NETWORK ORGANISATIONS
WAVES GOVERNANCE GROUP
Judge David Mather Waitakere District Court Chair
Chris Davidson Man Alive
Helen Jones Trustee
Mary Watts Pacific Island Safety and Prevention Project
Penny Hulse Deputy Mayor, WCC
Warahi Paki Taumata Runanga, Waitakere City Council
Mark O’Conner Police
Betty Sio Pacific Island Safety and Prevention Project NETWORK MEMBERS Age Concern
Focus: Elder abuse.
Contact: Robyn Feltham, PO Box 19 542, Avondale, Auckland 1746. Ph: (09) 820 0184 or email.
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
Focus: Workshops to help people create healthy relationships, peaceful communities and alternatives to violence.
Contact: Cathie Peters, National Co-ordinator, PO Box 21 329, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 838 0500 mob 027 241 3731 or email.
Contact: Jane Holley, Auckland Co-ordinator, PO Box 70 099, Ranui, Waitakere 0655. Ph: (09) 838 3392 or email.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service
Focus: Primary prevention of family violence.
Contact: Catherine Manning, Private Bag 92 605, Symonds St, Auckland 1150. Ph: (09) 623 4600 ext 27201 or email.
Barnardos
Focus: ‘Children Come First’, Child safety and family wellbeing – working across our services and with other community and government agencies to ensure that the needs of the children and young people we work with are best met and their families are given the best opportunities to make a difference.
Contact: Vicki Khoo, PO Box 21 587, 2nd floor John Henry Building, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 838 0419 or email.
CADS
Focus: Alcohol and drug counselling.
Contact: David Fenn, PO Box 21 343, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 837 9400 or email.
Changeworks
Focus: Counselling and group processes to support the development of relationship skills to address issues of anger and abuse in children, young men, women and families.
Contact: Ron Hepworth, PO Box 21 947, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 836 3773 or email.
Contact: Steve Deakin, email.
Child Youth and Family Services
Focus: Care and protection of children.
Contact: Anna Palmer, PO Box 93 117, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 913 0253.
Court Services for Victims
Contact: Nadine Henson, Waitakere District Court, PO Box 21 164, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 916 5334 DDI or email.
Contact: Karen Brown, ph: (09) 916 5330 or email.
Family Works Northern
Focus: Supporting children aged up to 17 and their families to make positive and lasting differences in their lives.
Contact: Ian Tomkins, PO Box 93 126, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 835 1288 or email.
Helensville Women and Family Centre
Focus: Services for women.
Contact: Christine Salmon, PO Box 141, Helensville 0840. Ph: (09) 420 7992 or email.
Inner City Women's Group
Focus: Preventing violence against women by educating and supporting women to break cycles of abuse.
Contact: Hazel Scott, PO Box 78 059, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1245. Ph: (09) 360 4933 or email.
LifeWise
Contact: Mary Nicholas, PO Box 20 136, Glen Eden, Waitakere 0641. Ph: (09) 818 0200 mob: 027 533 2584 or email.
Man Alive
Focus: Stopping violence groups for men.
Contact: Chris Davidson, PO Box 21 963, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 835 0509 ext: 801 or email.
Pacific Island Safety & Prevention Project (PISPP) - aka 'The Project'
Focus: Anti-violence programmes for men. Individual and couple counselling for adults and youth. Programmes run in English, Tongan and Samoan.
Contact: Betty Sio, PO Box 21 895, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 832 2555 or email.
Parent Trust
Focus: Parenting programmes – being the parent you want to be.
Contact: John Wenger, 13 Maidstone Street, Youthline House, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021. Ph: (09) 376 0403 or email.
Plunket Society
Focus: The health and wellbeing of children. Screening for family violence.
Contact: Caro Walker, PO Box 10 4140, Lincoln North, Waitakere 0654. Ph: (09) 838 0981or email.
Police District Family Violence Coordinator
Contact: Snr Sgt Dave Ryan, PO Box 33 1046, Takapuna, North Shore City 0740. Ph: (09) 353 0577 ext. 96397 mob: 027 496 5406 or email.
Police Family Violence Team
Kelly Farrant-Alofa
Relationship Service
Focus: Counselling for couples.
Contact: Trish Goldstone, PO Box 36 365, Northcote, North Shore City 0748. Ph:(09) 837 2723 or email.
Shakti
Focus: Refuge and support services for Asian women.
Contact: Purabi Bhuiyan, PO Box 24 448, Royal Oak, Onehunga 1345. Ph: (09) 634 5426 or email.
Shared Vision
Focus: A networking and community development group for those involved in mental health services as consumers or staff.
Contact: Rochelle Allport, PO Box 12 1024, Henderson, Waitakere 0650 or email.
Tika Maranga
Focus: Refuge for Maori women.
Contact: Kathy Apiata, PO Box 21 735, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph:(09) 833 9653 or email.
Tu Wahine
Focus: A Maori counselling service for women and families.
Contact:Stella Gukibau, PO Box 83 220, Te Atatu South, Waitakere 0652. Ph:(09) 838 8700 mob: 021 626 104 or email.
Contact: Ngaroimata Reid, ph: (09) 834 8174 mob: 021 273 8044 or email.
Violence Free Waitakere
Focus: Zero tolerance to violence and promoting positive parenting.
Contact: Elaine Dyer, PO Box 21 920, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 837 4849 or email.
Viviana/Western Refuge
Focus: Refuge and outreach services for abused women.
Contact: Kerry, PO Box 21 593, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 836 1987 or email.
Waipareira Trust
Contact: Paul Watkin, PO Box 21 081, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 836 6683 or email.
Waitakere Abuse & Trauma Counselling Services
Focus:A telephone and face to face counselling service for people whose liveshave been affected by abuse, trauma or family violence.
Contact: Michelle Barrowclough, PO Box 83 142, Te Atatu South, Waitakere 0652. Ph: (09) 837 2491 fax: (09) 837 1695 or email.
Waitakere City Council
Contact: ClaireRichardson, Family Violence Project Leader, PO Box 93 109,Waitakere City0650. Ph: (09) 836 8000 ext: 8562 mob: 021 977 180 or email.
Waitakere District Court Manager
Contact: Debbie Masani, PO Box 21 164 , Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 916 5230 or email.
Waitakere District Court Victim Advisors
Focus: Victims of crime. Provides information about their rights within thecriminal justice system, improve their understanding about proceedings, keepthem updated about the progress of the case they have an interest in andprepare and assist them to participate in the process.
Contact: Nadine Henson, ph: (09) 916 5334 or email.
Contact: Karen Brown, ph: (09) 916 5330 or email.
Contact: Pat Worthington, ph: (09) 916 9289 mob: 027 243 2761 or email.
Waitakere Family Court
Focus: The Family Court aims, wherever possible, to help people sort out their own problems by way of counselling, conciliation, mediation and to ensure the interest of children are represented. The Family Court co-ordinator’s role is to provide information in relation to the Family Court and specialist services such as counselling. Family Court co-ordinator’s liaise with and make referrals to counsellors, specialist report writers, social workers and lawyer for the child. They do not give legal advice.
Contact: Selina Vaifale, PO Box 21 164, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 916 5230 or email.
Waitakere Health Link
Focus: Ensuring that the community is heard in health care decision-making.
Contact: Susan Armstrong, PO Box 21 852, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 839 0512 mob: 021 115 1317 or email.
Waitakere Police Family Violence Unit
Contact: Hannah Goodburn, PO Box 21 162, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 839 0600 or email.
Waitakere Probation Service
Focus: Work with with perpetrators. Administering sentences. Monitoring antiviolence programme attendance. Also write reports about victims for Courts and link victims to counselling services.
Contact: Ivan Papa, PO Box 21 050, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 837 8700, fax: (09) 837 8701 or email.
Waitakere Women’s Centre
Focus: Family violence support group for women dealing with family violence in/out of the relationship.
Contact: Jessie Rhiannon, PO Box 69 116, Glendene, Waitakere 0645. Ph: (09) 838 6381 fax: (09) 836 2476 or email.
Waitemata District Health Board
Focus: Policy development and the training of DHB staff about family violence and the DHB screening protocols.
Contact: Margaret Devlin, PO Box 93 115, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 486 8920 ext: 6359 or email.
West Auckland Victim Support
Focus: Supporting victims and providing information about services and options.
Contact: Fiona Curtis & Linda McCormack, PO Box 21 162, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 839 0677 or email.
Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ)
Focus: Mentoring of staff to ensure equitable access to benefits and appropriate referral to specialised advocacy/safety planning/stopping violence groups for clients who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence.
Contact: Jo Anne O’Connor, Private Bag 91 30378, Henderson, Waitakere 0650. Ph: (09) 913 0323 mob: 029 275 3681 fax: (09) 912 6890 or email.
Contact: Mary Underwood, PO Box 69 911, Newton, Auckland 1145. Ph: (09) 917 6847 or email.
Other Waitakere Contacts
Brainwave Trust
Focus: Child development and the importance of the first three years.
Contact: Jane Valentine-Burt, PO Box 55 206, Mission Bay, Auckland 1744. Ph: (09) 416 5385 or email.
Dayspring Trust
Focus: Support for women who have been abused -especially those with mental health problems.
Contact: JaneBruce, PO Box 20 269, Glen Eden, Waitakere 0641. Ph: (09) 827 6321 or email.
NZ Council of Ethnic Social Services
Focus:Helping refugeeand migrant families settle into NZ, supporting women,men and childreninvolved in family violence to lead non abusive lives.
Contact: Hassan Hosseini,56a Covil Ave,Te Atatu South, Waitakere 0610. Ph: (09)834 6668 or email.
Tane Atawhai Aotearoa
Focus: Men’s support group and stopping violenceprogramme.
Contact: PaRiikau, ph: 021 251 7027 or email.
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