1737 Need to Talk
Offers free, confidential support by phone or text at any hour of the day or night, answered by trained counsellors and peer support workers.
- Phone
- 1737
- Where
- By phone and text
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Support Services - 116 listings
Support services help you stay well, safe and independent at home. This page lists health, home help, transport, legal, budgeting and advice services for older people across Franklin.
These listings cover Pukekohe, Waiuku, Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon and the smaller places in between. Organisations that serve all of Franklin are included in every area.

Offers free, confidential support by phone or text at any hour of the day or night, answered by trained counsellors and peer support workers.
Practical home support following an ACC-covered injury, helping people recover safely and maintain independence.
Provides home help and personal care at home for people recovering from an injury, arranged as part of an accepted ACC claim.
Provides home-based support and nursing across Auckland, including help with showering, dressing, meals, housework and personal care arranged after a needs assessment.
Provides free information and forms for planning future health care, including end-of-life choices, usually worked through with a GP or nurse.
Information, advocacy, social support, counselling, falls prevention, visiting services, and elder abuse response for older people.
Provides a free national information line, printed guides and advocacy for people living with dementia and for the families who support them.
Helps older people move house, sort and clear a home, and deal with the contents of an estate.
Provides a free helpline staffed by arthritis educators, along with information, printed resources and support for people living with arthritis, gout and other joint...
Provides X-ray and ultrasound imaging services.
Provides free hearing checks for adults, full hearing tests, hearing aid fitting, repairs and tinnitus support at a clinic in Pukekohe.
Comprehensive primary healthcare close to home for people living on Pōhutukawa Coast.
Provides physiotherapy for injuries, back and neck pain, arthritis and rehabilitation, above the medical centre in Beachlands.
Provides free practical support for people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision, including home visits, daily living skills, equipment, audio books and guide dogs.
Provides free information, a specialist breast nurse advice line, counselling and support for people with breast cancer and their families.
Provides free support for people affected by cancer, including community nurses, counselling, volunteer drivers who take people to treatment, support groups and...
Provides a free advice line, information and resources for family, whānau and friends who look after someone who is unwell, disabled or frail.
Provides advocacy, information and community connection for disabled people and their families, including help with mobility parking permits.
Provides free, independent and confidential information and support to help people understand their rights, responsibilities and options.
Provides free, confidential and independent advice on almost anything, from benefits and tenancy to consumer problems and government forms, in person or by phone.
Provides general practice care, including check-ups, prescriptions and help with long-term conditions such as diabetes, heart problems and arthritis.
GP and nursing care, health checks, vaccinations, minor injury treatment and ongoing health support.
Dispenses prescriptions and provides free pharmacist advice, blister packing, vitamin B12 injections, immunisations and wound care in Clevedon village.
Reliable door-to-door transport that helps people remain independent and connected to family, friends and essential services.
Each area page has everything for that part of Franklin, not just this category.
Pukekohe, Buckland, Bombay and Paerata and nearby communities
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Waiuku, Āwhitu Peninsula, Glenbrook and Karioitahi and nearby communities
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Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon and Whitford and nearby communities
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Services and organisations for the whole Franklin area
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