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Disabled Persons Assembly Palmerston North and Districts.

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Provide advocacy (support) for all persons with disabilities.
West Side Chambers Floor 3
Floor 3 151 The Square
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 357 9877
Email:

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Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service

Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service

Covers Horowhenua.
PO Box 1004
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 353 7236
Freephone: 0800 555 050
Fax: 06 353 7232
Email:


CCS Disability Action

CCS Disability Action

CCS Disability Action provides information, advocacy and support for children, youth, adults, their families/whanau. Vocational, Supported Living, Child Respite and Transition services.
248 Broadway Ave
PO Box 143
Palmerston North 4440
Phone: 06 357 2119
Freephone: 0800 227 2255
Fax: 06 357 2118
Email:
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CCS Disability Action
CCS Disability Action provides information, advocacy and support for children, youth, adults, their families/whanau. Vocational, Supported Living, Child Respite and Transition services.
248 Broadway Ave
PO Box 143
Palmerston North 4440
Phone: 06 357 2119
Freephone: 0800 227 2255
Central Region Advocacy Service
Help with entitlements from WINZ such as invalid benefits, disability allowance, child disability allowance, training incentive allowance. Mon – Fri 12.30 -2.30 pm
Philips Center
The Square
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 355 2094
Disabled Persons Assembly Palmerston North and Districts.
Provide advocacy (support) for all persons with disabilities.
West Side Chambers Floor 3
Floor 3 151 The Square
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 357 9877
Health and Disability Commissioner
An independent agency set up to: promote and protect the rights of consumers to use Health and Disability services; help resolve problems between consumers and providers of Health and Disability services; improve quality of Health Care and Disability services.
Phone: 09 373 1060
Freephone: 0800 112 2333
Human Rights Commission
Champions fundamental human rights as a frame work for a fair and just society for New Zealanders
Phone: 0800 496 877
Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service
Covers Horowhenua.
PO Box 1004
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 353 7236
Freephone: 0800 555 050
Rescare NZ Inc
Families speaking up for people with an intellectual disability. Organisation coordinating several intellectual disability support groups Nationally. Set up to support families with family members in residential care because they had an intellectual disability. Knowledge about what is available in the Community to help people with an intellectual disability and their families.
PO Box 477
Levin 5540
Phone: 06 368 3122
Te Runanga O Raukawa Inc
Maori Disability Support service ... to assist with a disability particularly Nga Kaumatua to access a needs Assessment service coordinator (Supportlinks) includes advocacy and liason.
3 Keepa Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 8678
Freephone: 0800 364 113