He Ratonga Whakakorenga Petipeti

Support for people with gambling (betting) problems

He Ratonga Whakakorenga Petipeti is a support service for whānau and others affected or harmed by problem gambling.

Gambling comes in many forms, such as:

  • Pokie machines in pubs and clubs

  • TAB (betting on racing and sports)

  • Lotto

  • casinos

  • online gambling and casinos

Ratonga whainga - about He Ratonga Whakakorenga Petipeti

This service aims to prevent the gambling harm to you and your whānau.

We do this by encouraging you to avoid harmful gambling in the first instance - we can support you to apply the rāhui/exclusion process.

We work with you to build resilience and have a plan to enable you to walk away from a potentially harmful gambling opportunity.

We provide this service for 1-2 days each week and can try to meet with people at a day and time that suits them best.

Download and info-sheet about Ratonga Whakakorenga Petipeti [PDF]

Whakaurunga paearu - how to access

If you think yourself or a whānau member may need our awhi get in touch to start the kōrero

Phone: 0800 ORANGA (0800 672642)

Email: admin@tpo.org.nz

Use our online self-referral form: www.tpo.org.nz/refer-someone

Vist one of our health hubs: Find addresses for our walk-in health hubs in Whakatū / Nelson, Motueka and Waimea / Blenheim.