Carers support

Carers support

  • Support services and information for everyone and anyone caring for a dependent loved one. 
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Care Matters(external link)
The national learning and well-being resource service for family and whānau carers in Aotearoa. They are passionate and dedicated to equipping whānau and carers with the skills, knowledge, support, and confidence to live the life they choose, now and in the future. Phone 0508 726 769 or email [email protected].

Carers NZ(external link) 
Freephone 0800 777 797, 09 360 7221, or email [email protected]. A national not for profit supporting a network of approximately 1m+ individual family carers and supporting organisations. They do not charge a membership fee and fundraise to share their support resources freely with family carers.

Yellow Brick Road(external link) (formerly Supporting Families NZ)
Free phone 0800732825 or email [email protected]. A national organisation that provides support for whānau who have a loved one experiencing mental health challenges.

COVID-19 – family, whānau and āiga carers(external link) Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Information and advice for carers who support friends, family, whānau and āiga who are unwell or who have a chronic health condition or disability.

Carer support and respite(external link) Whaikaka, Ministry of Disabled People, NZ
Find information on carer support and respite 

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