Support & Support Groups
When living with a condition such as asthma, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, multiple sclerosis or rarer disorders like congenital heart disease in children, then the support from others who know what you are going through can be very helpful.
Here you will find links to some of the support groups available throughout New Zealand. In most cases, the information is sound and reliable, however our Exit Disclaimer applies to all these websites as some contain advertising, others may not have been updated recently and the people involved in each organisation and information made available can change regularly. If you are unsure of any information, always check with your doctor first.
Children
Parent Support Groups A to Z - KidsHealth
Adults
Aids Foundation NZ
Allergy New Zealand - National Support Network page
Alzheimers New Zealand
Arthritis Foundation of New Zealand
Asthma & Respiratory Foundation - Asthma Societies throughout NZ
Auckland Kidney Society
C-D
Cancer Society of New Zealand - Support Services
Carers NZ
Cerebral Palsy Society of NZ
Continence Association of New Zealand
Crohns and Colitis Support Group -Wellington
Cystic Fibrosis Association of New Zealand
Diabetes New Zealand
Drug Foundation
E-G
Endometriosis New Zealand
Endometriosis Waikato - home page
Epilepsy New Zealand - local branch information
Family Planning Association
Gastric Reflux Support Network NZ for Parents of Infants & Children Charitable Trust
H-J
Haemophilia Foundation of New Zealand
Heart Children of NZ
Heart Foundation of New Zealand
Heart Foundation - Cardiac Clubs throughout NZ
HepatitisFoundation of NZ
Immune Deficiences Foundation of New Zealand
K-L
Kidney Society - Auckland
Leukaemia and Blood Foundation
M-P
ME Society (NZ)
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand - Community Directories
Motor Neurone Disease Association - home page
Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
Multiple Sclerosis Auckland
Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Zealand
New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support - Christchurch for NZ
Parent to Parent New Zealand - wide range of resources & information
Parkinsons New Zealand - home page
Psoriasis Association of New Zealand - email psoriasis@xtra.co.nz
S-Z
Sjogren's Syndrome New Zealand
Stroke Foundation of New Zealand