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Employment support

Whether you're looking to be an employee or self-employed, a wide variety of options exists for people with disabilities.

For example, the Mainstream Employment Programme is an initiative that supports disabled people to find work in the State sector, while Workbridge provides a professional employment service for people with all types of disability.

There is also a number of supported employment providers in every region in New Zealand. These supported employment providers are generally members of ASENZ and are committed to following the ASENZ principles of service delivery.

Central region

Deaf Aotearoa: Hawke's Bay
2 White Street Taradale, Napier 4112
Phone: 06 845 9007
Fax: 06 844 1208
Email: trudy.girven@deaf.org.nz
www.deaf.org.nz

Disability Training Services: HB Trust Board
87 Austin Street. Onekawa. Napier
PO Box 3193 Napier
Phone: 06 843 5998
Fax: 06 8435373
Email: julia@dtsnapier.org.nz
www.dtsnapier.org.nz

Hohepa Homes
PO Box 3, Clive, Hastings 4148
Phone: 06 870 0426
Fax: 06 870 0720
Email: hawk@hawk.hohepa.org.nz

Home Instead Senior Care Manawatu (Kellisay Ltd)
132 Princess Street, Palmerston North 4410
PO Box 12176 Palmerston North
Phone: 06 357 8488 / 0800 336636
Fax: 06 3578489
Email: lisa@manawatuhomeinstead.co.nz
www.homeinstead.co.nz

IDEA Services: Hawera
19 Nelson Street, Hawera
PO Box 375, Hawera
Phone: 06 278 8585  
E-mail: south.taranaki@idea.org.nz
www.ihc.org.nz

IDEA Services: Hawkes Bay
104 Lyndon Road, Hastings
PO Box 1120, Hastings
Phone: 06 870 7880  
Email:  hawkes.bay@idea.org.nz
www.ihc.org.nz

Network Personnel (Disability Resorces Centre HB)
PO Box 2348, Stortford Lodge, Hastings 4153
Phone: 06 873 8200
Fax: 06 873 8212
Email: ceo@drchb.org.nz

Phoenix Inc
Unit 5 Northcote Park Offices, 145 Queen Street, Palmerston North
PO Box 1905 Palmerston North
Phone: 06 354 7520
Fax:06 354 7521
Email: phoenix.inc@xtra.co.nz
www.phoenixinc.org.nz

Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind
43 Walding Street, Palmerston North
PO Box 310 Palmerston North 4440
Phone: 0800 24 33 33 or 06 350 2540 Fax: 06 356 1790
Email: tbryan@rnzfb.org.nz
www.rnzfb.org.nz

Workwise Employment Agency: Hawke's Bay
503 Queen Street West, Hastings
PO Box 11036 Hastings
Phone: 06 876 4259
Fax: 06 876 4204
Email: adel.stephenson@workwise.org.nz
www.workwise.org.nz

Workbridge: Napier
25 Bower Street, Napier
PO Box 1043 Napier
Phone: 06 974 5610
Fax: 06 835 8995
Email: napier@workbridge.co.nz
www.workbridge.co.nz

Workbridge: Palmerston North
28-32 Queen Street Palmerston North
PO Box 4453 Palmerston North
Phone: 06 952-5640 Fax: 06 952-5649
Email: palmerstonnorth@workbridge.co.nz
www.workbridge.co.nz

Wellington region

ACEmployment
27 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington
PO Box 7140 Newtown, Wellington 6242
Phone: 04 389 4391
Fax: 04 389 4395
E-mail: manager@wgtnaftercare.org.nz
www.wgtnaftercare.org.nz

Deaf Aotearoa : Wellington
Level 1, 32 Marion Street, Te Aro, Wellington
PO Box 6166, Marion Square, Wellington 6141
Phone: 04 974 8826
Fax: 04 801 8964        
E-mail: tim.pate@deaf.org.nz
www.deaf.org.nz

Downtown Community Ministry (Associate)
2 Lukes Lane, Wellington
Phone: 04 384 7699
Fax: 04 384 7688
Email: dougal@dcm.org.nz

Earthlink Inc
PO Box 40 866, Upper Hutt 5018
Phone: 04 527 9900
Fax: 04 527 9994
Email: earthlink@xtra.co.nz

Emerge Supported Employment Trust
32-34 Kent Tce, Mount Victoria, Wellington 6011
PO Box 27187, Marion Square, Wellington 6141
Phone: 04 384 7456
Fax: 04 384 7428
Email: susan@emergetrust.org.nz

Hutt Valley Disabled Resources Trust
60 Woburn Road, Lower Hutt
PO Box 31 102 Lower Hutt
Phone: 04 569 3091
Fax: 04 569 3707
Email: susan.grey@hvdrt.org.nz

IDEA Services: Horowhenua/Kapiti / Mana
8c Ihakara Street, Paraparaumu.
PO Box 2150, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu
Phone: 04 298 8976
E-mail: horo.kapiti.mana@idea.org.nz
www.ihc.org.nz

IDEA Services: National Office
Level 15 Willibank House, 57 Willis Street.
PO Box 4155, Wellington 6140
Phone: 04 472 2247
Fax: 04 472-2244
Email: national.office@idea.org.nz
www.ihc.org.nz

IDEA Services : Wellington / Hutt
Unit 11, 5 Bouverie Street, PO Box 33 098, Petone
Phone: 04 568 2929 
Email: wellington.hutt@idea.org.nz
www.ihc.org.nz

L R Training and Development Ltd
2/78 Calcutta Street, Khandallah, Wellington
PO Box 25262 Wellington 6146
Phone: 04 4795778
Email: linda@lrtraining.co.nz
www.lrtraining.co.nz

Mainstream Supported Employment (Associate)
C/O Ministry of Social Development – National Office
Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1556 Wellington 6140
Phone: 0800 559 009
Email: mainstream@ssc.govt.nz
www.mainstream.ssc.govt.nz

Q-nique Ltd (Full Member)
Level 1, Corner of Kings Crescent and Cornwall Street Lower Hutt
PO Box 31187 Lower Hutt 5040
Phone: 04 570 2320
Fax: 04 570 2321
Email:walter@q-nique.co.nz
www.q-nique.co.nz

Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind
121 Adelaide Road, Newtown
P O Box 27177, Wellington, 6141
Phone: 0800 24 33 33 or 04 380 2160
Fax: 04 389 5254
Email: tbryan@rnzfb.org.nz
www.rnzfb.org.nz

WorkFirst (Capitol and Coast DHB)
1st Floor Pipitea House, 61-63 Thorndon Quay, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1729 Wellington 6140
Phone: 04 494 9166
Fax: 04 494 9163
Email: nikki.porteous@ccdhb.org.nz

Welllink/Worklink: Lower Hutt
Level 2. ISP Centre, 14 Langs Rd, Lower Hutt 5010
PO Box 31 048. Lower Hutt 5040
Phone: 04 560 3154
Fax: 04 560 3123
Email: Dianew@wellink.org.nz

Welllink/Worklink: Wellington
203-209 Willis Street, Wellington
PO Box 6516, Marion Square, Wellington 6141
Phone: 04 801 8500
Fax: 04 801 8509
Email: Dianew@wellink.org.nz

WorkMates
Level 4 Suite 404, North City Shopping Centre, Porirua 5022
Post: Level 4 Pember House, 16 Hagley St, Porirua 5022
Phone: 04 237 7141
Fax: 04 237 5520
Email: pam.greenlee@workmates.co.nz

Workbridge: Wellington
Level 2, Levin House, 330 High Street, Lower Hutt
PO Box 31-687 Lower Hutt
Phone: 04 499-7350 Fax: 04 499-1460
Email: wellington@workbridge.co.nz Website: www.workbridge.co.nz

Workbridge: Wellington Corporate)
Ground Floor, gen-i Tower, Cnr Customhouse Quay & Waring Taylor Street Wellington
PO Box 2560 Wellington
Phone: 04 913 6422
Fax: 04 913 6432
Email: wellington@workbridge.co.nz
www.workbridge.co.nz

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