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Contacts

Northland

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 
  • Email

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.

  Auckland Central
  • 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

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*

  • Joanne Paulsen (09) 238-8522/0274265213

Support Meetings: please contact Sands Franklin

Hamilton
  • Janet Williams 0800 57 00 33
  • Email

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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Tauranga/Bay of Plenty

  • Lauren MacRae (07) 575-2077
  • Email
  • Liz Tamblyn (07) 544-9853 OR 021 264-2434
  • Email
  • Facebook

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.

Rotorua (includes Taupo)

  • Lorraine Bennett 021 0390093
  • Jennifer Anastasi 0212093249
  • Email

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.

Gisborne

  • Shirley Rolfe (06) 868-9514/021 1551022
  • Email
  • 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.

Stratford*

  • Julie O'Sullivan (06) 762-8659
 

New Plymouth/Taranaki

  • The support team can be contacted on 027 862 6977 
  • Email

Support Meetings:

First Monday of the month (except January), 7:00pm, Labour Party rooms, 158 Tukupa Street, New Plymouth

Wanganui

  • 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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Manawatu & Horowhenua

  • Gaylene & Shaun Vivian  (06) 356-9715 
  • Email

Support Meetings:

Last Saturday of the month, 2:00-4:00pm, at 6 Karamu Avenue, Palmerston North

Click here for our facebook page

Dannevirke*

  • Deb Barrow (06) 374-5153 
  • Email

One-to-one support either by phone or in person, please contact Deb.

*Alternatively Please contact Gaylene or Shaun in Manawatu - details listed above.

Wairarapa

  • Linda Penlington (06) 377-2414  or Mobile 021-297-4801 
  • Email                                                                   

Linda is available for hospital and home visits, phone and internet support.

Hutt Valley

  • Caryn Vautier (04) 586-3166 
  • Email
  • Lisa Mansfield (04) 565- 3259

Support Meetings:

Third Wednesday of the month, Alicetown Community Centre, 38 Victoria Street, Alicetown, Lower Hutt.

Kapiti Coast

  • Leigh Hindry 021-422653
  • Kate Foley 021-1208045
  • Facebook  
  • Email  

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

  • Joan Curle (04) 478-9307 
  • Email
  • Vicki Culling (04) 478-0895/021 776-436 
  • Email

Support Meetings:

First Wednesday of each month (except January), 7:30pm
Plunket Family Rooms, Rotoiti Street, Johnsonville

Click here for our Facebook page  

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Young 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 
  • Email
  • 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

  • Angela Hayes (03) 544-4904
  • Email
  • Martine Robertson (03) 545-7374
  • Email

Sands Nelson is available for phone support, one to one support, email support and hope to arrange casual meetings when possible.

Christchurch

  • Sands Canterbury mobile 021 103-4911 
  • Email

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.

Click here for our Facebook page

Dunedin

Baby Bereavement Group (not a Sands group)
  • Sarah Barton (03) 476-4126 Email
  • Rose Scott (03) 472-8048 Email
  • Helen Muir (03) 455-4251

Support Meetings:

Last Tuesday of the month, 10:00am - 12:00pm
South Dunedin Plunket Centre, Macandrew Road, Dn

Greymouth
  • Linda Campbell (03) 768-5884 

One to one contact or support, please phone Linda
No support meetings

Westport

  •  Raewyn Johnson (03) 789 6857

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.


 

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