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Alzheimers Society Manawatu Inc

Dementia Advisors providing face to face & home visits & phone support. Carer Support Groups held at Carnegie Hall 1st Thursday of the month 10 am to 12 noon. MKC Club - Day programme for people with Dementia. Respite for carers.

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Website: http://www.alzheimers.org.nz/manawatu

Alzheimers Society Manawatu Inc

Provide Support Advice and Education to people affected by Dementia

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Website: http://www.alzheimers.org.nz/manawatu

Anglican Care Careforce & Elske Centre

Home help and personal care in the community. Elske Centre day care for the elderly.

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Blind Foundation

Blind Low Vision NZ are New Zealand's leading provider of vision rehabilitation, providing practical and emotional support for people with vision loss.  We support Kiwis who are blind, deafblind or have low vision to live the life they choose.

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

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.

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

Bupa Rahiri Rest Home

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Bupa Waireka Care Home

Rest Home. Caters for Rest Home and Hospital level residents. Respite and Daycare services also available.

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

Dannevirke Hearing Support

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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

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

Easie Living

Enabling access to disability information, advice, aids and equipment for independent living

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Eileen Mary Rest Home

Caters for Rest Home and Hospital level residents. Respite and Daycare services also available.

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Eketahuna Community Garden

Community Garden

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Eketahuna Health Centre

Health Centre with GP and nursing services

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Grey Power

Dannevirke & District

 

Public Meetings are fourth Wednesday of every month at 1.30pm at The Hub, Gordon Street, Dannevirke

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Health of Older Person Service

Support Services for the healthy wellbeing of older people in Tararua

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Healthcare NZ

Home care, nursing and rehabilitation needs

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Hearing Support Dannevirke

Office Hours 9am-12pm Monday to Friday.

 

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Lavender Blue

Nursing & Homecare agency

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Literacy Tamaki nui a Rua

Training in literacies & computer skills. Volunteering opportunities.

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Mana Whaikaha

Mana Whaikaha is a prototype of a transformed disability support system for the Mid Central region.


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If you’d like to contact Mana Whaikaha you can call us, send an email or drop into one of our hubs.

Get in touch
Our contact centre operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, Monday to Friday (open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday)

If you need to urgently contact Mana Whaikaha outside these hours, please call 027 236 6145 to speak to the On-Call Connector.

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Manawatu Community Law Centre

Providing free, one on one legal services throughout the Manawat?, Horowhenua and Tararua rohe

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Website: http://communitylaw.org.nz/centre/manawatu/

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.

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

Menz Shed Eketahuna

Wednesday Menz Shed 9.30am - 12.30pm.

 

New members are most welcome.

Miss Lissy's Performing Arts

Performance art fusion for all ages from birth to adults.

Express yourself through performance art. 

Fun, high energy and educational.

 

For more information, call Lissy 046 745 7488

www.lissyloushay.com

 

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Website: http:/www.lissyloushay.com

Pahiatua Community Garden

Learning Life Skills

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Pahiatua Community Services Trust

Social worker, Community Support & Advocacy

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Probus Dannevirke

Business and professional club for seniors. Meets regularly at the Hub for activities and speakers

 

Contact Secretary: Margaret Worboys

 

Phone: 06 376 4023

EMail: margi46@gmail.com

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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.

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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.

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Rebus Pahiatua

Business and Professional club for Seniors. Meets regularly at the Tararua Club for activities and speakers

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Super Gold Card

National call centre

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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

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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.

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

Tararua REAP- Adult & Community Education ACE

Provision & coordination of community based education, foundations skills & pathways into other learning opportunities that meet community learning needs for youth adults and whanau. Providing workshops and seminars in Northern Tararua that support improving skills for participating in industry, progressing career paths, further learning and/or employment and improving skills for Maori and Pasifika learners.

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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

 

 

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Wairarapa REAP - Adult & community education

Supporting education in southern Tararau through Adults ACE programmes

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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

 

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

Work & Income

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

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

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