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Get help

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Need help now?

If this is an emergency phone 111 and ask for Police (if someone is in immediate danger)

Alternatively:

  • Go to the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) at your nearest Hospital
  • Contact your DHB’s Mental Health Crisis Team (CATT Team) – visit the Ministry of Health’s website to find the right contact information

National Helplines

  • Alcohol Drug Helpline: 0800 787 797
  • Healthline: 0800 611 116
  • Lifeline: 0800 543 354/free text 4537
  • Need to talk?: 1737 - free call or text
  • Samaritans: 0800 726 666
  • Youthline: 0800 376 633/free text 234

Te Pūkenga Services Directory

All Te Pūkenga learners can access free, confidential counselling and support services. We all need help from time to time. To find out the tailored support options available to you, select your place of study, below.

Choose a provider
  • Reset
  • Ara Institute of Canterbury
  • BCITO
  • Careerforce
  • Competenz
  • Connexis
  • EarnLearn Te Pūkenga
  • Eastern Institute of Technology
  • HITO
  • Manukau Institute of Technology
  • MITO
  • Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
  • Northtec
  • Open Polytechnic
  • Otago Polytechnic
  • Primary ITO
  • Service IQ
  • Southern Institute of Technology
  • Tai Poutini Polytechnic
  • Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
  • Unitec
  • Universal College of Learning
  • Waikato Institute of Technology
  • Whitireia & WelTec
  • Western Institute of Technology
Unitec

Counselling Services

Open Polytechnic

Disability and Access Services

Otago Polytechnic

Wellbeing Support

Otago Polytechnic

Accessibility Services

Southern Institute of Technology

Health and Wellbeing Services

Southern Institute of Technology

Accessibility Services

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Counselling Services

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Disability Support

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

Health and Wellbeing Services

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

Accessibility and Disability Services

Open Polytechnic

Wellbeing Services

Unitec

Disability Support Services

Universal College of Learning

Wellbeing Hub

Universal College of Learning

Disability Services

Waikato Institute of Technology

Support Services

Waikato Institute of Technology

Student Accessibility Services

Whitireia & WelTec

Student Support

Whitireia & WelTec

Disability Support

Western Institute of Technology

Wellbeing Hub

Western Institute of Technology

Accessibility Support

Ara Institute of Canterbury

Disability Services

Careerforce

Vitae Counselling

Competenz

Vitae Counselling

Connexis

Vitae Counselling

EarnLearn Te Pūkenga

Vitae Counselling

HITO

Vitae Counselling

MITO

Vitae Counselling

Primary ITO

Vitae Counselling

Service IQ

Vitae Counselling

Ara Institute of Canterbury

Wellbeing Services

BCITO

Vitae Counselling

Eastern Institute of Technology

Wellbeing Hub

Eastern Institute of Technology

Disability Support Services

Manukau Institute of Technology

Health Centre

Manukau Institute of Technology

Disability Services and Support

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Wellbeing Support

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Equity Services

Northtec

Health Centre

Northtec

Disability Support