Daily life can sometimes bring us questions, issues and challenges tricky to deal with on our own. It’s good to have a place to go where you can get help with this stuff, where it won’t cost you anything, and the help is confidential and non-judgemental.
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Helensville is that place. We will awhi you (show support) with information and advice and connect you with any specialist services you may need. We will help you understand what your rights are and can help you with your next steps. It doesn’t matter what your issue is – tenancy, employment, a relationship matter or a consumer problem –we’re here to help you.
You can contact us through our freephone number 0800 367 222, pop in to see us at 16 Commercial Road, Helensville (no appointment needed) or visit our website at cab.org.nz to korero (speak) with us online or email us.
We have a team of trained CAB volunteers delivering our service of information and advice to the public. This means when you come to us for help, you get to speak with a real person if you want to. You don’t have to be a New Zealand citizen or resident to get help from us. We’re here for everyone. No matter who you are; if you need help and don’t know who to ask – ask us!
If you would like to awhi your community, CAB could be a great place for you to volunteer. As a CAB volunteer, you will have the chance to make a difference in people’s lives through your mahi aroha (voluntary work).
Giving back to our community, wanting to make a difference and using all the transferable skills we’ve gained in life are some of the differences for CAB Helensville volunteers
In a limerick competition run by CAB North Shore, which CAB Helensville belongs to with six other branches, a volunteer wrote:
There was a mum from Helensville
Who found she had some time to kill,
Help she would,
If she could,
Those put through the mill
Working with us, you would get to be part of an organisation that not only empowers individuals and whanau through our service of advice and information, but that also empowers communities by advocating for fairer laws and policies based on what we learn from our clients.
So, if you love helping people and your wider community, volunteering with the CAB could be the place for you. CAB volunteers receive great training, gain valuable learning and experience through helping clients, and get to work alongside a diverse group of dedicated volunteers, making a positive impact together.
Honomai! Come and be a part of the CAB where the community comes together in the spirit of awhimai, awhiatu – the receiving and giving of support – and being empowered together.
CAB Awareness Week is from Monday, March 10 to Sunday, March 16 2025. This year’s theme is: Awhi Mai, Awhi Atu - Empowered Together.
