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Chinese LifeLine flyer, 2002

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Chinese LifeLine flyer, 2002

Being a new immigrant can also be a testing experience. As the numbers of new settlers with a Chinese background increased, LifeLine Auckland established a special telephone counselling service for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers. The telephone number in 2010 was 09 522 2088.

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Jock Phillips, Suicide – Personal factors and suicide, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/26437/chinese-lifeline-flyer-2002 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 31 March 2011, reviewed and revised 16 July 2019 with assistance from Rosemary Du Plessis.