Asthma societies and asthma and COPD support groups
Asthma societies and asthma and COPD support groups offer local specialist support, advice, home visits, support groups, testing, training and resources. Services are usually free or low cost.
Regional partners provide friendly, specialised support, information and resources to assist people with respiratory disease manage their health. Services are either free or for a small fee. Services include:
- One-on-one advice about asthma and respiratory health
- Home visits
- Asthma and COPD support groups
- Spirometry testing (lung function testing)
- Training for respiratory health professionals
- Society membership
Asthma societies
Auckland
Auckland
Asthma New Zealand
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Phone: 0800 227 328
Email: anz@asthma.org.nz
Street address: 581 Mt Eden Road, Auckland
Postal address: PO Box 67 066, Mt Eden, Auckland, 1359
Website: www.asthma.org.nz
Waikato
Waikato
Asthma Waikato
All Waikato region
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm
Phone: 07 838 0851
Email: info@asthmawaikato.org.nz
Street address: 18 Claudelands Road, Hamilton East, Hamilton
Postal address: PO Box 7013, Hamilton East, Hamilton, 3247
Website: www.asthmawaikato.org.nz
Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty
Asthma and Respiratory Management BOP Inc
All of the Bay of Plenty both Eastern and Western, including Tauranga, Papamoa, Te Puke, Katikati, Whakatane, Kawerau and Opotiki
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm
Phone: 07 577 6738
Freephone : 0800 ARM BOP or 0800 276 267
Email: reception@asthmabop.org.nz
Address: 254 Chadwick Rd, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112
Website: www.asthmabop.org.nz
Gisborne
Gisborne
Gisborne and East Coast Asthma Society (Inc)
Phone: 06 868 9970
Email: lynlolohea@hotmail.com
Address: 14 Kennedy Street, Gisborne 4010
Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay
Breathe Hawke’s Bay
Hawke’s Bay, including Napier, Hastings, Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-3pm
Nurse hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm
Phone: 06 835 0018
Email: admin@breathehb.co.nz
Address: 199 Dickens Street, Napier
Postal address: PO Box 687, Napier 4140
Website: www.breathehb.co.nz
Wellington
Wellington
Tu Kotahi Maori Asthma Trust
Lower Hutt
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm
Phone: 04 939 4629 / 0800 939 462
Email: anne@kokiri-hauora.org.nz
Address: 7-9 Barnes St, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010
Asthma New Zealand - Wellington
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Phone: 0800 227 328
Email: wellington@asthma.org.nz
Canterbury
Canterbury
CanBreathe Canterbury
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm
Phone: 03 386 0278
Email: office@canbreathe.org.nz
Website: www.canbreathe.org.nz
Address : 117 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052
Asthma and COPD support groups
Eastern Bay of Plenty
Eastern Bay of Plenty
Eastern BOP Asthma and COPD support group
Phone: 07 307 1447 or 0800 227 363
Email: copd@drct.co.nz
Address: C/O Karen Couchman, Disabilities Resource Centre Trust, 141 King Street, Whakatane 3120
Rotorua
Rotorua
Korowai Aroha
Phone: 0800 507 092
Email: admin@korowai.org.nz
Address: 1292 Hinemoa Street, Rotorua
Website: https://korowai.org.nz/service...
Manawatu
Manawatu
Manawatu Breathe Easy Support Group
Owen Pedersen
06 3587491
owenped@xtra.co.nz
37 Frederick St, Palmerston North
Nelson
Nelson
Respiratory Support Nelson
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am-2pm
Phone: 03 544 1562, 027 546 7675
Email: asthma.nelson@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.respiratorynelson.co.nz
Address: Office is held at 9 Cambridge Street, Richmond, Nelson 7020
Respiratory Support Nelson runs pulmonary rehabilitation courses and better breather classes across the Nelson/Tasman region. These are open to anyone with a respiratory condition. The classes and courses provide education, support and self-management tools. Get in touch with Respiratory Support Nelson for more information, or visit their website to view their class timetable.
Marlborough
Marlborough
COPD Support and Exercise Group
Contact: Gillian McCloy
Phone: 027 454 5102
Levin (Horowhenua)
Levin (Horowhenua)
Horowhenua Breathe Easy Support Group
Meet: Cosmopolitan Club, Oxford Street, Levin on the fourth Thursday of every month (9.45am to 12pm).
President: Michelle Fraser
Contact: Lynne McKenzie
Phone: 06 368 8069
Online
Online
Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease Support Group
Contact: Sue Woodard, NTMir Peer Support Group Leader NZ
Email: NewZealand@ntminfo.org
Choirs
Porirua Sing Your Lungs Out Choir (PSYLO)
Porirua Sing Your Lungs Out Choir (PSYLO)
Contact: Porirua Asthma Service
Phone: 04 237 0878 (business hours)
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PoriruaSingYourLungsOut/
Location: Mungavin Community Hall, Mungavin Avenue, Ranui, Porirua
Days/Time: Every Thursday, 11am - 12pm
Wellington Sing Your Lungs Out Choir
Wellington Sing Your Lungs Out Choir
Contact: Robyn Lange
Phone: 027 817 1136
Email: randmlange@gmail.com
Location: All Saints Church, 90 Hamiltons Road, Hataitai
(Times and dates change so get in touch if interested)