Whānau Support
Resources
CanTeen (AUS) | Being a partner of someone who has cancer
Support Directory
The following non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can provide a range of support services to whānau. These include counselling, financial assistance, peer support, parental, sibling and partner support
- Child Cancer Foundation | www.childcancer.org.nz
- CanTeen | www.canteen.org.nz
- Leukaemia and Blood Cancer | www.leukaemia.org.nz
- Cancer Society New Zealand | cancernz.org.nz
Hospital support services i.e. Social Workers, psychology teams, chaplaincy team, Kaiatawhai, The Pacific family support team and Community and social services
(i.e. Whānau Ora tpk.govt.nz/en/whakamahia/whanau-ora/find-a-whanau-ora-provider-andor-initiative).
Social workers and NGOs will likely have knowledge of a range of these services within the whānau’s community.
He Ara Takahinga Directory – A Directory of Services in Auckland to Support Whanau Ora | healthpoint.co.nz/public/other/auckland-dhb-maori-health/im:339208/
Work and Income – can provide a range of benefit options and financial assistance www.workandincome.govt.nz
