The Mental Health Foundation offers a resource library at 81 New North Rd, Auckland that has information about mental health issues, including depression. Contact the Foundation by phone on 09 300 7010 or visit their website.
Other mental health promotion and education services around the country can be contacted by calling your local District Health Board (DHB) and asking for the Public Health Unit. You can find your local DHB by clicking here
http://www.webhealth.co.nz/home
This site has a comprehensive directory of health and social services in a number of regions throughout NZ. Search for doctors, counselling, mental health support, medical services, community events, or current health information.
http://www.familyservices.govt.nz/directory/index.jsp
This site has a really helpful directory of mental health services available nationwide.
A free mental health library in Christchurch and Canterbury region open to the public. Check out their large section of books/dvds/videos/audio on depression and related disorders at www.mherc.org.nz
http://www.werrycentre.org.nz/
This website has a great map that can help you locate Child and Adolescent Mental Health services in your area.
Kidsline www.kidsline.co.nz
What’s Up www.whatsup.co.nz
Youthline www.youthline.co.nz
Urge/Whakamanawa www.urge.co.nz
Lifeline www.lifeline.org.nz
Rainbow Youth www.rainbowyouth.org.nz
Out There www.outthere.org.nz
Purpose www.aaronfleming.co.nz/purpose.html
Purpose is a book to motivate and make a difference through telling how a young New Zealand ‘everyday’ male overcame adversity and achieved an impossible dream through sheer determination and gutsy self-belief.
Toi Ora www.toiora.org.nz
Toi Ora provides a programme of classes covering the arts. These classes are tutored by experienced practitioners who are practicing artists themselves with experience and/or an understanding of the issues surrounding mental health.
Seek www.seek.co.nz
Seek can help you find a job
MARCO Trust www.marco.org.nz
MARCO Trust is a non-profit charitable trust. It provides a centre for creative activities that promote well-being on many levels – physical, psychological, emotional, social, cultural, family and community.
Sorted www.sorted.org.nz
Sorted can help you manage your money and make financial decisions.
Poetry Live www.poetrysociety.org.nz
The New Zealand Poetry Society is an incorporated non-profit organisation which aims to advance education by promoting, developing and supporting poetry and poets in New Zealand.
Free Online Games www.freeonlinegames.com
Sweet! There’s loads of games to play here… and they’re free!
Art Crimes www.graffiti.org
A showcase of global graffiti art and events.
Ngata Dictionary www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/online/ngat
A Maori/English English/Maori dictionary
Surf2Surf.com www.surf2surf.com
Check out the surf conditions and see what’s happening in NZ surf culture.
Snow.co.nz www.snow.co.nz
Everything you need to know about snow conditions and options in NZ.
YouTube www.nz.youtube.com
Bebo www.bebo.com
MySpace www.myspace.com
Facebook www.facebook.com
