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Contacts
Northland
- Sue Farrier 021 147 3901
or (09) 430 8486
Support Meetings: Available for one on one support. No support meetings at this stage.
Rodney
- Tania Pulman (09) 423-8089
Support Meetings:
Support Group meetings will be held on the following dates for the rest of 2010.
support meeting (no children)
August - Saturday 11th
October - Saturday 13th
December - Saturday 10th
Time: 10.00am til midday
Venue: Orewa Community House, Orewa
Coffee mornings:
We are also running coffee mornings from 11:00am til 1pm on these dates (children welcome):
July - Friday 13th
September - Friday 16th
November - Friday 11th
Venue: Orewa Community House, Orewa.
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0508 Sands A/0508 72 63 72
Support Meetings:
Support Group meetings are held on the first Saturday of every month 10am - 12pm at Pt Chevalier Community Centre, 18 Huia Road, Pt Chevalier.
Sorry - there are no childcare facilities available, these meetings are for adults only.
Coffee Group:
Third Tuesday of each month (no January group) For further details please call or email
Children and babies welcome.
Postal Address PO Box 41 111, St Lukes, Auckland 1346
Manukau
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Sarah: 0800SANDS4U (726374)
Support Meetings:
Monthly meetings are held.
Please phone or email for meeting venue and day (contact details above)
Sorry - there are no childcare facilities available, these meetings are for adults only.
Please see our website www.sandsmanukau.com for further information about Sands Manukau.
Franklin*
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Joanne Paulsen (09) 238-8522/0274265213
Support Meetings: please contact Sands Franklin
Hamilton- Janet Williams 0800 57 00 33
Support Meetings:
First Monday of month in the evening, at a Sands member's house, contact Janet for details
Piako/Coromandel
- Leonie Kirwan 027-2476818
- Email
Phone support; one-to-one and internet support.
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Support Meetings:
First Monday of month, 7:30pm, please contact Lauren or Liz for venue details
Whakatane
- Amanda Rouse 0274 200194
- Email
Sands Whakatane are available for phone, internet and one on one contact for support. No regular meetings at this stage.
Please contact Amanda for any further details.
- Lorraine Bennett 021 0390093
- Jennifer Anastasi 0212093249
Support Meetings:
No set monthly meetings but get together when possible; Coffee mornings when needed.
Please note that the 0800 number for Rotorua Sands is no longer in use.
- Shirley Rolfe (06) 868-9514/021 1551022
- Frank Rolfe (06) 868-9514
Support Meetings:
Last Wednesday of month
Please contact Shirley for details
Waipukurau
Sids NZ runs a support meeting for anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby. Meetings are held on the third Sunday of the month. Please phone 0800 164455 or Andrea Todd (06) 858-5268 or Racheal Berkahn (06) 858-9681.
- Julie O'Sullivan (06) 762-8659
New Plymouth/Taranaki
- The support team can be contacted on 027 862 6977
Support Meetings:
First Monday of the month (except January), 7:00pm, Labour Party rooms, 158 Tukupa Street, New Plymouth
- Catherine Bronnimann (06) 343-3648
- Email
Support Meetings:
Last Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm, at the Parent Support Centre, 303 Wicksteed St, Wanganui.
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- Gaylene & Shaun Vivian (06) 356-9715
Support Meetings:
Last Saturday of the month, 2:00-4:00pm, at 6 Karamu Avenue, Palmerston North
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Dannevirke*
- Deb Barrow (06) 374-5153
One-to-one support either by phone or in person, please contact Deb.
*Alternatively Please contact Gaylene or Shaun in Manawatu - details listed above.
- Linda Penlington (06) 377-2414 or Mobile 021-297-4801
Linda is available for hospital and home visits, phone and internet support.
- Caryn Vautier (04) 586-3166
- Lisa Mansfield (04) 565- 3259
Support Meetings:
Third Wednesday of the month, Alicetown Community Centre, 38 Victoria Street, Alicetown, Lower Hutt.
Support Meetings:
Last Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm Kapiti Plunket Rooms, Amohia Street, Paraparaumu *Meetings in March and June 2012 will be held on the last THURSDAY of the month.
Phone support, one on one and Internet Support.
Wellington
Support Meetings:
First Wednesday of each month (except January), 7:30pm
Plunket Family Rooms, Rotoiti Street, Johnsonville
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http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/good-sorts-joan-curle-3613377Young Parents Support (for all of NZ):
Claudia Astorga-Ralph can be contacted on (04) 563-6656, text on 027-7272951 or Email
Blenheim
- Anna Simpson (03) 577-7765/021 2702662
- Sharon Hansen 0274 393923
- Email
- Sarah Fissenden 027 2757000
- Kylieanne Tai 027 6363885
- Email
Support Meetings:
No set monthly meetings, will meet up as required
Nelson
Sands Nelson is available for phone support, one to one support, email support and hope to arrange casual meetings when possible.
- Sands Canterbury mobile 021 103-4911
Support Meetings:
First Monday evening of the month. 7:30pm - 9.30pm
Avice Hill Centre & Reserve, 395 Memorial Avenue, Avonhead, Christchurch is our normal location, however since the February 22nd Earthquake, this building is now being used by the CCC.
We have the use of St James Church Hall (750 Harewood Road) in the mean time. This has been thoroughly checked and is SAFE for us to use. Meetings will be held here until further notice.
Timaru- Sands Timaru & Districts cellphone 027 825 9406 -calls or texts welcome
- Sam Joyce Email
- Tara Gillies Email
Support Meetings:
7:30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Gleniti Community Rooms, 58 Gleniti Road, Timaru. Please Email Sam Joyce for more information.
North Otago Mel Watson Email
- Sands North Otago cellphone 022-6876375; calls or texts welcome
Support Meetings:
Monthly meetings held at St John's Hall, Exe Street, Oamaru on the first Thursday of every month from 7:30pm.
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Dunedin
Baby Bereavement Group (not a Sands group)Support Meetings:
Last Tuesday of the month, 10:00am - 12:00pm
South Dunedin Plunket Centre, Macandrew Road, Dn
- Linda Campbell (03) 768-5884
One to one contact or support, please phone Linda
No support meetings
Westport
Support Meetings:
Every third Friday of each month, at 10.30am - 12.30pm, "Number 37", 37 Peel Street, Westport.
Queenstown
- Natasha Robinson 027-4104685
- Email
- Amanda Elliott (03) 441-3996
Support Meetings:
Every second month, Wednesday evenings, above the Salvation Army room, Camp St, Queenstown. Contact Natasha for dates.
Invercargill*- Sheryll Joyce (03) 217-9540/027 600-4071 Email
* No active group, contact person only.


