Our Story
We endeavour to always provide a listening ear and an empathetic voice to take your call.
Taupō Women’s Refuge
Paid employees and a large number of dedicated volunteers allow Taupō Women’s Refuge to offer a 24 hour, 7 day a week, 365 days a year Crisis Line. We do not operate a call answering service.
Taupō Women’s Refuge offers assistance, advice, information and at times, home support.
Please contact us at any time of the day or night when you are ready to talk.
WE’RE HERE FOR YOU
How we help
Taupō Women’s Refuge works together with women to make positive changes in our lives and the lives of our children. We offer support, advice and education 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
A Refuge safe house is also available to women and children suffering the effects of family violence. We provide plans and walk alongside women through their journey of positive change.
Taupō Womens Refuge + Taupō Community Kai = Āwhina Society Inc.
ABOUT US
Our Connections
Taupō Women’s Refuge networks and maintains positive relationships with the National Collective of Refuges although Taupō Women’s Refuge chooses to be a stand-alone entity and is not part of the collective.
Taupō Women’s Refuge meets weekly with the Maori Women’s Refuge and other agencies to provide a coordinated approach to meeting the needs of the whanau with whom we work.
It is these strong connections and relationships that contribute to Taupō Women’s Refuge offering a meaningful and effective service.
The Āwhina Society Trust are the Taupō Women’s Refuge and the Taupō Community Kai under the one roof with one team.
The Āwhina Society has seen many changes throughout the years and has developed services for the Taupō community in response to community requests and the needs apparent in our community.
Today the focus of the Āwhina Society is to offer a caring helping hand by promoting Women and children to live free from violence and also to reduce the effects of poverty on families and individuals.
Āwhina Taupō Community Kai providing support to families and people in need in the Taupō Community.
We offer a delivery service to your home or we can arrange a mutual meeting point Monday to Friday afternoons.
If you are working or in receipt of a benefit, please call Work & Income on 0800 559 009 to check if you are entitled to any food assistance first.
Our Partners
We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our fantastic partners.
