Directory of local support groups & activities
This Rodney Directory is a work in progress. Details may change from time to time. We will do our best to update this list frequently.
Please click on the links for more info on each group. If any links don't work for you or you need further advice or information, please contact us at:
Rodney Directory 2024
Able2Worship - Warkworth
Meetings are held bi-monthly at the Methodist Church hall, 1 Hexham Street, Warkworth. All are welcome, especially those with learning and/or physical disabilities/challenges.
Sundays at 4pm, finishing with a shared meal. For more info, contact RICI.
AIM (Adults in Motion) - Warkworth
AIM offers an individualised vocational service designed to mentor, support and empower young adults with intellectual disabilities (regardless of the level of disability) from the age of 16 years upward. Based at 16 Auckland Road, Warkworth.
Open Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 3pm
Manager: Vasti Liebenberg, Tel: (09) 422 3554
adultsinmotion@gmail.com or vliebenberg.aim@gmail.com
Alzheimers Support Group - Warkworth and Mangawhai
For carers of those with Alzheimers and all dementias - an opportunity for social contact and discussion.
Warkworth group - Totara Park, Warkworth. 10.30am-12pm, 2nd Tuesday of each month
Mangawhai group - Mangawhai Museum. 11-2pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month
Coordinator - Jo Niblett Freephone - 0800 004 001 Phone - 09 622 4230
Autism Support Group - Warkworth
For parents/caregivers to connect and share. Mornings for monthly meet-ups. For more information email Sandra at: warkworthasd@gmail.com
Blind Low Vision NZ - Warkworth Support Group
Meet others experiencing low vision and blindness. A local optometrist, community librarian and nurse lead this group. Summerset Falls Rest Home, 31 Mansel Drive, Warkworth. Third Monday of each month at 1.30pm
Email: HEaston@blindlowvision.org.nz Mobile: 022 024 3288
Dementia Friendly Sunday – free session at Warkworth Library. For people living in the community with Dementia and their carers. 3rd Sunday of the month from 11-12pm PH: 09-37 7795. Warkworth Library, 2 Baxter St, Warkworth
Fun Club - Warkworth
A social group for adults with disabilities who meet weekly. Tuesdays, 10am - 12pm
Hope Church (New Mahurangi Presbyterian Church), 22 Mansel Drive, Warkworth
PH: (09) 425-8861 (Office) admin@mahu.org.nz
Glass Celling Arts Collective - Mahurangi
An inclusive group of creative performing arts people - creating access to meaningful arts experiences for all people - Mahurangi
Hillcroft Equestrian and Coaching LTD -
Set in Warkworth, open 6 days for group or private horse riding lessons. 944 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth, New Zealand. PH: 0210 458 840
Horse riding and trekking for all ages and abilities. 42 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth. Ph: 09 425 8517 horseriding@xtra.co.nz
Homebuilders Family Services - Warkworth
5 Hexham Street, Warkworth. Our Family Centre is open from 9 - 12 Monday to Friday. office@homebuildersfs.org 0800 100 037 09 425 7048
Mahurangi Special Needs Support Group - Warkworth
A local Facebook group for families to connect and support each other. The group meets for coffee once a month at a local venue to be decided. Contact via link to FB/messenger.
Parkinsons Support Group - Warkworth
Totara Park Retirement Village, Warkworth, 1st Tuesday each month 10am. Click on group link for more information.
Weekly Wednesday social club for young adults with mixed-abilities. 6 - 8pm, at Shoesmith Hall, Warkworth
Contact Sarah Walton (North Shore Community Coordinator) for more information: 022-4514659 (txt preferred)
northshorecoco@phab.org.nz
Quality Care Network - Rodney
For those with individualised funding, seeking quality care.
Contact Marjorie Bell for more information. PH: 021-501004
Sing Up Rodney
Community music therapy with a focus on singing, communication, friendship and fun. For older adults, people with communication difficulties (affecting voice, speech, language and/or memory) resulting from a neurological condition (e.g. stroke, Parkinson’s, dementia or brain injury) and anyone looking for a supportive daytime group. Orewa Scout Hall - Thursdays, 10 - 11.30am
Art group for adult disabled artists. 21 Wilson Road, Warkworth. Thursdays 10.30am – 12pm. 021-1382878 Studiochristel1@gmail.com
Stroke Group - Warkworth.
Supporting Stroke survivors and their families
Totara Park Village, Mellwood Drive, Warkworth. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month.
Learning with Christine (1st Wed) – Christine Jull, Christine@ki.net.nz
Support with Laura (3rd Wed) – Laura Drewet, laura@drewet.com
Contact - Lorna Crawford (Community Stroke Advisor, Stroke Foundation) -
027 896 666 Rodney@stroke.org.nz
Women's Centre Rodney
The Women’s Centre Rodney is a vibrant charity community dedicated to empowering women & their children. 10 Morpeth Street, Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand
09-425 7261, info@womenscentrerodney.org.nz
Free Phone: 0800 2 dropin (0800 237 674)
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30am - 2:30pm
Support Groups & Activities - Hibiscus Coast
Creative Living For Health & Well-Being - Orewa
Run by art therapists from Mapura Studios - designed for participants who have experienced stress, trauma, brain injury, stroke, aphasia or loss. Click on group link for more information and to register
Estuary Art Centre, Orewa. Wednesdays 10am – 12pm
Centreway Road, Orewa. Services include peer support, community support, supported employment services, people experiencing mental distress, addiction issues and people with intellectual disabilities.
New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association - North Shore RDA
79 Aubrey Road, RD3, Stillwater, Silverdale
Contact Tim Lofts, 09 426 8110
info@northshorerda.org https://www.facebook.com/North.Shore.RDA/
Parent 2 Parent - Hibiscus Coast Parent Support Group
We meet every third Wednesday of the month, February to November.
From 10:30am, at Someplace Else, 268 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa
Raukatauri Music Therapy - Auckland Satellite Facility
Orewa: Estuary Arts Centre, 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway
Satellite open every Wednesday.
Sing Up Rodney
Community music therapy with a focus on singing, communication, friendship and fun. For older adults, people with communication difficulties (affecting voice, speech, language and/or memory) resulting from a neurological condition (e.g. stroke, Parkinson’s, dementia or brain injury) and anyone looking for a supportive daytime group. Orewa Scout Hall - Thursdays, 10 - 11.30am
Hibiscus Coast Rodney
Sports: Swimming, Equestrian, Tenpin Bowling
Contact: Benjamin Tan
Email: hibiscuscoastrodney@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 335 816
Facebook: Special Olympics Hibiscus Coast Rodney
North Harbour
Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Football, Golf, Indoor Bowls, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Carolyn Pape
Email: northharbour@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics North Harbour
Swimming for Disabled Kids
At Northern Arena swim school, our swim teachers have been trained in the "No Exceptions Training" programme from the Halberg Trust and we treat all our children as potential swimmers regardless of disability.
Support Groups & Activities in the wider Auckland region
Care Matters NZ - Designed by Carers for Carers. Building on more than three decades of work in the disability community, SAMS (Standards and Monitoring Services) and Parent to Parent New Zealand have combined their values, vision, people, connections and strengths to provide carers with resources and opportunities.
Carers NZ - Carers NZ acts as the national peak body providing information, advice, learning and support for carers in our network.
Circability
Auckland based. We deliver circus arts classes, community events and workshops for all ages and abilities. A particular focus of our work is developing inclusion programmes for people with disabilities.
Disability Connect - To empower disabled people and their families through leading social change.
Parent to Parent -Supporting the parents & whānau of disabled family members across NZ.
Recreate Mothers Retreat Weekends -Held at Long Bay, North Shore. Click on link and scroll to bottom of their website page for more information.
Recreate NZ - Recreate NZ provides outdoor adventure programmes across Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty & Christchurch for young people with disabilities. From cycling the Otago Rail Trail - to a night out for dinner and a movie. We have something for everyone.
Rhythm for the Soul
Interactive Drumming Sessions with Chewy - Takapuna. For people with disabilities (16 and over). Designed to teach life skills through play-based learning whilst having loads of fun!
SibSupportNZ - Living with a brother or sister who has a disability can be challenging. We are here to support siblings to thrive in their own unique family environment. Click on link for more information.
Wilson Home - The Wilson Home Trust provides information, grants, support and services to physically disabled children and their families, in the upper North Island of New Zealand. Located in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore, the site is home to a Child Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, six Respite Villas, Wilson School for children with additional learning needs and a non denomination chapel.
1 St Leonard’s Road, Hauraki, Takapuna, Auckland
0800 948 787 info@wilsonhometrust.org.nz