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Last year 606 New Zealanders died by suicide.
Samaritans help people get through the tough times by listening and caring 24/7.
Please make a donation today. It's your donations that keep our helpline open.
Welcome to Samaritans
Whatever you're going through, call us any time on 0800 726 666.
Samaritans offer confidential, non-religious and non-judgemental support to anyone who may be feeling depressed, lonely, or even be contemplating suicide.
We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and you don't have to be suicidal to call us.
Some of the common reasons to call Samaritans include:
- Relationship and Family Problems.
- Loss, including loss of job, or friend or family member through bereavement.
- Financial worries.
- Job stress or overwork.
- College or study related stress.
Don't suffer alone, our dedicated volunteers are there to help, and it’s amazing the difference having someone who listens and cares can make.
Samaritans:
- focus on empathetic listening in a non-judgmental way
- help people talk through what's troubling them
- offer compassion and understanding
- offer callers confidentiality and anonymity
- offer support and encouragement
- respect a callers right to make their own decisions
- explore what options are open to callers
- help callers find their own way through the tough times
While most of our work is over the telephone, some Samaritans branches also offer a service for visitors to our centres, where they can meet and listen to people in person. It is a good idea to ring the helpline of your local centre to arrange a time. The New Zealand Samaritans service is a charitable organisation and is headquartered in Wellington. There are four Samaritans offices across the North Island and they can be contacted directly if you prefer.