A listing of services that you may find useful for yourself or as you support a loved one with bowel cancer

About Access Community Health (Whanganui)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Access Community Health (Porirua)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Access Community Health (Hutt Valley and National Office)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Access Community Health (Palmerston North)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Carers New Zealand

Established in the early 1990s by and for family carers, Carers NZ acts as the national peak body providing information, advice, learning and support for carers in our network. Today Carers NZ is a national not for profit supporting a network of approximately 50,000 individual carers and supporting organisations. We do not charge a membership fee and fundraise to share our support resources freely with family carers.

About Good Shepherd New Zealand

We offer no and low interest loans to buy essential household goods and services such as appliances, furniture, second-hand cars, education costs such as computers and tablets, and medical and dental expenses.

About Taste it

Home delivered \'Nutritional Organic\' Meal Plans for people diagnosed with cancer and people motivated to improve and maintain good health Meal Plans for Before, During, After Treatment and meal plans to improve and maintain optimal health

About Accelerate Physiotherapy (Tuatapere)

At Accelerate Physiotherapy, here in Tuatapere, we strive to provide a physiotherapy service ensuring the delivery of the highest possible standard of rehabilitation to all clients. We promote well-being, a healthy lifestyle and an early return to normal function.

About Access Community Health (Whangarei-Regional Office)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Access Community Health (Auckland)

Our nationwide team of skilled nurses and 4,000 support workers visit over 20,000 people in their own homes to provide nursing, personal care, rehabilitation and household assistance. Across New Zealand we make three million visits per year, ensuring people can remain active and independent in their own homes and community.

About Your Way | Kia Roha (Tairawhiti)

Want to thrive in your life?  Your Way | Kia Roha Connections & Funding team (previously known as Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) and Local Area Coordinators) are here to help you achieve your goals.  We’re here to understand what living well means for you.  We’ll help you plan, and connect you to the people, resources, support, and information you need to live a good or better life. Your Way | Kia Roha provides Connections & Funding services to disabled…

About Life Unlimited (Lower Hutt)

If you have a disability and need support getting access to the right services, we are here to help. Our service is operated by Life Unlimited Charitable Trust and is available to people under 65 years old living in Hutt Valley and Tairawhiti. We will work with you to identify and organise support and services to meet your disability-related needs, based on what matters to you and your circumstances. This could include home help, personal care, access to residential facilities, community…

About HealthWEST

HealthWEST Limited is a Non Government Organisation (NGO). As an NGO we believe in empowering our community to take responsibility for their health and well-being through support, education, professionalism, respect and integrity.  

About Accelerate Physiotherapy (Invercargill)

At Accelerate Physiotherapy, here in Invercargill, we strive to provide a physiotherapy service ensuring the delivery of the highest possible standard of rehabilitation to all clients. We promote well-being, a healthy lifestyle and an early return to normal function.

About Vaka Tautua (Wellington)

Vaka Tautua is a national “by Pacific for Pacific” health support service provider. We run community programs and services that provide support especially to our older peoples, those living with disability or those seeking support for mental health.  

About GROW

GROW is a volunteer association of people who know they need a stabilising influence to correct a mental, social or spiritual condition in their life and who earnestly desire to change and are willing to help one another grow to personal maturity. GROW’s broad basis of belief is in ourselves and one another as persons and in the spiritual values of mind, heart and character, which we have found to be the foundation for mental wellbeing and enjoyable life. Maintaining…

About Te Puna Hauora (Northcote Clinic)

Medical Services Our aim is to reduce the barriers for people accessing quality medical care. We do this by keeping our fees as low as possible, providing transport to those who are unable to travel, and by providing culturally appropriate services for high needs populations. Community Support Services Our Community Support Services are offered to awhi (support) people who are troubled by issues that are affecting them. We will meet with you and discuss/assess what areas you feel that support…

About Te Puna Hauora (Birkdale Clinic)

Medical Services Our aim is to reduce the barriers for people accessing quality medical care. We do this by keeping our fees as low as possible, providing transport to those who are unable to travel, and by providing culturally appropriate services for high needs populations. Community Support Services Our Community Support Services are offered to awhi (support) people who are troubled by issues that are affecting them. We will meet with you and discuss/assess what areas you feel that support…

About Ann Smart Loss & Grief Counsellor

Ann Smart is a loss and grief counsellor with over 20 years experience specialising in this area of work. She has a private practice in Milford on the North Shore in Auckland. Ann works alongside people of all ages as individuals, couples and family groups. She particularly enjoys the work she does with young adults.

About Pegasus

Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury. We provide services and support to general practices and community based health providers to deliver quality health care to patients and we are committed to improving the health outcomes of the people in our communities.

About Vaka Tautua (Auckland Head Office)

Vaka Tautua is a national \'by Pacific for Pacific\' health and social service provider that aims to help improve the health and well-being of Pacific people in New Zealand. We provide community support for older peoples, people living with disability and those needing support for mental health.

About Lynch Syndrome NZ (Facebook Group)

The Average New Zealander has about a 6% chance of developing Bowel Cancer by the age of 75 years but in Lynch Syndrome there is up to a 50% chance of developing Bowel Cancer by the Age of 70 years. Most Bowel Cancer normally occurs after the age of 50 years but in Lynch Syndrome it occurs earlier. A key objective of ours is to provide support for patients and families. We hope this group will work as a forum…

About Vaka Tautua (West Auckland)

Vaka Tautua is a national “by Pacific for Pacific” health support service provider. We run community programs and services that provide support especially to our older peoples, those living with disability or those seeking support for mental health. We also offer shared management services to a number of smaller groups and trusts and have a history of strong Pacific community and health sector engagement.

About Vaka Tautua (Christchurch)

Vaka Tautua is a national “by Pacific for Pacific” health support service provider. We run community programs and services that provide support especially to our older peoples, those living with disability or those seeking support for mental health.  

About Miranda Smith Homecare (Christchurch)

Miranda Smith Homecare provides a range of services to help enable clients to remain in their own home safely and comfortably, while giving family members peace of mind, knowing that their loved ones are receiving the best possible care. Providing care in a person’s home means it can be tailored specifically to their needs, lifestyle and preferences, rather than offering a blanket approach. Our service begins with a comprehensive assessment of each client’s lifestyle, medical conditions and the support required…

About Auckland Colorectal Centre

Auckland Colorectal Centre specialise in all aspects of colorectal surgery and colonoscopy. We are a group of highly qualified surgeons who provide expertise in colorectal(bowel) and anorectal problems including the management of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, haemorrhoids and other defecatory disorders, with each specialist dedicated to offering patients the very best care

About Healthpoint

Healthpoint is the New Zealand online health services directory providing in-depth information about the health and community service providers with over 400,000 visitors per month.

About Raukura Hauora O Tainui (Head Office-Hamilton)

Raukura Hauora O Tainui is an iwi Charitable Trust founded in 1991 on the aspirations of King Tawhiao, the dream of Princess Te Puea Herangi and legacy of the late Dame Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu to reclaim the health and wellbeing of the Tainui people. Today, Raukura Hauora O Tainui continues to pursue this goal under the leadership of our King Te Arikinui Tuheitia Paki, delivering health services to Tamaki and Waikato regions.

About Raukura Hauora O Tainui (Huntly)

Raukura Hauora O Tainui is an iwi Charitable Trust founded in 1991 on the aspirations of King Tawhiao, the dream of Princess Te Puea Herangi and legacy of the late Dame Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu to reclaim the health and wellbeing of the Tainui people. Today, Raukura Hauora O Tainui continues to pursue this goal under the leadership of our King Te Arikinui Tuheitia Paki, delivering health services to Tamaki and Waikato regions.

About Raukura Hauora O Tainui (Tamaki)

Raukura Hauora O Tainui is an iwi Charitable Trust founded in 1991 on the aspirations of King Tawhiao, the dream of Princess Te Puea Herangi and legacy of the late Dame Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu to reclaim the health and wellbeing of the Tainui people. Today, Raukura Hauora O Tainui continues to pursue this goal under the leadership of our King Te Arikinui Tuheitia Paki, delivering health services to Tamaki and Waikato regions.