Crisis numbers
Need to talk to someone now?
If someone is in immediate danger, call 111 now.
Otherwise, choose a line from the national lines, or the crisis team for your area.
National lines
These lines cover the whole country.
Emergency
- 111Emergency services
Talk and text
- 1737Need to Talk? Call or text
- 0800 543 354Lifeline
- 0508 828 865Suicide Crisis Helpline
- 0800 111 757Depression Helpline
Health and young people
- 0800 611 116Healthline
- 0800 376 633Youthline
Regional crisis teams
For people in that area. Some lines have options; the option to press is in brackets.
Auckland
- 0800 800 717Central Auckland
- 09 261 3700 or 0800 775 222East and South Auckland
- 09 822 8501Henderson / West Auckland
- 09 486 8900North Shore
- 09 427 0360Rodney
Northland
- 0800 55 44 75Whangārei
- 09 439 3330Dargaville Hospital (option 3, then 1)
- 0800 64 36 47Kerikeri / Kaikohe
- 0800 68 87 28Kaitaia
- 09 405 7709Hokianga (option 4)
- 0800 33 37 83Northland child, youth and maternal service
- 0800 223 371Northland after hours
Waikato
- 0800 505 050Hamilton / Waikato
Bay of Plenty
- 0800 800 508Tauranga
- 0800 77 4545Whakatāne
- 0800 166 167Rotorua / Taupō
Tairāwhiti (Gisborne)
- 0800 243 500Gisborne
- 06 869 0512Gisborne after 10 pm
Hawke's Bay
- 0800 112 334Napier / Hastings / wider region
Taranaki
- 0508 292 467New Plymouth / wider region
Manawatū-Whanganui
- 0800 653 357Palmerston North
- 0800 653 358Whanganui
Wairarapa
- 0508 432 432Masterton / wider region
Wellington
- 0800 745 477Wellington / Hutt Valley / Kāpiti
Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough
- 0800 776 364Nelson / Tasman / Golden Bay
- 0800 948 497Marlborough / Blenheim
West Coast
- 0800 757 678Greymouth / wider region
Canterbury
- 0800 920 092Christchurch / Canterbury adults
- 0800 218 219Children and youth, weekdays 8:30 am to 5 pm (option 2)
- 0800 920 092Children and youth, after hours
South Canterbury
- 0800 277 997Timaru / wider region
Otago
- 0800 467 846Dunedin / Otago (option 2)
Southland
- 0800 467 846Invercargill / Southland (option 1)
Official directory of crisis assessment teams: healthnz.govt.nz
For immediate danger, call 111.