We hope that the resources provided are of assistance to you. If you have a resource that you feel would be beneficial to our community please forward to us.

Northland Parents of Deaf Children Inc.

Northland Parents of Deaf Children Inc. is a voluntary organisation formed in 1994 by parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.

As parents we aim to support one another to provide our children with opportunities that will enable them to become the best that they can be.

We work closely with professionals to improve the quality of services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and their families.

We believe it is important for parents to be heard and for their views and opinions to be valued and that they are important members of the “team”.

Find out more about us by reading this documentWho_are_we.doc

Download: Northland Parents of Deaf Children brochure (.pdf file - 510.98KB)

Tiaho Trust Accessible Vans

Tiaho Trust has two fully accessible vans which community and disability organisations can borrow to transport disabled people to events. One is based in Whangarei and the other is based in Kaikohe.

If you are disabled and need transport to an event but don’t have an organisation to support you please contact us and we may be able to assist you.

If you wish to book the van in Whangarei please contact us at the Tiaho office on 09 430 3406.

If you would like to book the van in Kaikohe please contact Maria Wihongi on 0800 4 Tiaho (0800 484 246) or email:

Download the Van usage criteria and responsabilities document for more information.

Download: Van user criteria and responsabilities (.doc file - 79KB)

Nationwide Health & Disabilities Advocacy Services

Mary-Claire Taffs and Christine Findlay are Health & Disability Advocate based in Whangarei covering from Te Hana to the Bay of Islands. They provide independent advocacy support and assistance to people who have concerns about a health or disability service they or their family have used. They also provide free education sessions to any group on the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.

23 Norfolk Street
Whangarei
Phone: 09 4300 166
Fax: 0800 278 77678
Email: mtaffs@hdc.org.nz
Call Centre Freephone 0800 555 050

Catherine Ross is the Health & Disability Advocate for the Kaitaia region, her contact details are:
PO Box 424, Kaitaia 0441
Phone: 09 408 0006
Toll Free: 0800 555 050
Fax: 09 408 0756
Email:

To find out more, visit http://www.hdc.org.nz

DIAS Collective Promotional Pad

In Northland, there are a range of organisations providing information about a specific disability, or disability in general and how it impacts on the everyday life of a person and their family/whanau. This pad has current contact details for these organisations and is a great resource if you work in the Health and Disability sector. Please contact us if you would like to order a pad of 50 sheets.

To find out more, visit http://tiaho.org.nz/about/dias_collective/

Download: Promotional Pad (.jpg file - 279.78KB)