Whakatane Community Link
Our location
Street address:
24 Pyne Street
Whakatane 3120
Postal address:
Private Bag 1004
Whakatane 3158
Fax: 07 307 2916
Directions: Next to Whakatane Beacon newspaper office. Disabled parking is available by the main entranceway.
Our services
A number of social agencies, including the Ministry of Social Development, are working in the Whakatane Community Link.
Community Links are places where people come to access social services in a way that is co-ordinated, complementary and collaborative. We aim to meet the needs of a range of people, from those seeking financial assistance to those who have unique or complex needs. The Whakatane Community Link allows us to provide a more efficient and effective service for people in one location.
Consultation with the Whakatane community has helped the Ministry consider how the Whakatane Community Link will be designed and the services it will deliver.
Our partners
Whakatane Community Link partners include:
- Careers NZ - provides help in making decisions about work and training
- Child, Youth and Family - provides support and protection for children, young people and their families
- Eastbay REAP - supports the learning journeys of individuals as they build their base skills and confidence, to engage or re-engagewith the workforce
- Eastern Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation - provides individual risk assessments to enable people to increase control over and improve their health
- Family Works - provides facilitation of programmes including WAVE (Women Against Violence), The Incredible Years, Restore, and Social Workers in Schools
- Healthcare NZ / Mental Health & Addiction - supports mental health clients into accommodation
- Housing New Zealand Corporation - provides housing, home ownership loans and education for those on lower incomes
- Inland Revenue Department - provides information about Working for Families Tax Credit and Child Support
- Senior Services - supports older people through provision of financial assistance and connection to services, support and opportunities
- Te Tohu O Te Ora O Ngati Awa - provides Iwi social and health services
- Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi - provides Maori tertiary education from bridging courses to degree level
- Whakatane Budget Advisory Service - provides budget services
- Work and Income - provides help to get a job and income support
