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Alzheimers New Zealand branches

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Alzheimers New Zealand branch Gisborne Nelson Northland Manawatū Taupō Whanganui Wairarapa Wellington Tauranga Taranaki Marlborough Southland South Canterbury Eastern Bayof Plenty Otago Gisborne Nelson Northland Manawatū Taupō Whanganui Wairarapa Wellington Tauranga Taranaki Marlborough Southland South Canterbury Otago Eastern Bayof Plenty

In 2018 there were 19 regional branches and offices of Alzheimers New Zealand. They offered included day care for Alzheimers sufferers and support programmes for families. 

The map above does not include branches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, which separated from Alzheimers New Zealand between 2016 and 2018. They now operate independently as Dementia Auckland, Dementia Wellington, and Dementia Canterbury.

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Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, Health advocacy and self-help – Development of advocacy and self-help, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/28045/alzheimers-new-zealand-branches (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, published 5 April 2011.