AVIVA Christchurch – 378 3847 Office – 0800 284 82669 (24 hr crisis line)
Women’s Refuge West Christchurch – 03 789 8025 (crisis line) – info@refugewestcoast.org.nz
Women’s Refuge Otautahi – 379 6910 – 66 Durham Street South, admin@owr.org.nz – 0800 117 474 (Crisis
line)
West Christchurch Womens Refuge 03 379 0575 Email W.W.R@xtra.co.nz
“Battered Women’s Trust” – 364 8900 – 0800 733 843, office.bwt@xtra.co.nz Address: 193 Marshland
Rd,Shirley, Christchurch 8083
Also have SHAKTI Ethnic Women’s Support Line 0800 742 584 Email sewsq@shakti.org.nz
which is for Ethnic woman. Provides translaters as well as services below.

The Refuges offer emergency accommodation and support to victims of Domestic Violence. Provides safe houses, community support, counselling, budgeting advice, advocacy and legal information. Most of their work is community based to allow woman to live in the community