Where to go for more support
General information about neighbourhood issues
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Community Law |
Your local Community Law Centre can provide you with free initial legal advice. Find your local Community Law Centre online: www.communitylaw.org.nz/our-law-centres |
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) |
CAB provides free, confidential and independent information and advice. Your local CAB may be able to help you work your way through a problem with your neighbour. Website: www.cab.org.nz Find your local CAB office: www.cab.org.nz/find-a-cab |
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Consumer NZ |
Consumer NZ provides information on a range of neighbourhood problems. Website: www.consumer.org.nz/search?query=neighbours |
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Kāinga Ora (formerly Housing New Zealand) |
Kāinga Ora can assist you if you have a problem with a Kāinga Ora neighbour. Website: www.kaingaora.govt.nz |
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Neighbourhood Support New Zealand (NSNZ) |
NSNZ is a nationwide community-led movement that brings people and neighbourhoods together to create safe, resilient, and connected communities. Website: www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz |
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New Zealand Law Society |
The Law Society has helpful information about disputes between neighbours. Website: www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/common-legal-issues/disputes-between-your-neighbours |
Dogs
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Animal Control |
You can contact your local animal control team about your neighbour’s barking dog. Find your local animal control here: www.animalcontrol.org.nz |
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SPCA New Zealand |
Contact your local SPCA if you are concerned about the welfare of your neighbour’s dog. Website: www.spca.nz |
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Ministry for Primary Industries |
To read the Code of Welfare: Dogs or regulations relating to dogs, see MPI’s website. Code of Welfare: www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/46030-Code-of-Welfare-Dog
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Getting help if you’re homeless
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Women’s refuge |
Women’s Refuge provides safe accommodation for women and children experiencing family violence. Find your local women’s refuge: womensrefuge.org.nz/contact-us/find-your-local-refuge |
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Support in Auckland |
Housing First is a group of providers covering all of Auckland. The providers may be able to assist you with access to housing, but if they cannot, they will connect you with services that can. Website: www.housingfirst.co.nz/homelessness The Auckland City Mission has two central buildings in the central city that can provide temporary housing for up to three months. Contact Auckland City Mission if you would like to apply. Website: www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/get-help/accommodation |
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Support in Hamilton and Tauranga |
The People’s Project can support you with access to housing in Hamilton and Tauranga. They also provide other related support such as access to physical or mental health services, employment, or mentoring a relationship with a landlord. Website: www.thepeoplesproject.org.nz/get-help Awhina House offers transitional housing support for women who are homeless in Tauranga. Website: www.healthpoint.co.nz/community-health-and-social-services/social/awhina-house |
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Help in Wellington |
Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) is the leading social service in Wellington working with people who are experiencing homelessness – in particular, those who are rough sleeping or without shelter. Website: www.dcm.org.nz |
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Support in Christchurch |
The Christchurch City Mission provides emergency beds to people in Christchurch that have nowhere else to go. They also have Whakaora Kāinga transitional housing, which provides communal transitional living. Website: www.citymission.org.nz/homelessness-and-housing |
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Support in Dunedin |
Dunedin Night Shelter provides emergency accommodation and a transitional housing programme in Dunedin. Website: www.dunedinnightshelter.co.nz |
