Disability Information Advisory Services and other helpful services

Find a list of helpful services on this page. Some of the services listed are Disability Information Advisory Services (DIAS).

DIAS are Whaikaha funded services that provide free independent information and advice to disabled people, their families, whānau, āiga, caregivers, providers and the general public.

If a service is a Whaikaha funded DIAS it will be mentioned in the description. You can can also visit Firstport external URL which provides both funded and non funded disability information and advice.

Services are listed in alphabetical order by name.

A

Acorn Autism

Location: Central Auckland and North Shore Auckland

Website: acornautism.co.nz external URL

Altogether Autism

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Altogether Autism external URL

Ambury Park Centre for Riding Therapy Inc

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Auckland

Website: Ambury Park Centre external URL

Aspire Canterbury

Location: Christchurch
Website: Aspire Canterbury external URL

Assistance Dogs Trust New Zealand (ADNZT)

Autism NZ Inc.

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Autism New Zealand external URL

B

Blind Citizens New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind Citizens New Zealand external URL

Blind Low Vision New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind, Low Vision New Zealand external URL

Blind Sport New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind Sport New Zealand external URL

Brain Injury Association

C

Carers New Zealand

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Carers New Zealand external URL

CCS Disability Action

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: CCS Disability Action external URL

Cerebral Palsy Society

Location: Nationwide
Website: Cerebral Palsy Society external URL  

Citizen Advocacy Auckland

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Auckland

Website: Citizen Advocacy Auckland external URL

Complex Care Group

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Complex Care Group external URL

Continence NZ

Location: Nationwide
Website: Continence NZ external URL

D

Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand external URL

Deaf Society of Canterbury Inc

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Canterbury

Website: Deaf Society of Canterbury external URL

Disability Community Trust

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Eastern Bay of Plenty

Website: Disability Community Trust external URL

Disability Connect

(Parent and Family Resource Centre Inc. trading as Disability Connect)

Location: Auckland
Website: Disability Connect external URL

Disabled Citizens Society Otago Inc.

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Otago

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Location: Nationwide
Website: Disabled Persons Assembly NZ external URL

E

eCALD (Enhancing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity)

Location: Nationwide
Website: eCALD external URL

Enable New Zealand

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Enable New Zealand external URL

F

Federation of Disability Information Centres

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Care Action Network (FASD-CAN)

Location: Nationwide

Website: fasd-can.org.nz external URL

Firstport - Disability Information and Advice

Disability information advisory service

Location: Nationwide (online service)

Website: Firstport external URL

H

Healthcare New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: Healthcare New Zealand external URL

Hearing Association New Zealand

Location: Nationwide

Website: Hearing New Zealand external URL

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People NZ

Location: Nationwide
Website: Hearing Dogs external URL

Homes of Choice

Location: Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Wellington

Website: Homes of Choice external URL

Huntington's Disease Association

Disability Information Advisory service in Wellington and Christchurch

Location: Nationwide

Website: Huntington's Disease Association external URL

Huria Trust

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Huria Trust external URL

I

IDEA Services Ltd

Location: Nationwide
Website: Idea Services external URL

IHC New Zealand

Location: Nationwide
Website: IHC New Zealand external URL

Independent Living Service Trust

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Independent Living Charitable Trust external URL

iSign Deaf Aotearoa Interpreters

Location: Nationwide
Website: iSign Deaf Aotearoa external URL

K

Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand (Ngāti Kāpō)

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Inc. external URL

L

Le Va

(Support for Pacific families and communities)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Le Va external URL

Little People of New Zealand

Location: Nationwide

Website: Little People of New Zealand external URL

M

Mobility Centre

Location: North Island
Website: Mobility Centre external URL

Motor Neurone Disease Association of NZ

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand external URL

Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Society of Canterbury Trust

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Christchurch

Website: Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Canterbury external URL

Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand external URL

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Muscular Dystrophy New Zealand external URL

N

National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

New Zealand Disability Support Network

New Zealand Down Syndrome Association

New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: The Federation external URL

New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Nationwide

Website: New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association external URL

Nga Kete Matauranga Charitable Trust

Disability Information Advisory service

Location: Invercargill

Website: Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu external URL

Ngati Maniapoto Marae

Ngāti Porou Hauora Inc

Information Disability Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Ngāti Porou Hauora external URL

NorthAble Matapuna Hauora

Information Disability Advisory Service - Northland Disabilities Resource Centre

Location: Northland

Website: Warning, this website autoplays a muted video - NorthAble external URL

O

Otago Association for Deaf Children

Otago Deaf Society

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Otago

Facebook: Otago Deaf Society external URL

P

Parent to Parent

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Parent to Parent external URL

People First New Zealand

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: People First New Zealand external URL

Polio New Zealand

Location: Nationwide

Website: Polio New Zealand external URL

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (New Zealand)

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association external URL

R

Raukawa Trust

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Tokaroa

Website: Raukawa external URL

Raukura Hauora O Tainui

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Waikato

Website: Raukura Hauora O Tainui external URL

S

Safer Walking

Location: Nationwide
Website: Safer Walking external URL  

Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand

Sommerville Disability Support Services

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Whanganui

Website: Sommerville Disability Support Services external URL

Spectrum Care

Located in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Lower Hutt.

Spectrum Care provide a range of services for disabled people. Their vision is that Every person with a disability deserves a life of choice, freedom and independence.

Spectrum Care website. external URL

Standards and Monitoring Services with Care Matters

Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust (START)

T

Taranaki APEPSI Trust

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: New Plymouth

Phone: 06 751 1444

Te Kohao Health Kirikiriroa Marae

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Hamilton

Website: Te Kohao Health external URL

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: North Island

Website: Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki external URL

Te Oranganui Trust Inc

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Whanganui

Website: Te Oranganui external URL

Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui

Location: Nationwide
Website: Te Pou external URL

Te Whanau Tokotokorangi Charitable Trust

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Rotorua

Website: Te Whanau Tokotokorangi Trust external URL

Tiaho Trust

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Whangarei

Website: Tiaho external URL

Tui Ora Ltd

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: New Plymouth

Website: Tui Ora external URL

Tuwharetoa Health Services

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Turangi

Website: Tuwharetoa external URL

V

Vaka Tautua

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Vaka Tautua external URL

W

Wandersearch New Zealand

(also known as Wandatrak in some areas)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Wandersearch external URL

WellAble

Location: Wellington

Website: well-able.org.nz external URL

Y

Your Way | Kia Roha

Disability Information Advisory Service

Location: Nationwide

Website: Your Way | Kia Roha  external URL