Nurses at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike from 7am to 11pm on both Tuesday 2 September and Thursday 4 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only.
GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
Industrial action — Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Oraexternal link
We provide a range of group counselling as well as individual counselling. Some groups are available after hours.
Freephone 0800 845 1818external link
9am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday.
Call us or complete our online form if you have feedback, complaints or need to message us about an appointment.
CADS Counselling services runs out of the main CADS sites and various satellite sites in the Auckland region. The main sites are:
Community alcohol and drug services
9am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday.
We provide services to anybody in the Auckland region:
Our confidential services aim to help reduce the harm caused by alcohol or drug use. We offer individual and group counselling.
CADS counselling service offers a group programme which includes the following.
Education and support for people thinking about changing their use of alcohol or other drugs.
Understanding you own use of alcohol and drugs and developing the skills and building the resources (recovery capital) to help you make changes to your use.
Helps you maintain the changes you have made.
An intensive outpatient programme based at Pitman House.
CADS abstinence programme groups
Information and support for people who have concerns about the use of alcohol and other drugs by a relative, partner or friend.
Information about alcohol and other drugs and their effects.
Learn and practice skills to be mindful, regulate emotions and tolerate distress.
For people mandated to undertake education about alcohol and driving.
An ongoing group for people who identify as sexually or gender diverse.
We have downloadable information about our services and drug facts on the Health NZ website.
Community alcohol and drug service (CADS) resources — Health NZexternal link
