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These resources help you manage your mental and emotional health after a weather event or natural disaster.
Last updated: 8 September 2025
Our Storm Recovery Navigators provided a free and confidential service to help people recover from the 2023 weather events.
The Storm Recovery Navigation Service stopped accepting new referrals on 1 September 2025.
The 'Whānau Support Guide' on Storm Recovery Navigation Service can help you manage the effects of the 2023 storms and get ready for future emergencies.
Phone or text Need to Talk? on 1737 for help with anxiety or mental health after an extreme weather event.
Trained counsellors are available for free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can also contact:
Visit allsorts.org.nz for more wellbeing tips, resources and tools.
Free workshops are available for managing stress, emotions and addiction after the extreme weather events. These workshops offer in-person and online sessions.
For more information and to register your place, visit:
The Balance app offers personalised meditation experiences to help you improve your sleep, mental health and manage stress. You can use it for free for the first year.
Download the app on the Apple Store or on Google Play.
Groov gives you the tools to manage stress, build healthy habits and support your mental wellbeing.
Download the app on the Apple Store or on Google Play.
After the Disaster is a podcast where you can find practical tips and evidenced-based advice on how to find your way through a disaster.
Listen to the podcast on Apple podcasts.
The Five Ways to Wellbeing offers five simple, everyday actions to support good mental wellbeing and health.