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New Location

25 Queen Street

Te Kuiti

New Location 25 Queen Street Te Kuiti

Waitomo Waipā  Women's Refuge

We are here to provide support and advocacy services for wāhine, tamariki and whānau who are experiencing family violence.

We cover rural, coastal and town areas in Waitomo and Waipā from Mōkau to Cambridge including Te Kūiti, Benneydale, Kāwhia and Te Awamutu.

Have you been exposed to, or experienced family violence?

Family Violence is an attempt to control someone using fear, intimidation and abuse. It can take many forms including:

  • Physical, verbal, emotional, sexual or spiritual abuse.

  • Preventing you from accessing money.

  • Threatening to have your children taken away.

  • Stopping you from working or seeing family or friends.

Family violence is abuse from anyone you are in a close personal relationship with such as an intimate partner, a family member, your child or parent or someone who is your caregiver.

Family violence can happen in any home regardless of culture, ethnicity or income.

Survivors of family violence may be in same-sex relationships, transgender or non-binary. No one deserves to be abused and family violence is never ok.

24/7 Crisis Line

We provide a free 24/7 Crisis Line:

0800 Refuge - 0800 733 843.

Safe House

We provide support to women and children who are unable to remain in their own homes.

Information

We provide free confidential support, information and advice.

Advocacy Support

Our Advocates are here to help you achieve your goals in relation to your safety and the safety of your Whānau.

Services in the Community

We can help you access any legal advice required, engage with WINZ and provide referrals to other agencies that may also be able to help.

Whānau Protect

Whānau Protect is a service for people experiencing family violence who are at high risk of repeat harm that is likely to cause serious physical injury or death.

A Day in the Life of a Women's Refuge Advocate

Join Polly Gillespie as she meets Lita, a Women's Refuge Advocate, to learn about what it's like working at Women's Refuge.