Community Support Groups

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Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau

Waikato

Tauranga

North Shore (daytime)

10am–12 noon, 1st Tuesday of each month except January, April and December.
Rangitoto Room, first floor, Takapuna Library

Get in touch: northshoredsg@gmail.com. Please put ‘Support Group’ in the Subject line.

North Shore (evening)

7pm–9pm, 1st Thursday of each month except January, May, and December.
Auckland Christian Assembly, 26 Albany Highway, Glenfield

Get in touch: northshoredsg@gmail.com. Please put ‘Support Group’ in the Subject line.

Whau Diabetes (Morning)

1st Friday in the month | 10.30am Refreshments | 11am Meeting. No meetings in December and January.
Salvation Army New Lynn, 32 Delta Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland
Contact Rebecca on 021 189 6194 or 09 8276858
Email whaudiabetes@gmail.com
Assistance can also be given outside of scheduled meeting times.

Whau Diabetes (Afternoon)

1st Friday in the month | 12.30pm Refreshments | 1pm Meeting. No meetings in December and January.
Salvation Army New Lynn, 32 Delta Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland.
Contact Rebecca on 021 189 6194 or 09 8276858
Email whaudiabetes@gmail.com
Assistance can also be given outside of scheduled meeting times.

Helensville (daytime)

1st Monday* in month, 10.00 am – 12.00 (*unless a public holiday then it will be the following Monday). No meetings in December and January.
St Matthew's Anglican/Methodist Church, 60 Garfield Road, Helensville
Coordinator – Shirley 09 420 6501, Glennis 09 420 2801
Email: mindy2@xtra.co.nz

Onehunga (daytime)

2nd Monday in month, 11.00 am – 1.00pm. No meetings in November, December and January.
Onehunga Community House, 83 Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland
Coordinator: Shiv Sund (021 618 162); email: scsund@xtra.co.nz 

Manukau (evening)

1st Tuesday in month, 7.00pm – 8.30pm.
Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club, 53 Rangitoto Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Coordinator: Shiv Sund (021 618 162); email: scsund@xtra.co.nz 

Type 1 Diabetes support group. For all type 1. This group also includes medical staff who are type 1 and come as ‘people with type 1 diabetes’.

Waikato Type 1 support group meets at 10.00 am on the first Tuesday of each month at Cafe Botannix, Palmers Garden Centre, Rototuna.

Contact: Murray Dear dears@xtra.co.nz or Angelica von Reitzenstein angelicavon@gmail.com

Family Support: We also run family support meetings with clients and relatives . This is organised when a client makes a request and we see the need and possibility to help.

Rotorua

Morning Tea every Thursday morning 9.30am-11.30am at the Arawa Bowling Club, Lytton St, Rotorua. Guest speakers, workshops, sharing and discussion. Morning Tea provided. No meeting in January.

Taupō

Meets on the second Monday of each month 10am – 12pm at the Taupo Croquet Club, 3 Rokino Street, Taupo. No meetings in January. The meetings on the second Monday of the month are similar to those that have always been held – i.e. Guest Speaker when possible, Cup of Tea/Coffee, sharing, and socialisation.

Type 1 Adults Coffee Group. February 17 2025, then the second Friday of every month. 10am at The Atrium, 252 Otumoetai Road, Otumoetai.

Whakatane Community Group is held monthly on Saturdays from 10.30am at the Whakatane Library. These are intended to be workshops for people with pre-diabetes and/or people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the past couple of years or so. Note: The meetings have been paused due to low attendance rates, and will be re-visited in 2026.

Ōpōtiki Community Group meetings currently on hold.

Kawerau Community Group

Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at the Kawerau Bowling Club. Half-hour session of Tai Chi for beginners from 12:30pm and the ‘main event’ starting at 1pm, wrapping up between 2:30 and 3pm.

Community Coffee Group held on the last Thursday of every month at the Roseneath Village Hall, High Street, Carterton at 10am. Open to everyone living with diabetes, their support networks and health professionals.

Youth and Parent Support: This is a work in progress, feel free to contact us and we can arrange something if you are needing support.