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                Access Homehealth - Greymouth

                Nationwide provider of urban and rural homecare services which include home help, personal care, home nursing and meal preparation.

                Physical Address

                114 High Street
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                PO Box 205
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 9997
                Fax: (03) 768 9944
                Freephone: (0800) 16 1444

                Adventure New Zealand - Greymouth

                Offers wheelchair tours and tours for disabilities. Specialises in designing tours to meet mobility needs. Has an extensive array of activities, accommodation and places to see that suit people with various mobility needs.

                8 Whall Street
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 6649
                Fax: (03) 768 9149
                Freephone: (0508) 28 6877

                Arthritis New Zealand - West Coast Service Centre

                Offers a range of services for people affected by arthritis through its programmes in health, welfare, education and research. Also offers Arthritis Educator consultation support group meetings and opportunities for immersion exercises.

                9 Herbert Street
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 7254
                Fax: (03) 768 7296

                Breast Cancer Support - Greymouth

                Cancer Society of NZ - Greymouth

                Offers research, health promotion and support services relating to cancer.

                Physical Address

                High Street
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                P O Box 81
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 9557
                Fax: (03) 768 9587

                CCS Disability Action - Greymouth

                Provides a range of direct client services including: field officer, social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programmes, adult training services, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.

                25 Albert Street
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 4600
                Fax: (03) 768 4605
                Freephone: (0800) 227 2255

                CCS Disability Action - Hokitika

                Provides a range of direct client services including: field officer, social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programmes, adult training services, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.

                Physical Address

                Como House,51 Tancred Street
                Hokitika, 7810

                Postal Address

                P O Box 3
                Hokitika, 7842
                Tel: (03) 789 6833
                Fax: (03) 789 6834

                Crohn's Colitis Support Group - West Coast/Buller

                Offers support and companionship to people who have Crohn's or related inflammatory bowel disease.

                C/- Graham Bill
                RD2
                Hokitika, 7887
                Tel: (03) 755 7277

                Diabetic Society Greymouth

                Voluntary organisation set up to provide support, help and information to individuals and families who have diabetes.

                PO Box 567
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 2799
                Fax: (03) 768 2793

                Disability Information Service - Greymouth

                General disability information, referals and advice

                25 Albert St
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 4600
                Fax: (03) 768 4605
                Freephone: (0800) 69 3342

                Greymouth Activity Centre - Greymouth

                Provides vocational, educational, physical and recreational activities for people who have psychiatric and/or intellectual disabilities.

                14-18 Richmond Quay
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 7263

                Group Special Education - Greymouth

                Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.

                Physical Address

                Gut Building
                Cnr Tainui & Puketahi Streets
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                PO Box 246
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 7210
                Fax: (03) 768 7550

                Hearing Association - Greymouth

                Deals with the education, rehabilitation and special needs of persons over 16 years of age who experience degrees of hearing loss. Continually seeks ways of improving the social, vocational and educational conditions of the hearing impaired. Provides lip-reading tuition.

                10 Golf Links Road
                Kaiata
                Greymouth, 7805
                Tel: (03) 768 4068

                Hearing Association - Westport

                Deals with the education, rehabilitation and special needs of persons over 16 years of age who experience degrees of hearing loss. Continually seeks ways of improving the social, vocational and educational conditions of the hearing impaired. Provides hearing testing, hearing aid maintenance, rehabilitation support for families and tinnitus management.

                Physical Address

                Main Entrance, Buller Hospital, Cobden Street
                Westport, 7825

                Postal Address

                PO Box 248
                7866
                Tel: (03) 789 7399
                Fax: (03) 789 5003

                IDEA Services - Greymouth

                Formerly IHC. (Intellectual Disability Empowerment Association IDEA). Assists people with an intellectual disability to represent their interests and establish themselves in the community. Also keeps people informed about issues, lobbys the Government on right issues, supports families in accessing rights.

                Physical Address

                131 Tainui Street
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                PO Box 55
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 7873
                Fax: (03) 768 4851

                IDEA Services - Westport

                Formerly IHC. (Intellectual Disability Empowerment Association IDEA). Assists people with an intellectual disability to represent their interests and establish themselves in the community. Also keeps people informed about issues, lobbys the Government on right issues, supports families in accessing rights.

                Physical Address

                149 Derby Street
                Westport, 7825

                Postal Address

                PO Box 350
                Westport, 7866
                Tel: (03) 788 8280
                Fax: (03) 788 8281

                Inangahua Childrens Trust - Reefton

                This was formerly NZCCS, providing a range of direct client services.

                17 Mace Street
                Reefton, 7830
                Tel: (03) 732 8525
                Fax: (03) 732 8098

                LIFE Unlimited Hearing Therapy Services - West Coast

                A FREE service funded by the Ministry of Health for adults 16 years and over who experience difficulty communicating effectively because of hearing impairment. Hearing therapists provide hearing tests, needs assessments, teach communication skills, hearing aid and tinnitus management and advice on assistive devices (e.g. telephones, TV) and promote community education and awareness.

                Physical Address

                Cobden Street
                Westport, 7825

                Postal Address

                PO Box 248
                Westport, 7866
                Tel: (03) 789 5113
                Fax: (03) 789 5113
                Freephone: (0800) 00 8011

                MS West Coast Inc. - Greymouth

                Provides information, education and support for people with MS, Parkinson's, Motor Neurone, Huntingtons and other Neurological diseases and their support networks

                Physical Address

                ASB Building, Level 1
                44 Mackay Street
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                P O Box 76
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 7007
                Fax: (03) 768 7320

                Needs Assessment Service West Coast DHB (Greymouth) - Main

                Needs Assessment Service for over 65

                Physical Address

                Greymouth Hospital
                71 Water Walk Road
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                P O Box 387
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 0499
                Fax: (03) 768 2699

                NZ Williams Syndrome Association - Greymouth

                Post Polio Support Group - Hokitika

                Provides support and information.

                81 Bealey Street
                Hokitika, 7810
                Tel: (03) 755 7172

                Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind - Greymouth

                Promotes the well being and independence of visually impaired people. Provides the support needed for them to achieve personal independence and fulfilment.

                127 Bright Street
                Cobden
                Greymouth, 7802
                Tel: (03) 768 5693
                Freephone: (0800) 24 3333

                Schizophrenia Fellowship - West Coast

                Provides help and support families affected by the illness, provides resource material which assists the wider community in understanding the illness and acts as an advocate for persons with schizophrenia and related disorders, and their families/carers.

                Physical Address

                132 Tainu St
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                PO Box 500
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 4290
                Fax: (03) 768 4265
                Freephone: (0800) 68 4290

                Workbridge - Greymouth

                Workbridge is a government funded agency established in 1990 to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Workbridge provides a professional employment placement service for people with all types of disabilities and injuries - no matter what the disability or skill level. Workbridge also administers funding on behalf of Ministry of Social Development. This funding can be used to help with additional costs relating directly to a person's disability when entering training, a job or self employment.

                Physical Address

                26 Mackay St
                Greymouth, 7805

                Postal Address

                PO Box 30
                Greymouth, 7840
                Tel: (03) 768 0225
                Fax: (03) 768 0226
                Freephone: (0508) 85 8858