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                ADHD Parent Support Group - Gisborne

                Aim to improve the quality of life for children with ADHD by empowering and supporting their parents, provide parents and relevant services with information and resources eg books and videos on ADHD, provide monthly newsletters, organize monthly meeting with guest speakers, home visits, telephone support line, networking with services, increasing awareness and understanding of ADHD

                776 Childers Rd
                Te Hapara
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 867 6770
                Fax: (06) 863 1347

                Age Concern - Gisborne

                Promotes and advances welfare and interests of the elderly. Provides information of services and assistance available and organises seminars. Initiates projects to enhance the lives of the elderly socially, emotionally and physically and ensures adequate standards in both community and residential care and elder abuse and neglect education, awareness response service. Also operates a Horticultural Project. 55+ years age group.

                Physical Address

                61 Lowe Street
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 496
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 867 6533
                Fax: (06) 867 5932

                Alzheimers New Zealand - Gisborne

                Provide support and information to people with Alzheimer's disease, related disorders and their support networks. To educate and inform the general public about the problems associated with dementia, and to carry out research into the causes, treatment and management of Alzheimer's disease.

                Physical Address

                Morris Adair Building, Ormond Road
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                P O Box 1020
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 0752
                Fax: (06) 867 0713

                Arthritis New Zealand - Gisborne/East Coast

                Offers a range of services for people affected by arthritis through its programmes in health, welfare, education and research. Also offers Arthritis Educator consultation, support group meetings, and opportunities for hydrotherapy and exercise.

                Physical Address

                FF Building 295 Gladstone Street
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                P O Box 1245
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 868 1060
                Fax: (06) 867 9676

                Asthma Society - Gisborne/East Coast

                Information, education and support for people with asthma and their support networks. Encourages research into the causes, treatment and management of asthma.

                P O Box 797
                Mangapapa
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 868 5041
                Fax: (06) 867 6732

                Autism New Zealand Inc - Gisborne

                Breast Cancer Support - Gisborne

                CCS Disability Action - Gisborne

                Provides a range of direct client services including: social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programme, adult training services, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.

                Physical Address

                7 Ormond Road
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                P O Box 15
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 1249
                Fax: (06) 867 1248
                Freephone: (0800) 227 2255

                Gisborne East Coast Kidney Trust

                Group Special Education - Gisborne

                Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.

                Physical Address

                46 Childers Road
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 658
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 9859
                Fax: (06) 868 4283

                Heart Children New Zealand Inc - Gisborne

                Offers information and support to parents who have children with a heart problem. Parents offer workable solutions to problems and share experiences.

                201 Ormond Road
                Mangapapa
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 868 9259

                Huntington's Disease Association - Gisborne

                Provides support and information to families, their caregivers and those at risk.

                C/- 18 Caesar Road
                RD 1
                Gisborne, 4071
                Tel: (06) 862 5838

                IDEA Services - Gisborne

                Formerly IHC. (Intellectual Disability Empowerment Association IDEA). Assist people with an intellectual disability to represent their interests and establish themselves in the community. Also keeps people informed about issues, lobby's the Government on rights issues, supports families in accessing rights.

                Physical Address

                50 Childers Road
                Te Hapara
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 1104
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 868 4158
                Fax: (06) 868 2072

                LIFE Unlimited Hearing Therapy Services - Gisborne

                A FREE service funded by the Ministry of Health for adults 16 years and over who experience difficulty communicating effectively because of hearing impairment. Hearing therapists provide hearing tests, needs assessments, teach communication skills, hearing aid and tinnitus management and advice on assistive devices (e.g. telephones, TV) and promote community education and awareness.

                Physical Address

                326 Kahutia Street
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 1125
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 863 2836
                Fax: (06) 863 2837
                Freephone: (0800) 00 8011

                ME/CFS Society - Gisborne

                Provides information to caregivers and sufferers of ME/CFS and also to the medical profession. Distributes information, fosters regional support groups and promotes lectures and seminars regarding the illness. Promotes research into the causes and treatment of the illness.

                6 Ayton Street
                Mangapapa
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 868 6861

                Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service - Gisborne

                Advocacy support to people who have a complaint about a health or disability provider.

                Physical Address

                79b Childers Road
                Te Hapara
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 299
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 868 3590
                Fax: (06) 868 3591
                Freephone: (0800) 42 3638

                Ngati Porou Hauora Inc

                Ngati Porou Hauora is an integrated health, development and support services provider. It is owned by nga whanau and hapu of Ngati Porou to provide services to everyone and to improve health status and to increase the life expectancy of all of our population. Our values of Ngati Poroutanga, Tikanga, Tiriti o Waitangi, Rangatiratanga, and Whakapakari will be reflected in everything we do. The principles of equity and equality; efficiency and effectiveness; participation and information; and access and affordability; will guide our service delivery.

                PO BOX 2
                Te Puia Springs, 4048
                Tel: (06) 864 6803
                Fax: (06) 864 1024

                NZ Williams Syndrome Association - Gisborne Region

                Orthotic Services - Gisborne

                Services are provided to the New Zealand Orthotics and Prothetics Association Board of Certification Standards for orthosis manufacture and orthotic footwear manufacture.

                Physical Address

                Gisborne Hospital
                Ormond Road
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                Private Bag 7001
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 869 0500
                Fax: (06) 869 0526

                ParaFed Eastland

                Promotes welfare and sporting opportunities for disabled persons in NZ.

                C/- 35 Massey Road
                Mangapapa
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 867 0757
                Fax: (06) 867 0757

                Post Polio Support Group - Gisborne

                Provides information and support for people who have been or who are affected by polio.

                35 Douglas Street
                Okitu
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 868 5056

                Riding for the Disabled - Gisborne

                To provide horse-riding opportunities to facilitate the training and rehabilitation of disabled persons whose physical and mental health is likely to benefit from such participation.

                Physical Address

                20 Main Road
                Makaraka
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 2239
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 2570

                Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind - Gisborne

                Promotes the well being and independence of visually impaired people. Provides the support needed for them to achieve personal independence and fulfilment.

                Physical Address

                39 Grey Street
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 581
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 5529
                Fax: (06) 867 9324
                Freephone: (0800) 24 3333

                Schizophrenia Fellowship - Gisborne

                Provides help and support for families affected by the illness, provides resource material which assists the wider community in understanding the illness and acts as an advocate for persons with Schizophrenia and related disorders and their families/carers. 20 branches throughout NZ.

                Physical Address

                81 Childers Road
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 236
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 868 5295

                SPELD - Gisborne

                Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.

                PO Box 1033
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 867 0957

                Stewart Centre - Gisborne

                Provides daytime social rehabilitation service catering for adults with brain injury at the moderate to severe end of the spectrum

                448 Palmerston Road
                Gisborne, 4010
                Tel: (06) 868 8708
                Fax: (06) 868 7270

                Tairawhiti Needs Assessment and Service Coordination

                Needs Assessment Service 65+

                Physical Address

                Gisborne Hospital
                421 Ormond Rd
                Gisborne, 4040

                Postal Address

                PO Box 7001
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 869 0570
                Fax: (06) 869 0531

                Te Hauora O Turanganui A Kiwa

                Turanga Health is a limited liability health company with charitable trust status. The three Iwi of Turanganui-a-Kiwa are the principal shareholders of the company. Each shareholder or Iwi Trust elects one Director to be represented on the Board of Turanga Health. Shareholders also decide on two independent Directors to make the balance of five skilled and committed Directors charged with the responsibility of governing the delivery of health services to the people of Turanganui-a-Kiwa.

                Physical Address

                145 Derby Street
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO BOX 41
                Gisborne, 4040
                Tel: (06) 869 0457
                Fax: (06) 869 0769

                Workbridge - Gisborne

                Workbridge is a government funded agency established in 1990 to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Workbridge provides a professional employment placement service for people with all types of disabilities and injuries - no matter what the disability or skill level. Workbridge also administers funding on behalf of Work and Income. This funding can be used to help with additional costs relating directly to a person's disability when entering training, a job or self employment.

                Physical Address

                254 Gladstone Rd
                Gisborne, 4010

                Postal Address

                PO Box 1147
                Gisborne,
                Tel: (06) 867 9970
                Fax: (06) 867 8961
                Freephone: (0508) 85 8858