Groups to make friends and experience social outings

PHAB provides weekly social experiences for people 16 and over 

Waikato Disability Community 

Disability Connections New Zealand 

I Lead 

Enabling Good Lives MidCentral 

Recreate NZ 

Spectrum Care Youth 

Waikato Disabled Friendship, Connect + Events 

Deaf Events NZ 


Community groups for people with learning disabilities

Intellectual Disability Support Work NZ

Learning Disabilities Resources NZ (dyslexia / dysgraphia / dyscalculia) 

Spectrum Care Youth

Northland Down Syndrome Support Group 


Community groups for neurodiverse people 

Autistic Spectrum New Zealand Open Group

Autism Support Network - New Zealand

Autism Support Network for New Zealand Families 

Autism and ADHD Support New Zealand 

Upper Hutt Autism Group 

ADHD and Neuro-diversity Support Group Christchurch New Zealand 

Auckland Peer Group 


Community groups for people with hearing loss

Wellington Association for Deaf Children 

Hear for Families APD New Zealand 

DEAF POSITIVE NZ

Deaf Action (New Zealand) 

Deaf Events NZ 

DEAF MĀMĀ . NEW ZEALAND 

Deaf Education NZ 


Support groups for rare disorders

RDNZ | Find a support group  


Disability Advisory Groups

Whangarei Disability Advisory group

Auckland Disability Advisory Panel 

Tauranga Disability Advisory Group 

Napier Disability Advisory Group
 
Palmerston North Disability Reference Group

Marlborough District Council advocacy group

Wellington City Council Accessible Advisory Group 

Waimakariri Access Group 

Christchurch Accessibility Advisory group


Community groups for equipment and resource tips

Disability Equipment & Resources NZ - Buy/Sell/Swap 

Disability Funding Support NZ

Disability at Massey (support and resources)

Sharing Stories about Disability in New Zealand 

iFUNZ - Individualised Funding Users NZ 


Groups for parents by parents of disabled children

Parent to Parent 

Neurodiverse Parent and Child Support Group NZ

Awhi Ngā Mātua an online community for parents of disabled and medically fragile tamariki.

Intellectual Disability/Impairment in NZ (Parents and Caregivers) 

New Zealand Group for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome 

NZ Parents of Kids with Hearing Loss

Parents of Vision impaired NZ (Inc)