National Contacts

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Contacts

Wellsford/Warkworth

• Tania Pulman (09) 423-8089 Email: rhysandtania11@clear.net.nz

Support Meetings:

Second Saturday of each month, 1:00pm, Orewa Community House, 1 Centerway Road, Orewa.

Auckland Central

• Claire or Allison 0508 Sands A/0508 72 63 72
• Sandsaucklandcentral@gmail.com

Support Meetings:

First Saturday of every month (no January meetings) 10am-12pm Parent and Family Resource Centre, cnr Princes & Spring Streets, Onehunga

Sorry - there are no childcare facilities available, these meetings are for adults only.

Coffee Group:

Third Tuesday of each month (no January group) For further details please call or email

Children and babies welcome.

Postal Address PO Box 14 306, Panmure, Auckland 1741

• Sarah (09) 577 5239 (for general info/meeting details)
• admin@sandsmanukau.com 

 Support Meetings:

Second Saturday of every month - begining 12th July 2008 - 10am - 12pm,  Anchorage Park Community House, 16 Swan Crescent, Pakuranga

Sorry - there are no childcare facilities available, these meetings are for adults only.

_Franklin*

• Tarsha Mehrtens (09) 236-0228/021 256-0082
• Email: SandsFranklin@gmail.com

Support Meetings: yet to be established

• Janet Williams (07) 823-3474 Email

Support Meetings:

First Monday of month in the evening, at a Sands member's house, contact Janet for details

Tauranga/Bay of Plenty

• Lauren MacRae (07) 575-2077 Email
• Nicole Richardson (07) 544-7995 Email

Support Meetings:

First Monday of month, 7:30pm Grief and Loss Centre, 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga

Rotorua (includes Taupo)

• Lorraine Bennett (07) 574-6454/021 0390093 Email

Support Meetings:

No set monthly meetings but get together when possible; Coffee mornings when needed.

Please note that the 0800 number for Rotorua Sands is no longer in use.

Gisborne

• Shirley Rolfe (06) 868-9514/021 1551022 Email
• Frank Rolfe (06) 868-9514

Support Meetings:

Last Wednesday of month
Please contact Shirley for details

Napier/Hastings*

• Lisa Bailey (06) 835-3857 Email

Support Meetings: to be established

Stratford*

• Julie O'Sullivan (06) 762-8659

Hawera*

• Peter and Sonia Keller (06) 278-4072 Email Peter / Email Sonia

New Plymouth

• Angela Kehely (06) 753-4466 Email
  
• Cecile de Bock (06) 759-1655/021-02271376
  Email

Support Meetings:

First Monday of the month, 7:00pm, No set venue at this stage so please contact Angela for details

Wanganui

• Catherine Bronnimann (06) 343-3648 Email

Support Meetings:

Held on the last Wednesday of each month, from 7:00pm at The Women's Network, 75 St Hill St, Wanganui.

NB: Catherine is also the contact person for SIDS Wanganui.

Palmerston North

• Donna and Allan Davey (06) 323-8818 Email

Support Meetings: No formal meetings held; telephone support; one-to- one support organised through/in the hospital.

Dannevirke*

• Deb Barrow (06) 374-5153 Email

One-to-one support either by phone or in person, please contact Deb.

Levin

• Leonie Kirwan (06) 374-7173 Email: lkirwan@xtra.co.nz

Support Meetings: no set monthly meetings, will meet up as required

Wairarapa

• Maria Tomlinson (06) 372-7765

One-to-one support either by phone or in person, please contact Maria.

Hutt Valley

• Caryn Vautier (04) 586-3166 Email
• Lisa Mansfield (04) 565- 3259

Support Meetings:

Meetings yet to be established, please see Wellington details

Wellington

• Joan Curle (04) 478-9307 Email
• Vicki Culling (04) 478-0895/021 776-436 Email

Support Meetings:

First Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
Plunket Family Rooms, Rotoiti Street, Johnsonville

Young Parents Group Support Meetings:

Third Wednesday of the month

Alicetown Community Centre, 38 Victoria Street, Alicetown, Lower Hutt, from 7.30pm

Contacts: Claudia Astorga-Ralph (04) 563-6656 or 027-7272951 and Vicki Culling (04) 478-0895 or 021-776436

Blenheim

• Jill Ashfield (03) 572-9921 Email
• Anna Simpson (03) 577-7765 Email

Support Meetings:

No set monthly meetings, will meet up as required

Nelson

• Angela Hayes (03) 544-4904 Email
• Martine Robertson (03) 545-7374 Email: martine100@gmail.com  

Support Meetings: yet to be established

Christchurch

• Malia Hill (03) 323-9850 /021 230-6122
• Sands Canterbury mobile 021 103-4911 Email

Support Meetings:

First Monday of month
St Albans Community Centre
1047 Colombo Street, Christchurch

Oamaru *

• Mel Watson (03) 437 2918 Email

Support Meetings:

Please contact Mel Watson for information. 

• Chris Clarke (03) 684-5574 Email
• Angie Mansfield (03) 684-8669 Email

Support Meetings:

7:30pm on the third Wednesday of every month. Gleniti Baptist Church Rooms, 58 Gleniti Road, Timaru

Coffee mornings also held as the need arises.

For information about meetings, please contact Sam Joyce on (03) 689-1027

Dunedin

• Sarah Barton (03) 476-4126 Email
• Rose Scott (03) 472-8048 Email
• Helen Muir (03) 455-4251

Support Meetings:

Last Tuesday of the month, 10:00am - 12:00pm
South Dunedin Plunket Centre, Macandrew Road, Dn

Queenstown*

• Amanda Elliott (03) 441-3996 Email

Northern Southland*

• Clare Doyle (03) 248-7993 Email

Invercargill*

• Sheryll Joyce (03) 217-9540/027 600-4071 Email

* No active group, contact person only.