Contacts
Call 09 438 1018 or 0800 080 168 during opening hours.
Hours
8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. A paediatrician is on call after hours.
Address
The Villa, 19 Norfolk Street, Regent, Whangarei.
About
Whangarei child service (The Villa) is the Northland District Health Board health service for children and young people (up to 13 years) who have experienced abuse or neglect or where there is a concern that sexual abuse may have occurred.
The service boundaries are from Kaiwaka up to Cape Reinga, and our Nurse Specialist Clinical Coordinator is Debbie Gamble.
For Inter-SAATS referrals, call 09 438 1018 or fax 09 438 1019.
Local support services
Whangarei Rape Crisis
Phone: 09 438 6221
Support of Sexually Abused Dargaville & Districts (SOS)
Phone: 09 439 6070
Mid North Family Support Rape Crisis & Youth Services
Phone: 09 407 4298
Victim Support
Phone: 0800 842 846
National support services
- In an emergency, call 111. If it's not safe for you to talk, stay silent — the operator will let you know what to do. You can call 111 on your mobile phone even if it's out of credit.
- If it's not an emergency, call the Police on 105. They'll take the details of your complaint and ask someone in your local Police district to get in touch with you directly.
- If you need advice or support, call Safe to talk free on 0800 044 334. Their helpline is available 24/7.