Mon 8:30am - 3pm / 6pm - 8pm
Tue 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wed / Thur 8:30am - 5pm
Fri 8:30am - 1:30pm
MS Otago is a free social service that offers education, information, advocacy and support for people with MS and allied neurological conditions and their whanau/support networks throughout all of Otago.
Support Groups:
(DUNEDIN)
Monday Group - 11:30am - 1:30pm. First Monday of the month at Otago Muesem, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin.
Night Group- 6:15pm - 7:45pm. Second Monday of every month at the South Dunedin community network, 278a King Edward Street, South Dunedin.
Mosgiel Group- 10:30am - 12:30pm. Third Tuesday of every month at the Downes Room, Mosgiel Library, 7 Hartstonge Ave, Mosgiel.
TYO (the young ones) Group - 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Last Thursday of every month at the Daily Dose Cafe inside Macandrew Road Antidote Pharmacy, 98 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin.
(SOUTH OTAGO / BALCLUTHA)
South Otago group - 11:30am - 1:30pm. Last Wednesday of every month at Cafe 55 on Clyde, Balclutha, 55 Clyde Street, Balclutha.
(WAITAKI / OAMARU)
North Otago group - 11:30am - 1:30pm. Third Wednesday of every month at the Brydone hotel cafe, 115 Thames Street, Oamaru.
(CENTRAL OTAGO / ALEXANDRA)
Central Otago Group - 12pm - 2pm. Second Wednesday of the month at Alexandra community house, 14/20 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Support to enhance the quality of life of people with macular degeneration and the associated macular degeneration community, facilitating access to relevant support services.
9AM - 5PM
Male Survivors Otago is a member organisation of Male Survivors Aotearoa- the national advocacy and policy organisation for male survivors in New Zealand. See national website here.
We are committed to helping men who have suffered sexual, physical or emotional abuse to discover and sustain their own recovery pathway. We work alongside men, sharing our knowledge and experiences, and moving towards a better future together.
Regardless of where you are in your journey towards healing, we provide compassionate and practical support without judgement.
We offer an intentional peer support on a one-to-one basis, or as a member of a peer support group – the opportunity to work with someone who has also experienced trauma, someone who has ‘walked where you are now walking’.
Mon to Sun 8am - 6pm
Mana Tāhuna is a Charitable Trust based in Tāhuna (Queenstown) New Zealand. Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust stood up as a post CO-VID response as there has been a need to further unite the Māori and Pasifika community here and provide them with support.
At this stage we are focused on the following three areas:
We believe that self-direction is a fundamental human right.
Manawanui is a social enterprise committed to supporting our customers choices. We have been New Zealand’s leading provider of Individualised Funding (IF) services for people in the disability community since 2004.
Individualised Funding is a way of managing your disability support funding which gives you more control and flexibility. We are experts on what your funding can be used for, and provide digital tools and services to make it easier to manage your funding. So you can spend more time living your life how you choose.
Mon to Fri 8:45am -5pm
We are a collective of medical professionals and staff offering a full range of General Practice services. Our vision at Māori Hill Clinic is to provide the best medical care, to be fair, to treat people as we would treat ourselves, to put ourselves in our patient's position, to be honest and not to promise more than can be delivered.
In Queenstown Tuesday / Wednesday.
Registered Psychotherapist (Adult. Also Children, Youth and Family Specialty).I work across the Central Lakes region consulting in Queenstown, Cromwell and Wanaka. When I first meet my clients I believe it is important to establish a warm and supportive rapport; then together establish a good understanding of your worries and difficulties and a treatment plan. I often meet pregnant mums, parents with worries about their baby, anxious children, couples, families and people who are distressed for all manner of reasons and I am constantly reminded of how difficult and complicated our lives can be and feel. It is a pleasure to support my clients toward resolution. Parenting and Infant Wellbeing, Relationship counselling, Trauma and Grief, Children & Youth, Family Therapy, Depression & Anxiety.
Provides meals for those who are living alone or who cannot prepare a midday meal for themselves. A client needs to be referred either by their GP, the hospital, or some other social service.
MedicAlert Foundation provide life saving information services, supported with an internationally recognised Medical ID.
MedicAlert® Foundation was established for those individuals that found themselves in danger when it comes to their unique health needs. We act in your best interest by relaying Health Information to those that need it in a timely manner, this prevents you from being harmed.
The information engraved on your MedicAlert® ID and in your Electronic File comes from the most trusted and reliable source, Your Doctors, Specialist and Nurses that know you, and your particular requirements.
Our aim is to prevent meningitis by ensuring families have accurate information, access to preventative measures, early diagnosis, and quick treatment.
There is a team of six Trustees who make up the Foundation Board and work together to educate and inform our community. They are all volunteers and give their time to the Foundation; motivated by personal experience with meningitis or inspired by the strength of those who have faced the disease.
Mercy Hospital is a not-for-profit surgical hospital that offers a caring and supportive environment served by professional, highly skilled and dedicated staff.
The Mercy campus is home to a wide range of healthcare facilities including Manaaki, Mercy Cancer Care, Mercy Heart Centre, Mercy Physiotherapy, and Mercy Hospital as well as affiliated services Pacific Radiology and Awanui Labs. Specialist doctors from almost every branch of medicine consult with patients from clinic rooms onsite at Marinoto Clinic and Mercy Care East.
Mercy Hospital hosts seven theatres, a three-bed intensive care unit, in-patient and day-stay beds, alongside a cardiac catheterisation lab and a modern oncology unit.
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 5pm
We are centrally located in Dunedin’s city centre and are jointly owned by Dr Jan Cottle and South Link Health Services.
We have a strong sense of family but also cater to a large business population and travellers. We are ideally situated for all patients, with a large variety of shops located within the mall in which we are located. We offer a wide range of medical care including minor surgery, immigration medical examinations and travel medicine, health and lifestyle education, children and elderly care, and women’s health.
We deliver a broad range of evidence-based services to people of all ages, throughout Otago and Southland. Our social and educational services aim to develop skills and build resilience in every person we work with – to create meaningful, long-lasting changes for themselves, their whanau and their communicates.
Our current work includes;
- early childhood services
- self-regulation programmes
- youth and young mothers transition housing
- client support services
- parenting programmes.
Mondays and Wednesdays 1-4pm at the Milton South Otago Milton elder care rooms.
Milton Elder CARE Trust offers a day programme for older adults with musical groups, singalongs, companionship, physical activities, recreation.
For older adults with health issues, disabilities or who want some social contact.Referrals to WINZ for a disability allowance and the Needs Assessor for health funding to cover the programme cost above will be required.
Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm
Milton Medical Centre has four practice nurses and is located with the district nursing service. The practice accommodates visiting nurse specialists and has access to counselling, physiotherapy, dental and other services.
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
Local Ministry offices are your first point of contact about learning support, whether you work at an early learning service or school, or are a student, parent, caregiver or part of the whānau or wider community.
We're here to help people get the financial assistance they're entitled to. We also work hard to prevent benefit fraud and to recover debts - so that we can support the people who need it most.
Services include:
See what you might by eligible for by using the Check.msd.govt.nz online calculator.
We're here to help people get the financial assistance they're entitled to. We also work hard to prevent benefit fraud and to recover debts - so that we can support the people who need it most.
Services include:
See what you might by eligible for by using the Check.msd.govt.nz online calculator.
Monday to Fri 9am - 5pm
Mirror Services is an Otago based organisation that delivers counselling and treatment programmes for children, young people and their whanau in the Otago/Southland region.
Programmes include:
Mirror HQ - Youth Addiction Service
Mirror Counselling Service
Mirror Youth Day Programme
Mirror Primary Care Team
Mokopuna Ora - (Children 0-5)
Mirror Youth Day Programme is a therapeutic day programme for young people between the ages of 13 and 18 years old who have significant drug and alcohol issues. It runs for the length of a school term and is based in Waitati just north of Dunedin.
The programme has a kaupapa Māori approach and therefore is inclusive of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
The Mirror Youth Day Programme is guided by five principles:
Self Belief
Responsibility
Respect
Trust
Integrity
At the Programme we believe that:
Taiohi are able to make positive choices managing their lives safely and effectively when given the right support, information and skills.
Everyone is responsible for their own behaviour (positive or negative).
We aim to provide a safe, alcohol and other drug free environment where taiohi learn to:
- Be safe;
- Make positive and healthy lifestyle choices;
- Feel better about themselves;
- Develop personal identity that recognises culture;
- Take responsibility for their own actions;
- Handle difficult situations in positive ways; and,
-Initiate new ways of being with others.
To access Mirror Youth Day Programme a referral needs to be completed, which includes a Comprehensive Assessment.
Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm
Mobility Dogs are trained to help people living with a disability with everyday tasks. They also provide companionship, emotional support and a connection to the community.
Mobility Dogs specially train dogs to help disabled New Zealanders with their individual, unique needs. Through practical support, companionship and unconditional love, these dogs truly transform the lives of their partners, who enjoy greater independence and quality of life. The dogs also help build stronger communities.
8.30 - 5pm Weekdays
10am - 2pm Saturday
At Mobility Solutions Centre we recognize that Independence, Comfort and Safety are three of the main things we all take for granted, until we no longer have them. True to being a one stop shop our services include Sales, Hire and Servicing/ Repairs. Our shop offers many things from scooters to stocking aids, electric beds to mobility scooters, to incontinence products and everything in-between.
Mon to Fri 8am - 8pm
At MHC, we are committed to providing high quality health care which is equitable, accessible and meets the need of all of our patients regardless of their ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic status. We are dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that respects cultural differences, recognises the diverse needs of our patients and enables them to feel safe.
Many of our doctors and nurses have specialist training so we can offer a full range of services, some of which you might not associate with a medical practice. These include hearing care, diabetes control, weight loss, respiratory and immunisation services. We also offer a free courtesy coach to patients registered with us.
We provide Day Programs/Services for people 18yrs – 65yrs, who have a disability and are eligible for funding by Ministry of Social Development.
MARC aims to empower people with disabilities and their families to maximise the opportunities that exist in the community, by fostering the development of skills, so that people can actively participate in their community in ways that are meaningful to them.
Vocational Programmes include: music, woodwork, pottery, craft, computers, walking, gym & fitness, swimming, cooking, gardening and young men’s and women’s groups.
MARC provides a variety of social and recreational activities, either at our base at 16 Green St Mosgiel or out in the wider Dunedin community.
People choose the activities they would like to participate in based on their interests, abilities and skills. Each person works with a staff member to develop a Personal Plan that clearly identifies their individual goals.
Mon to Fri 8am - 6pm
Conveniently located in Mosgiel near Dunedin, our primary care health centre is a general practice focused on providing high-quality healthcare.
We know the health of you and your loved ones is the most important thing in the world, and we dedicate all the expertise and experience of our staff to delivering healthcare services and solutions for you and your whānau.
MND New Zealand Support Team provides free, personalised support and advocacy for almost every person with motor neurone disease in New Zealand, from Stewart Island to Northland. They work together with people living with MND, and their families, to enable them to have the best quality of life possible.
Our support advisors help link their clients with the appropriate health care professionals from multi-disciplinary teams of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, and community nurses across New Zealand. Support advisors can also act on their client’s behalf to navigate government agencies and specialist equipment services.
The Mount Cargill Trust provides care and support to children, young people and adults with intellectual, learning disabilities and/or an autistic spectrum diagnosis.
Our aim is to ensure individuals receive care and support at a level which is appropriate to the age, need and aspirations of the person and their whanau. We strive to foster and facilitate positive outcomes for each person’s life.
Multiples Otago supports families expecting and parenting twins, triplets and higher order multiples in the Otago region.
We are a volunteer organisation run by parents of multiples for parents of multiples. We offer support, friendship, advice and encouragement as you experience the joys, and challenges, of raising multiples.
When you join the club you will receive an Expectant's Pack which includes information about:
8am - 5:30pm
General practice offering minor surgery, travel clinic and Acute Accident Care.
Mon to Fri 9am - 4:30pm
MDANZ supports individuals, families and whānau by providing specialist information, practical resources, personalised support services, social networks, campaigns for public awareness and advocacy. And through our research trust, we work to improve care standards and facilitate access to potential treatments for neuromuscular conditions.
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 5pm
We are a family centred surgery offering a full range of general practice services to you and your family.
Consultations are by appointment only.
By Appointment
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) by providing them with information and support, and by educating health professionals and the wider community.
NA’s approach to recovery is the belief in the therapeutic value of one addict helping another. Members take part in NA meetings by talking about their experiences and recovery from drug addiction. More experienced members (known as sponsors) work individually with newer members explaining the twelve steps and the program. The twelve steps are at the core of the NA program; these ‘steps’ are a set of concepts outlining a practical approach to recovery. By learning the twelve steps with a sponsor and how to work the NA program addicts learn to stop using drugs and face the challenges of daily living.
24/7
Free 24 hour advice and information on poisonings (to both members of the public as well as health professionals) such as poisoning from household products, agricultural and industrial chemicals, medicines, cosmetics and poisonous plants and animals.
8.00 am - 6.00 pm
The Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service offers free, independent, and confidential advice and support to help you resolve issues with health and disability services. Our advocates are here to let you know about your rights, answer your questions and talk through your options for making a complaint. We will support you through the whole process.
Dunedin line: 03 479 0265
Mon to Fri 9am - 4:30pm
The Neurological Foundation is a New Zealand charity that funds vital research and ongoing education into neurological conditions, which includes diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZSDA) has set itself the mission to Support, inform and advocate alongside people with Down syndrome, families, whānau and professionals. The NZDSA works towards the vision that people with Down syndrome are respected, valued and equal members of their community fulfilling their potential and aspirations.
What the NZDSA can do for you and your community:
- Inform, support, educate and empower families/whānau and people with Down syndrome.
- Promote awareness and deeper knowledge about Down syndrome to create positive attitudes in the community, particularly interested parties like educators and medical professionals.
- Advocate for the rights and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
- Review policies and lobby government and other agencies.
- Create leadership platforms for people with Down syndrome.
Essential Tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder that causes a rhythmic shaking of the arms or other body parts, often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease. Local Support Group in Dunedin. Please call 0508 873 667 for up to date meeting details.
Early Intervention and Rehabilitation programmes for Children and Adults. We promote and support early and effective access to Conductive Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. We adapt to the changing needs of the disability community and support an environment where individuals achieve their goals and aspirations and maximise their ability.
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
A humanitarian organisation providing programmes and services that enhance community resilience. In Southland programmes include: refugee resettlement; disaster welfare support; community and business first aid training; curtain bank and winter warmer packs.
