthwatch is contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide credible and up-to-date evidence-based information on matters relating to alcohol policy and planning. Our priority is to mobilise communities to take action on a range of alcohol-related harms, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. |
Allergy New Zealand
Phone: 0275383636
Website | Barb Britten 0275383636
| Allergy New Zealand’s vision is to improve the quality of life for people with allergies and their families through support, education and information; and to act as an advocate in all aspects of allergy. |
ARA Institute of Technology PO Box 540 Christchurch Mail Centre Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 9408021
Fax: 03 940 8622 Website | Judy Yarwood 03 9408021
| Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) is one of New Zealand’s largest and most diverse tertiary institutions. Our mission is to provide continuing education in a wide range of applied, vocational and professional studies to graduate level. Whether you are looking for a career, a new job, new skills, or the chance to broaden your horizons, you should think about making a CPIT qualification work for you |
Arthritis New Zealand P O Box 10-382 Phillipstown Christchurch 8145
Phone: 03 366 8383
Fax: 03 377 8239
Website | Richard Tankersley 03 379 6916
Daniel Umaga 03 366 8383
Carolyn Wood 0272936709
| Status: Fully Operational.
A community based organisation providing information support and a public education programme to those affected by arthritis in the Canterbury region. |
Aviva PO Box 24 161 Christchurch 8462
Phone: 0800 28482 669
Website | Nicola Woodward 0800 28482 669
| At Aviva (formerly Christchurch Women’s Refuge), we help individuals and families to become - and stay - free of violence. We work with children, women and men, giving each person the support they need, when they need it. All our services are free and include: 24 hour 0800 AVIVA NOW Support and Information line; group and individual education programmes for children and women; access to safe short term accommodation for children and women; ReachOut early intervention service for men; Shine safe@home home security improvement service; Peer Support service and No Interest Loan Scheme. We also host the Sexual Assault Support Service Canterbury service. |
Avon Loop Planning Association 374 Barbadoes Street Christchurch 8011
Phone: 03 365 6943
| Ruth Gardner 03 365 6943
| We are a community association based in the Avon Loop who work to preserve and enhance the physical environment and special characteristics of the Avon Loop by assisting in the redevelopment and/or restoration of the area. We administer a community cottage which is available to other community groups for meetings, workshops, etc, at a low cost, and which is the home of an active playgroup. Please contact us if you are looking for a facility to hire. |
Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON)
Website | Evan Smith 03 323 6617
| |
Beneficiary Advisory Service 301 Tuam Street Christchurch 8011
Phone: 03 379 8787
Website | Adrienne Keir 3798787
| We are a free service providing information, advocacy and support to people on benefits and low incomes. |
Birthright (Christchurch) Inc 141 Hereford Street Christchurch Central Christchurch 8011
Phone: 03 366 9456
Fax: 03 366 8535
Website | Rhodora Sagles 03 366 9456
| CURRENT STATUS: Staff working in local areas from home
See Action record for more details.
Birthright supports one parent families in the greater Christchurch area. We offer home based support through the fieldworker, family, visitor or through a buddy system. We empower single parents to plan their own future. We offer information, advocacy and assistance with resourcing. |
Bishopdale Community Trust c/o 100 Farrington Avenue Bishopdale Christchurch 8053
Phone: 03 359 1741
| Chris Coles 03 359 1741
| Te Roopu Manaaki O Papkohatu
P.O. Box 20 308, Bishopdale, Phone 359 1741 CHRISTCHURCH
VISION
We are a pro-active, community-focussed organisation which advocates for and encourages connectedness and resilience in the wider Bishopdale community
PURPOSE The purpose of the Trust is to support residents and families in the northwest of Christchurch, especially in the Bishopdale area, including:
1.Helping residents and families develop skills for family and community life; and.2.Helping people with needs to be part of the community.
ACTION The Bishopdale Community Trust was formally incorporated late in 1999 and has been achieving its vision and purpose since then by employing a Community Development Worker since May 2000, as well as facilitating and supporting action by a number of volunteers in the community. |
Blind Citizens New Zealand (BCNZ) Canterbury Branch PO Box 24 251 Christchurch 8642
Phone: 03 960 4278
Website | Mr Mark Luxon 03 960 4278
| Blind Citizens New Zealand (BCNZ) Canterbury Branch is an advocacy organisation promoting that blind and sight impaired people advocate on behalf of themselves to enhance the lives of blind people in the areas of employment, education, recreation, housing and accessibility of buildings, with the use of tactile signage, and other mechanisms of assistance where they are required. Lobbying local council for specific needs and changes to legislation also contributing with submissions and being part of the consultation processes where applicable. |
Brain Injury Association (Canterbury / West Coast)
Phone: 03 365 3262
Fax: 03 365 3269
Website | Dianne Kerrison 03 365 3262
Sue Wilson 03 365 3262
| We provide support, advocacy, education and information to brain injured people, their families/whanau and caregivers. We facilitate access to a similar network, counselling and referral services within the Canterbury/West Coast region. |
CanBreathe 196 Hills Road Edgeware Christchurch 8013
Phone: 03 386 0279
Fax: 03 386 0657
Website | Teresa Chalecki (03) 386 0279
| The Canterbury Asthma Society Inc has changed its trading name from Asthma Canterbury to CanBreathe. |
Cancer Society (Canterbury/West Coast) PO Box 13450 Christchurch 8141
Phone: 033532184
Fax: 03 377 2804
Website | Martin Witt 0273927737
| Status: Damaged and in cordon. Working from other premises.
See Action Record for more info.
Working with others to promote smokefree lifestyles, sunsmart behaviour, healthier nutrition and increased exercise i.e. CSNZ wishes to develop its shade loan service to groups over the summer period to promote sunsmart behaviour. |
Canterbury Breastfeeding Advocacy Service (CBAS) P O Box 16886 Hornby Christchurch 8441
Phone: 3445062
Fax: 3490645
| Kelly Dorgan 3445062
| The Canterbury Breast feeding Advocacy Service is managed by Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust and works in the hospital and in the community with a range of groups including, consumer, health, social and education serivces. The service also works with early childhood education services and local Canterbury business to increase support for breastfeeding women returning to the paid workforce. Broadly the aim of this Ministry of Health funded service is to support breastfeeding women in Canterbury, and thereby protect breastfeeding, and to contribute to a healthy Christchurch by reducing reported inequalities in breastfeeding rates.
|
Canterbury Development Corporation Ltd (CDC) and CDC - Economic Development PO Box 2962 Christchurch 8141
Phone: 03 379 5575
Fax: 03 379 5554
Website | Robyn Andrews 03 379 5575
Kerri Jones 03 379 5575
| Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC) is the economic development and employment services arm of the Christchurch City Council. It is a non-profit, non sector aligned, commercially neutral organisation. CDC’s mission is to:‘take a lead role in transforming the Canterbury economy in order for it to consistently deliver significantly higher levels of economic growth than the New Zealand average. |
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) PO Box 1600 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 364 0460 Website | Ngaire Button 03 364 0460
Susan Gee 03 364 0460
Hector Matthews 03 364 0460
Alison Young 03 364 0460
| Vision - To promote, enhance and facilitate the health and well-being of the people of the Canterbury district |
Canterbury Hospitals Medical Staff Association PO Box 151 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 304 0382
Fax: 364 1432
| 304 0382
| The senior medical staff association represents around 450 specialists in Canterbury.
Founded in 1902 the objects of the association was to take forward professional, social, medical political issues that involve staff and their patents. The association las activity supported the Alcohol Advocay group and the last two years. |
Canterbury Mens Centre 357 Gloucester Street Linwood Christchurch
Phone: 03 365 9000 Website | Donald Pettitt 940-9487
| Status Update: Out of Community House and working from home. We support men and boys health and well-being in Canterbury through initiating services, working to support existing services and also through a referrral service for men and boys approaching us. |
Canterbury Neighbourhood Support Inc PO Box 2109 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 420 9944
Website | Dave Wilkinson 03 420 9944
| We have a network involving in excess of 20,000 households. We produce a magazine thrice yearly which is distributed to the contact persons (approx 1700) for reading and passing on. Our publication could be useful for distributing information. |
Canterbury Plunket PO Box 13-403 Christchurch Christchurch 8141
Phone: 03 348 9447
Fax: 03 343 4335
Website | 03 348 9447
| Plunket staff and volunteers work to support parents and children from two weeks to five years. Plunket will homevisit and work from clinics. Volunteers provide support groups in the community |
Canterbury Rugby League PO Box 76180 Christchurch 8548
Phone: 03 338 4531
Fax: 03 339 0412
Website | 03 338 4531
| To support and promote rugby league in Canterbury |
Canterbury Workers Educational Association (WEA) PO Box 1796 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 366 0285
Fax: 03 366 4530
Website | Ivan Hibberd 03 366 0285
| Canterbury WEA provides affordable courses that encourage discussion and respond to ideas and events in the community |
Canterbury Youth Workers Collective PO Box 3270 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 377 8080
Fax: 03 377 4578 Website | Anna Chirnside 021 621 044
| Aims to support youth workers to provide a professional service to young people, while promoting that self-care is paramount |
Career Services Rapuara
Website | Lisa Hulley (03) 353 2747
| Careers advice, information, and guidance |
Caring for Carers Inc PO Box 35332 Shirley Christchurch 8640
Phone: 03 386 1863
Website | Ivana Korunic-Menendez 03 386 1863
Alecia Todd 03 386 1863
| CURRENT STATUS: Operating permanently at Partnership Health, Shirley.
Caring for Carers works to support unwaged people caring for someone with a long term mental, intellectual, or physical illness or disability by providing empowerment, education and advocacy. |
Catholic Social Services PO Box 4237 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 379 0012
Fax: 03 366 9644
Website | Jon Brian 03-379-0012
| CURRENT STATUS: Limited services available working from normal premises.
See Action record more details
Professional genuinely no cost services for the community. Counselling, Social Work Support, Advocacy/Budgeting, Practical needs Assistance, Group courses for children/adults, agency and community/school based |
CCS Canterbury and West Coast Branch PO Box 1506 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 365 5661
Website | Stephanie Hauiti 365 5661
Mandy Price 3488974 x 838
Janine Richards 365 5661
| Our Mission
To achieve 'A better future for people with disabilities' through supporting individuals and their families to live ordinary lives within the community, and to affect change in communities so disabled people have access to the same opportunities as other New Zealanders.
|
CDHB Community Dental Service Po Box 731 Christchurch
Phone: 03 335 4230
| Belinda Smith 3354230
| |
CDHB School and Community Dental Service PO Box 731 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 364 1984
Website | Martin Lee 03 364 1984
| ·Part of the Canterbury DHB
·Providers of School Dental Services in Canterbury (free dental care for children from birth to school year 8)
·Funders of urgent dental care for adults with a Community Service Card. |
Christchurch Budget Service Inc. PO Box 10089 Phillipstown Christchurch 8145
Phone: 03 366 3422
Website | Jane Green 03 366 3422
| Provide free budgeting services, education in money matters, and advice on clearing debt |
Christchurch Central Electorate Office PO Box 21359 Christchurch
Phone: 03 365 8297
Website | 03 365 8297
| Nicky Wagner is the National elect (2011) member of Parliament for the Christchurch Central Electorate located in the heart of the city, her office provides information, advice and advocacy services to the people of Christchurch Central. |
Christchurch City Council (CCC) PO Box 73012 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 941 8999
Fax: 03 941 8786 Website | Sonali Chandratilake 03 941 8257
Shona Hickey 961-4477
Marie Kirkup 941 8999
Emma Pachnatz 039418755
Diana Saxton 941 8999
Gary Watson 027 239 6317
| Mission Statement of the Christchurch City Council : Providing leadership to achieve the vision for Christchurch through effective local governance and the delivery of high quality services. |
Christchurch City Mission P O Box 1032 Christchurch 8011
Phone: 03 3650635
Fax: 03 366 7100
Website | Gray Crawford 03 365 0635
| Christchurch City Mission dates from 1928, when it was established as a formal social service agency. We serve the poor and the lonely living in the greater Christchurch urban area through a range of services to men, women, families and the community eg: food banks, budgeting advice, detox. |
Christchurch Community Gardens Association (CCGA) c/o 188 Strickland Street Spreydon Christchurch 8024
Phone: 942 6630
Website | Christine Blance 03 379 9087
| The Christchurch Community Gardens Association will strengthen and nurture existing community gardens, and support new initiatives, in order to build strong communitiesand encourage these by respecting and fostering human and environmental diversity |
Christchurch Community House 141 Hereford Street Christchurch Central Christchurch 8011
Phone: 03 365 3139
Fax: 03 365 8535
Website | Mike Asmussen 03 365 3139
| STATUS: Currently Red Stickered and on the to be demolished list. Working hard to secure other premises.
Home to 23 community organisations working in the social services sector of the community. Provides office space, meeting rooms, photocopier and other resources for community groups to use at affordable rates. |
Christchurch Multicultural Council (formerly Ethnic Council) PO Box 8453 Riccarton Christchurch 8440
Phone: 03 321 8644
| Manish Pandey 03 3484268
| The organisation:
- builds capacity for ethnic groups and new Christchurch residents
- hosts political forums
- hosts special meetings for the purpose of discussing issues that have impact upon existing ethnic groups
- Supports Culture Galore since 2005
- Supports Soccer Ethnic Festival since 2005
- Attends Citizenship Ceremonies
|
Christchurch PHO 16/27 Waterman Place Ferrymead Christchurch
Phone: 03 374 6288
Fax: 03 974 9854
Website | Laila Cooper 03 374 6288
| |
Christchurch Power Consumers Society Unit 2, 1Spurway Place Shirley Christchurch 8013
Phone: 03 385 5110
| Ralph Ross 03 385 5110
| The idea of forming a group or forum of interested organisations to look at present and future energy issues in (greater) Christchurch came up at a committee meeting of the Christchurch Power Consumers' Society. The idea was further discussed with Roger Sutton, of Orion, who was interested in the feedback that the CPCS might be able to provide on consumer preferences with regard to some of Orion's targets. This concept document suggests a way of developing these ideas. The concept is of informal ties between organisations involved in energy in the greater Christchurch area, which would work together (mainly by e-mail) to:
• identify energy issues that affect Christchurch, now or in the future;
• prioritise these issues;
• work out ways of handling them in the best interests of the community. |
Christchurch Resettlement Services PO Box 9062 Tower Junction Christchurch 8149
Phone: 03 335 0311
Fax: 03 335 0312
Website | Shirley Wright 022658568
| Status: Returning to Business as usual.
Provision of resettlement services (social work, ongoing orientation, children's and youth services, and health promotion) to refugees, migrants and asylum seekers coming to live in Christchurch. |
Christchurch Victim Support Group Inc PO Box 2109 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 363 7643
Fax: 03 372 8006
Website | Marie Hand 03 363 7643
Carolyn Hanson 03 363 7643
| We are a non profit, volunteer based organisation that, working with Police, provides emotional support and practical assistance to victims of crime, accident and emergency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Christchurch YMCA PO Box 2004 Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 366 0689
Fax: 03 365 1386
Website | Carolyn Lamond 03 366 0689
| CURRENT STATUS: Limited services available
See Action Record for more info.
The YMCA is a charitable organisation offering a combination of recreation, fitness, youth programmes, accommodation and holiday programmes. A founding member of Push Play with Active Christchurch. |
Citizens Advice Bureau - Christchurch P O Box 16271 Hornby Christchurch 8441
Phone: 0800 367 222
Fax: 03 349 4987
Website | Mrs Molly Howarth 03 3494947
| Citizens Advice trained volunteers provide free impartial and confidential advice to the community. There is a telephone service maintianed from 9am - 5pm monday to friday on 0800367222 and a walk in face to face service in the Hornby Community Centre and CPIT students centre in Madras Street.
|
City Care Limited PO Box 7669 Christchurch 8240
Phone: 03 941 7200
Website | Onno Mulder 03 941 7200
| City Care is in the business of construction, maintenance and management of New Zealand's infrastructure and amenity assets. With operational bases in Auckland and Christchurch, City Care is able to provide contract services to local authorities and other major asset owners in two of New Zealand's main regions.
Core competencies of the company include:
· Water and wastewater network inspection, maintenance and construction,
· Parks, trees, turf and waterways maintenance, and landscape design and construction
· Road construction and maintenance
· Waste management and amenity cleaning
· Facilities management
City Care employs more than 500 staff, and has sales of almost $50 million. |
ComCare Charitable Trust PO Box 22-004 Christchurch 8142
Phone: 03 377 7020
Fax: 03 377 7021
Website | Kay Fletcher 03 377 7020
| CURRENT STATUS: FULLY OPERATIONAL
ComCare works with and for people who experience mental illness in Canterbury by providing quality community services. These services include a range of housing from housing facilitation to sheltered housing, supported employment, education, training and individual support. Staff in Christchurch, Ashburton and North Canterbury assist people to develop life skills, leisure, recreation and social activities. Email: enquiries@comcare.org.nz |
Community and Public Health: a division of the Canterbury District Health Board (CPH) PO Box 1475 Christchurch Central Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 379 9480
Fax: 03 379 6125
Website | Chris Ambrose 03 379 9480
Sandy Brinsdon 03 379 9480
Tracey Carter 0337862784
Evon Currie 03 379 9480
Claire Dangerfield 03 379 9480
Sara Epperson 03 379 9480
Emma Kenagy 03 379 9480
Christina Lewis 3786823
Jenni Marceau 03 379 9480
Tanya McCall 03 379 9480
Allison Nichols-Dunsmuir 03 379 9480
Anna Stevenson 03 379 9480
Lee Tuki 378 6855
Sue Turner 03 379 9480
| Community & Public Health delivers public health services in Canterbury (from Kaikoura to the Waitaki River) and the West Coast. Public Health Services are population - based health promotion and health protection activities that are concerned with whole populations, or groups such as children or elderly people, rather than individuals. |