Local Services/Support

Pakuranga and Howick Budget Advisory Service
hpbs@xtra.co.nz
09 576 5222

 

Masada Counselling & Mentoring Service (Pakuranga)
Masada provides each individual or family the ability to draw from its services in counselling and mentoring.The valuable tools are available to those aspiring to make a positive difference within their lives and thereby within the family circle and the community. One to one therapy is available or also group therapy in the event of strengthening families.  Whilst there is no cost to our counseling and referrals are self made, we do have a “KOHA BOX “ and all donations are gladly accepted and receipted.
counsellor@masada.org.nz
09 576 5229

Sands Manukau

Sands Manukau are a registered charity (CC32638) set up to support parents and their families who live in the Manukau region and have experienced the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or up to a year following a full term birth. We also support parents facing the difficult decision following a poor prognosis. Sands Manukau supports our local hospital – Middlemore – educating staff on the experience of baby loss and providing support items for them to give to parents. Our main service is the Care Bags and Tangible Memory Making Service we provide to bereaved parents.
 

Man Alive Family and Couple Counselling (Panmure)
Man Alive counsellors are qualified and experienced. They support the family process and do not favour any one individual at the expense of the other, but work to ensure all voices have an opportunity to be heard and all ideas expressed and considered.
09 835 0509

 

Neighbourhood Support (Pakuranga/Bucklands Beach)
Neighbourhood Support consists of the formation of voluntary groups, within a network linked to the Police. The community involvement in being part of a group raises the level of crime prevention awareness in your street and reduces the opportunities for crime to be committed in your neighbourhood.

Local Facebook Groups

Howick Babysitters (Facebook Group)
A notice board for people advertising their services as casual babysitters in the HOWICK area.

 

East Auckland Situations Vacant (Facebook Group)

This is a group for local people to advertise job positions they have or for those looking for a position.

The East-Auckland Givinig Group
The Giving Group is a friendly group were we can pass on our unwanted used goods for free to the community and beyond

East Auckland Book Swap (Facebook Group)
Community library / book swap

Lettuce help our community (Facebook Group)

Do you have a small patch of dirt? You could grow veges or fruit trees and help your community!

The Community Garden-East Auckland (Facebook Group)

A place to share and request fruit or vegetables that you may have an abundance of.

 

Local Plunket Clinics
 

Plunket Howick

534 4901

 

Plunket Pakuranga

534 4901

 

Plunket Bucklands Beach

535 1107

 

Plunket Beachlands

536 5032

 

Plunket Whitford

530 8389

 

Plunket Botany

576 7853

 

Plunket Ellerslie

579 7564

 

Plunket Glen Innes

528 6106

 

Plunket Kohimarama

528 5269

 

Plunket Meadowbank

521 5025

 

Plunket St Heliers

575 9574

 

Plunket Chapel Downs

274 6802

 

East Auckland Plunket Family Centres

 

Manurewa

267 4805

 

Meadowbank

521 5024