Some health workers at Health NZ public hospitals and services are planning to strike on Thursday 23 October to 7am on Friday 24 October.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. For more information:
Mental health crisis assessment teams Ngā rōpū aromatawai tairaru
Find phone numbers for mental health crisis services in your region. These are for emergencies only.
Mental health crisis phone numbers
- Auckland Central: 0800 800 717, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- North Shore: (09) 486 8900
- Henderson: (09) 822 8501
- Rodney: (09) 427 0360
- Auckland (East and South) : (09) 261 3700 After hours: 0800 775 222
- Tauranga: 0800 800 508
- Whakatāne: 0800 77 4545
Palmeston North: 0800 653 357
Whanganui: 0800 653 358
- 0800 467 846
press 1 for Southland, press 2 for Otago
0800 243 500, After 10pm 06 869 0512
- Nelson region from Rai Valley to Korere to Riwaka: 0800 776 364
- Marlborough, as far as the Clarence River and up to the Lakes and down the Sounds, and as far as Rai Valley: 0800 948 497
- Golden Bay area, from the top of Takaka Hill to Turimawiwi on the west coast of Golden Bay: 0800 776 364
| Region | Phone number | Contact hours |
| Whangarei | 09 430 4101 extension 3537 |
Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm |
| Kaipara | 09 439 3330 extension 65401 |
Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm |
| Mid North | 0800 643 647 |
Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm |
| 0800 223 371 | Weekends and after hours |