Here is where you can find help for you or someone important to you. Emergency contact numbers for free, professional emergency assistance right now.
Especially if anyone's in immediate physical danger.
Select a region to get a list of contact numbers and open hours.
Waikato
Phone: 0800 505 050
Tauranga
Phone: 0800 800 508
Whakatāne
Phone: 0800 774 545
Rotorua and Taupō
Phone: 0800 166 167
Hawke's Bay
Phone: 0800 112 334
Whanganui
Phone: 0800 653 358
Palmerston North
Phone: 0800 653 357
Taranaki
Phone: 0508 292 467
Wellington
Phone: 0800 745 477
Hutt Valley
Phone: 0800 745 477
Christchurch
Phone: 0800 920 092
South Canterbury
Phone: 0800 277 997
West Coast (West Coast, South Island)
Phone: 0800 757 678
Otago and Southland
Phone: 0800 46 78 46 extn Press 1 for Southland. Press 2 for Otago.
Free call or text 1737 for support from a trained counsellor (24/7)
Free call 0800 543 354 or text 4357 (HELP) for confidential support (7am - midnight)
Free call 0800 376 633 or text 234 for support for young people, their whānau and friends (24/7)
Free call 0800 726 666 for support for anyone who is lonely or in distress (24/7)
