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Contact us

This page provides contact details for Family and Community Services national and regional offices

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to contact us. You can always contact us using our general enquiries number or you may like to contact one of our regional office directly.

National Office

Street Address Bowen State Building
Bowen Street
Wellington
New Zealand
Postal Address Ministry of Social Development
PO Box 1556
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Phone 64 4 916 3300
Fax 64 4 917 5584
General enquiries information@familyservices.govt.nz
Website or technical enquires webmaster@msd.govt.nz
Media enquiries contact the MSD Media Team
Family Services Directory updates@familyservices.govt.nz

Family and Community Services Helplines

NGO (Non-Government Organisation) 
Social Work Study Awards Helpline
0508 346 376
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Victims of Crime Information Line 0800 650 654
Open 7 days 9am-11pm
Family Violence Information Line (It's not OK)

0800 456 450
Open 7 days 9am-11pm

Community Response  Fund Line 0800 777 100
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Canterbury Quake Support and Counselling
Services line

0800 777 846
Open 7 days 9am-11pm

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Family Services Directory Administrator Sarah Hughes
Phone 04 916 3424
Email updates@familyservices.govt.nz

 

 

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SKIP team Fatima Garcia
Phone 04 916 3397
Fax 04 917 2080
Email info@skip.org.nz
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Ahuru Mōwai and Parents as First Teachers Bindu Dhiru

Phone

04 913 6602
Fax 04 917 2080
Email Bindu.Dhiru001@msd.govt.nz
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Family Start team Fatima Garcia
Phone 04 916 3397
Fax 04 917 2080
Email Fatima.Garcia002@msd.govt.nz

Regional Offices

Northern

Regional Manager Manu Pihama
Regional Administrator Dani McLellan
Postal address Private Bag 68911
Newton
Auckland 1145
Phone 09 916 1850 
Fax 09 914 2850
Email dani.mclellan004@msd.govt.nz

Central North

Regional Manager Peter Waru
Regional Administrator Cintina Miki
Postal address

Private Bag 3016
Rotorua Mail Centre, Rotorua 3046

Phone 07 921 8042
Fax 07 921 0967

Central South

Regional Manager Tony Moore
Regional Administrator Vandana Damania
Postal address

PO Box 27504, Marion Square
Wellington 6141

Phone 04 917 7155
Fax 04 978 1399

Southern

Regional Manager Moira Underdown
Regional Administrator Sarah Johnson
Postal address PO Box 20208
Bishopdale
Christchurch 8543
Phone 03 961 6441