Support services in your area

Not all organisations have websites.  if you can't find what you are looking for here try your local town, city or regional council to find out about support services in your area.

The national organisations below have regional offices. Find out how to contact the office in your region from these websites.

Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice Bureau provide free and impartial information and advice on a wide range of matters. This website will help you find an office in your region.

New Zealand on Air - Community Access Media 
A list of community access radio stations around New Zealand. These radio stations help community groups to keep in touch with their members and the wider public in more than 40 languages.

Dress for Success
Dress for Success helps women prepare for job interviews and for transitioning into paid work.

English Language Partners New Zealand
Formerly called ESOL Home Tutors, this organisation has 22 local branches throughout New Zealand. They provide migrants and refugees with English language tuition and settlement support. Some branches offer job mentoring.

Newcomers Network
Newcomers Network offers migrants friendship, support and help with settlement issues.

Volunteering New Zealand
This site lists local volunteer organisations in 15 centres. They can put you in touch with organisations that need volunteer workers (usually unpaid). Volunteering can help you develop your English language skills and put you in touch with a wide range of people.

Dress for Success - Northland
Dress for Success Northland helps women prepare for job interviews and for transitioning into paid work.

Multicultural Whangarei
Multicultural Whangarei is a not-for-profit community based organisation supporting migrants and newcomers to Whangārei.

Women's International Newcomers Group Social (WINGS)
WINGS is an organisation that helps women and their families who are new migrants to the Whangārei area settle into life in New Zealand.

Auckland Community Law Centre

Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Belong Aotearoa
Belong Aotearoa offers a range of services for migrants in the wider Auckland region. The website provides information about workshops and other services, including employment support.

English Language Partners New Zealand - Auckland

English Language Partners New Zealand offers English language classes and settlement support to adult refugees and migrants in the Auckland area. 

New Kiwis

A free service for employers and job seekers that is operated by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. New Zealand residents and people on work permits can register, develop a personal job search strategy, search for jobs and put their CVs online for employers to see.

Refugees as Survivors
Refugees as Survivors provides mental health services for refugees and migrants, and helps people resettle in New Zealand. This site outlines services and contains a comprehensive directory of services available in Auckland.

Tairāwhiti Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Baywide Community Law Service
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Priority One 
Priority One is the Western Bay of Plenty region's economic development organisation.

Community Law Waikato
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Hawke's Bay Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Taranaki Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Manawatū Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Diverse Communities
Wellington City Council support for diverse communities.

Job Mentoring Service, English Language Partners Wellington
Offers job-seeking support to skilled migrants and refugees from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Multicultural Nelson Tasman
Multicultural Nelson Tasman promotes positive race relations, celebrates cultural diversity, and supports new migrants/people from minority ethnicities.

Nelson Bays Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Christchurch Resettlement Services
Services to support refugees and migrants living in Christchurch.

CINCH
Community Information Christchurch is the database of clubs, organisations, services, and courses in the greater Christchurch area. It is operated by the Christchurch City Council.

Community Law Canterbury
Community Law Canterbury is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Nimaan A Humble Voice Charitable Trust
Offers programmes designed for migrants with Indian backgrounds, focusing on work readiness, orientation and self-empowerment. 

Community Law Otago
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.

Dunedin City Council
Information on services for newcomers in Dunedin and links for further help.

Southland Community Law Centre
Community Law is a non-profit organisation which provides free legal help to people who face barriers accessing justice.