Rural
Murihiku Support
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The Southland Rural Support Trust assists rural individuals and their families to get back on their feet following challenging circumstances such as financial, personal or climatic adverse events
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Thriving Southland is a community-led group with a vision to create a prosperous Southland, healthy people, healthy environment from the mountains to the sea.
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Citizens Advice Bureau Invercargill has an online Community Directory that can be searched for organisations including in our rural communities.
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Southern REAP is a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a catchment that includes Southland, Fiordland, Stewart Island, Queenstown, and numerous mountains, lakes, and the rivers from Glenorchy to Bluff. The Southern REAP area covers 36,074 square kilometres, constituting 16.45% of New Zealand's total land area and making it the largest REAP catchment area in the country and the last one formed in 1982.
Southern REAPs’ vision is that every person has the skills and confidence to reach their full potential with a mission of making a difference in our rural communities.
Southern REAP activities include but are not limited to: (see their website for more details)
A range of early childhood services
A number of school services
Adult and Community Education
Attendance Service
Alternative education
Drive my life
Swim Safe Southland
Computers in Homes - Former refugees