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

Acute Response Team

Palmeston North: 0800 653 357
Whanganui: 0800 653 358

Wellington: 0800 745 477

Hutt: 0800 745 477

  • 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

  • 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