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ACROSS To Kotahitanga O Te Wairua

Counselling, Early intervention, Support Groups, Supervised Contact (Court Approved)

Email: enquiries@across.org.nz

Phone: 0800 ACROSS (0800 227 677)

Website: http://www.across.org.nz

Alfredton Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Thursday 9.30 am to 12 noon

Barnados Bumps to Babies

National call centre

Phone: 0508 247 8433

Budget Service - Tararua REAP

Free confidential financial assistance & mentoring, building financial capability.

 

Looking after Dannevirke, Woodville, Pahiatua and Eketahuna.  Area covers Tararua Region from Norsewood to Eketahuna.

Email: office@tararuareap.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6565 or 06 374 5211

Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz

Building Blocks

Email: office@buildingblocks.nz

Phone: 06 353 5222

Central Kindergarten

Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education for children aged 2 to 5 years

Email: dvkecentralkgtn@xtra.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6130

Website: http://www.dannevirkekindergartens.org.nz

Community Midwives

Phone: 06 374 5691

Country Kids

Child care centre

Email: countrykids@scallywags.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 0941

Dannevirke Community Midwives

Dannevirke Midwifery Service provides pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal care for women who live in Tarararua.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Tararua Health Group Ltd

 

Phone: 06 374 5691

Dannevirke Kindergarten Association

Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education

Email: dvke.kindgn.assn@xtra.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 5880

Website: http://www.dannevirkekindergartens.org.nz

Dannevirke Library

"Little Ears" - Free early literacy and activities for pre-schoolers and their parents or caregivers. 

Little Ears is during term time only.

 

Dannevirke Community Library, Station Street, Dannevirke

Monday 9.30am -10.00am

Email: library@tararuadc.govt.nz

Phone: 06 374 4255

Website: http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/

Dot Kids

Early childhood centre

Email: Pahiatua@dotkids.co.nz

Phone: 06 376 6800

Eketahuna Health Centre

Health Centre with GP and nursing services

Phone: 06 375 8188

Eketahuna Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Wednesday & Thursday 9 am to 12 noon

Family Planning

Health promotion. Promoting positive sexual health by providing advice, support, services and resources relating to sexual and reproductive health, and relationships

Feeling Special Feeling Safe: positive life skills programme for chidren and their families/whanau; resources and educationfor healthy family/whanau relationships; Resources relating directly to the prevention of family violence

Phone: 0800 372 546 or 06 359 2395

Website: http://www.familyplanning.org.nz

First Years Preschool

Early childhood education & care centre

Email: fyps@xtra.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 7436

Holyoake Kindergarten

Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education and care facility

Email: holyoake@ruahinekindergartens.org.nz

Phone: 06 376 8978

Incredible Years

This 14 week parenting course is run once a year in the Tararua area.  This programme is to empower parents with positive parenting strategies.

 

To register, contact Tararua REAP 06 374 6565, or The Trust Tararua 06 376 7608.

 

Kids Castle

0-5 Preschool Child carereet& Education. &.30 - 5.30 Mon - Fri

Email: kidscastle37@gmail.com

Phone: 06 374 8198

Kumeroa Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Wednesday 10.00am – 12.30pm

Email: henderson_caroline@hotmail.com

Phone: 027 428 3104

Kyokushinkai Karate Club

Tuesday and Thursday 5.30pm - 7.00pm

All year, from four years of age.

Old Folks Hall, McLean Street, Woodville

Phone: 027 408 4257

Lets Move It

All ages

Wednesday 9.30am 

No charge

At the Knox Church, 185 High Street, Dannevirke

 

Bring your preschooler down and enjoy this Kindy Gym.

Little Rugrats

Email: karen.rugrats@gmail.com

Phone: 06 376 1003

Mainly Music

Friday 10am 

$3.00 per session

 

Music and morning tea provided for parents and child.

 

Knox Church Hall, 185 High Streeet, Dannevirke

 

Contact: Jennifer Read 

 

 

Phone: 021 512 2007

Makuri Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30 am to 12 noon

Manawatu Supporting Families in Mental Illness

Support, Advocacy, Education, Information for Families whose lives are affected by Mental Illness. Free Depression & Anxiety courses offered twice a year.

Email: carole@manawatusf.org.nz

Phone: 06 374 8797

Website: http://www.manawatusf.org.nz

Mangamaire Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30 am to 12 noon

Norsewood Playgroup

Meet on Thursdays at 10.00am

Email: jbethell41@gmail.com

Open Home Foundation

Providing quality child-centred, family-focussed, Christian social services.  The Open Home Foundation has a commitment to working collaboratively with families and whanau in a strength based and culturally appropriate way that prioritises child safety and promotes family well-being/whanau mauri ora.

Email: ohfman@ohf.org.nz

Phone: 06 358 4024

Origin Studios

Song and Dance for 3 year olds - Saturday 9.00am - 9.30am

Beginner Balle for 4 year olds - Saturday 9.30am - 10.00am

 

Studio Address: 136 High Street, Dannevirke.

 

$85.00 per term.

 

Contact Amy.

Phone: 021 358 435

Our Place Homebased Child Care

Home Based Child Care & OSCAR care

Email: ourplacechildcare@xtra.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 7574

Website: http://www.ourplacechildcare.co.nz

Pahiatua Community Services Trust

Family Support, particularly young children

Email: reception.family support@teys.org.nz

Phone: 06 376 7608

Pahiatua Community Services Trust

Pregnancy testing, Link to midwives, Ante-natal referrals, Breast feeding Support, Family support

Email: kelly@teys.org.nz

Phone: 06 376 7608

Pahiatua Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Monday & Wednesday 9 am to 12 noon

Parent Help Line

National call centre 0800 568 856

Our free Parent Helpline provides compassionate, friendly, non-judgemental support and advice on all parenting issues.

Available from 9am to 9pm, Monday to Sunday.

 

Phone: 0800 568 856

Parentline Manawatu

Phone: 0800 432 6459

PAUA Early Childhood Home-based Care Service

Home-based Early Childhood Care Provider: ECE and OSCAR care with approved Educators

Email: info@paua.ac.nz

Phone: 0800 728 277

Website: http://www.paua.ac.nz/

Plunket

Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Nurse

Email: viv.trotter@plunket.org.nz

Plunket

Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Nurse

Email: maria.ramsay@plunket.org.nz

Plunket

Plunket Line 0800 933 922

 

Plunket Line is a free parent helpline and advice service available to all families, whanau and caregivers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Phone: 06 357 4844

Website: http://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket/show/palmerston-north-family-centre

Preschool Music and Movement

Thursday 10.30am - 11.30am

All ages

No charge

At the Anglican Church Hall, 175 High Street, Dannevirke

 

Phone: 06 374 5630

Public Health Nurse Dannevirke

Work in schools and pre-schools and their communities, work with children, young people and their whanau. School staff, parents, whanau refer children with health concerns to the Public Health Nurse.

Email: donna.milner@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Phone: 06 374 8496

Public Health Nurse Pahiatua

Work in schools and pre-schools and their communities, work with children, young people and their whanau. School staff, parents, whanau refer children with health concerns to the Public Health Nurse.

Email: millie.arends@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Phone: 06 376 7444

Ruahine Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30am – 12.00pm

Email: ruahineplaygroup@gmail.com

Phone: 027 926 8375

SANDS

Sands New Zealand is a voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby

Email: info@sands.org.nz

Phone: 06 377 2414

Website: http://www.sands.org.nz/

SANDS

Sands New Zealand is a voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby

Email: info@sands.org.nz

Phone: 06 356 9715

Website: http://www.sands.org.nz/

Sexual Health Clinic

MidCentral DHB service

Phone: 0800 808 602

SKIP

Strategies with Kids.  Information for Parents

Email: info@skip.co.nz

Website: http://www.skip.org.nz

Special Education Services

Ministry of Education, Special Education Service Free offers: Early intervention service to support children who have a developmental or learning delay, a disability behaviour or communication issue that impacts their ability to participate or learn. Communication support for students with high speech/language needs at school.  Ongoing Resourcing Scheme to support children with the highest level of need at school.  High Health Needs Fund to support for children who are too sick to attend school.  Physical Disability Service to support children with physical disabilities at school.  Severe Behaviour Service to support children at shcool who are experiencing severe behaviour difficulties

 

 

Phone: 0800 622 222

Website: http://www.education.govt.nz

Sprouts

Email: sam@sprouts.co.nz

Phone: 021 222 6539

Tararua Breastfeeding & Maternity

Lactation consultancy, breasfeeding support, antenatal and postnatal education and support, labour and birth photography.

Milk Cafe in Dannevirke - last Tuesday of the month 9.30am-11.00am at Sugar and Salt Cafe.

Wednesday Drop-in Clinics 10.00am-1.30pm - Pahiatua (1st Wednesday), Dannevirke (2nd Wednesday), Woodvile (3rd Wednesday) and Eketahuna (4th Wednesday of the month).

Email: cherry@tbam.co.nz

Phone: 027 848 7600

Website: http://www.tbam.co.nz

Tararua REAP - Early Childhood Education

Supporting increased participation in Quality Early Childhood Education and increased successful transition to Schools by:

  • Minimising the barriers that prevent rural children and wh?nau from participating in ECE by providing relevant information to assist them in making informed decisions about ECE learning options and support with enrolment
  • Either in group situations or on a one-to-one basis. 
  • Coordinating and providing interactive sessions to wh?nau/families and the wider community that are both fun and educational to show the benefits of ECE and encourage participation.
  • Providing access to high quality ECE teaching resources - to enhance ECE organisations and teaching capability.
  • Supporting the Kohanga Reo within the Tararua District to deliver high quality ECE programmes and supporting the ECE sector with implementation of Ka Hikitia.
  • Delivering practical workshops which have direct links to Te Whariki to rural playgroups across the Tararua District.
  • Leading and facilitating the Tararua ECE and New Entrant Teachers Forum focusing on professional development and sector collaboration. Providing professional development opportunities to the ECE sector that might not otherwise be possible in smaller rural communities.
  • Supporting Tararua REAP in taking an active role in the Dannevirke Schools Community of Learning, including the ECE Coordinator being a standing member of the COL Management Team.
  • Providing key support to all ECE/school transition initiatives in the Tararua area.
  • Leading and facilitating the Tararua ECE and New Entrant Teachers Forum focusing on collaboration and transition. Providing professional development opportunities to the ECE sector that focus on transition to school.

Email: ece@tararuareap.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6565

Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz

Tararua REAP - Strengthening Families

Administer and coordinate the Strengthening Families process for whanau/families working with multiple agencies and/or organisations in the Tararua District. Provide support for Strengthening Families Lead Agencies. Administer the Tararua Strengthening Families Network and coordinate the monthly Forum Mettings. Secretarial role for the Tararua Strengthening Families Local Management Group

Email: alyshea@tararuareap.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6565

Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz

Tararua REAP Budget Service

Tararua REAP Budget Service trained Financial Mentors offer free and confidential, one-on-one support to help navigate through financial hardship.

Budgeting Support can help one to: reduce weekly cashflow pressures, pay overdue bills, save for home ownership, negotiate with creditors, offer specialised advice for Kiwi Saver withdrawals, bankruptcy, IRD or WINZ support.

 

 

This is a free and confidential service.

Email: rozanne@tararuareap.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 5211

Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz

Te Kete Hauora o Rangitane

Tamariki Ora - 8 core health checks plus visits to support children aged 0-5years old in their development

Email: maria.alexander@rangitane.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6860

Te Kohanga Reo O Atawhai

Total immersion pre-school Te Reo Maori Kaupapa Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm

Email: whanau@k08g030.kohanga.ac.nz

Phone: 06 376 5069

Te Uri Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Tuesdays 9.30 -

Email: rosiesr@gmail.com

Phone: 06 374 2707

Te Whare Koha Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Wednesday 9.00am at Dannevirke Central Kindergarten

Email: admin@dvkecentral.co.nz

Phone: 06 374 6130

The Hub Mum's and Bub's

Meet fortnightly on a Wednesday at 10.30am at The Hub

Phone: 027 282 9599

Ti Tree Point Playgroup

Playgroup Hours Wednesday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Email: sarah_murphy94@outlook.com

Phone: 027 233 270

Tots and Toddlers

Meet on Mondays 9.30am

Email: totsandtoddlers@hotmail.co.nz

Phone: 027 364 1730

Toy Library Dannevirke

Opening Hours:

Tuesday 2.30pm - 5.30pm

Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am

Saturday 9.30am - 11.30am

 

"We can offer friendship, service with a smile, and lots of toys"

 

$45.00 per year.

 

35 York Street, Dannevirke (at Wai Splash Community Pool).

 

 

 

Email: dvketoylibrary@gmail.com

Phone: 028 8516 2049

Toy Library Pahiatua

Opening Hours: Thursday 10:30am - 12:30pm. Saturday 10:30am - 12:00 noon.

Triple P Parenting Courses

To register, contact Tararua REAP on 06 374 6565

 

Workshop Groups

Facilitated by the Triple P Coach, this duscussion group provides an opportunity to focus on the big issues:

Dealing with disobedience

Developing good bedtime routines

Managing fighting and aggression

Hassle-free shopping with children

 

 

Email: office@tararuareap.co.nz

Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz

Wai Splash Community Aquatic Pool

General Admittance

 

Baby Swim Lessons (25 minutes)

Thursday and Saturday 9.00am

$80.00 per term (pre book)

 

Pre-School Swim Lessons (25 minutes)

Monday and Wednesday 3.00pm

Thursday and Saturday 10.30am

$90.00 per term (pre book)

 

Waterplay Sessions

Tuesday and Friday 10.30am - 12.30pm

$6.00 entry for adult and baby

Ideal for friends, babies and peschoolers to catchup and enjoy some water play

 

 

Phone: 06 374 7772

Wairarapa REAP - Early childhood education

Supporting education in southern Tararau through Early Childhood Playgroups

Email: shirley.jones@waireap.org.nz

Phone: 06 377 1379

Whanau Awhina Plunket

The Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust provides a range of free services.  Ideal if you're pregnant or have just had a baby.

Phone: 0800 692 445

Woodville Junior Football

9am-10am Saturday during Winter Months.

From four years of age.

 

Email: woodvilleafc@gmail.com

Woodville Library

"Little Ears" - Free early literacy and activities for pre-schoolers and their parents or caregivers. 

Little Ears is during term time only.

 

Woodville Community Library, 45 Vogel Street, Woodville

Wednesday 11.00am - 11.30am

 

Email: library@tararuadc.govt.nz

Phone: 06 376 0212

Website: http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/

Woodville Music Group

Thursday 10.30am - 11.30am.

FREE.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 2 Amelia Street, Woodville.

Contact Rosemary.

Phone: 06 376 5972

Woodville Playcentre

Children and whanau learning and growing together.  Playcentre Hours Tues & Thurs 9.15 – 1:15pm

Email: woodville@playcentre.org.nz

Work & Income

Work & Income Services (Employment & Financial Support) to the Tararua District.  Includes Heartlands in Pahiatua as a link to services provided

Phone: 0800 559 009

Website: http://www.workandincome.govt.nz

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