Community Links

This page gives contact information and links to community and youth websites.

Contacts

The following are useful contacts for community organisations in Porirua:

Porirua Healthlinks Allpoints Email Newsletter – a fast way of putting out a community notice. Phone (04) 236 6069 Email info@healthlinks.org.nz

Porirua Citizens Advice Bureau - for free information and advice about all sorts of problems - Phone (04) 237 8846 or email cab.porirua@xtra.co.nz

Community Information Websites

Community Net - a website of resource material for community organisations

Funding Information Service - the website of the Funding Information Service gives subscriber access to Fundview.

New Zealand Council of Social Services - NZCOSS is a national umbrella organisation for local Councils of Social Services and other social service networks throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

New Zealand Federation of Volunteer Welfare Organisations – NZFVWO is an active network of social service organisations

Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) - website of the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector which exists to inspire co-operation and superb relationships between the government and community and voluntary sector.

Ora Toa Health Services - Health information for people in Porirua City

Learning and Behaviour Charitable Trust - Information and resources for people learning or behaviour difficulties

The Legal Services Agency (a Crown entity) maintains an online catalogue of law-related information and resources called LawAccess. It is essentially a gateway to the law-related resources of 140 government and non-government contributing agencies. On the site you'll find information as varied as "Building certifiers", "Buying or selling a property", "Disputes with your bank", "Legal Ages", "Skateboarding", "Towaway rights", "Your rights as a consumer", "New Zealanders' reflections on possum control"...and much more.

World FM - a local Community radio station

Youth Websites

Useful websites on youth leadership and development include:

National Youth Workers Network - connecting people who are interested in developing youth services.

Ministry of Youth Development - where you can find out about policies, programmes and services relating to young people.

Youth Law - a site for learning about the legal rights of young people

Urge - a YouthLine newsletter