Support Groups
Prostate Cancer Foundation Support Groups offer free, confidential, and understanding spaces for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, along with their partners, families, and whānau. Across New Zealand, trained volunteer coordinators provide both local and online support to help people navigate the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Some groups meet regularly, while others connect through Prost-FIT classes or social gatherings. Every group is unique, but all share a common goal — to provide encouragement, information, and a sense of community through shared experience.
Choose a Region
Select your region to see local support contacts for prostate cancer in New Zealand.
Auckland
Coordinator
Doug Cresswell
Phone
027 495 8157
rodney@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Bruce Cochrane
Phone
021 650 289
aucklandnorth@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
0800 66 0800
aucklandcentral@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Ruben Naidoo
Phone
027 241 3668
aucklandeast@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
John and Lilian Woodards
Phone
021 208 2089
aucklandwest@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
09 414 46100 or 027 293 9920
womensakl@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
0800 66 0800
aucklandsouth@prostate.org.nz
Northland
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
0800 660 0800
kaitaia@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
027 274 2435 or 027 293 9920
whangarei@prostate.org.nz
Waikato
Coordinator
Ron Greenwood
Phone
07 823 5877 or 027 276 0336
cambridge@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Ian Hunt and Ross Falconer
Phone
027 479 1768 (Ian) or 021 894 832 (Ross)
whangamata@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Raewyn Paviour
Phone
0800 66 0800
waihi@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Brent Wood
Phone
027 222 2575
hamilton@prostate.org.nz
Bay of Plenty
Coordinator
Rod Calver
Phone
07 5490363 or 027 590 9710
katikati@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Mike Lane and Mike Jolly
Phone
021 054 4660 (Mike Lane) 0275 868 789 (Mike Jolly)
tauranga@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Heinz Fett
Phone
027 570 7601
rotorua@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Mark Wootton
Phone
027 273 1437
whakatane@prostate.org.nz
Gisborne
Coordinator
Darrington Slater
Phone
021 063 4515
gisborne@prostate.org.nz
Hawke's Bay
Coordinator
Heather Osborne
Phone
021 252 6534
hawkesbaypartners@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Ven and Trish Plummer
Phone
06 834 6302 or 021 487 373 (Ven)
hawkesbay@prostate.org.nz
Taranaki
Coordinator
Paul Klenner and Dennis Hardie
Phone
021 084 30914 (Dennis) or 022 413 1994 (Paul)
newplymouth@prostate.org.nz
Wanganui-Manawatu
Coordinator
Brian Deadman
Phone
06 348 7115 or 027 555 0338
wanganui@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Bruce Avery
Phone
021 625 180
manawatu@prostate.org.nz
Wellington
Coordinator
Robert and Susan Brader
Phone
06 370 8699 or 027 272 1892
masterton@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Graeme Coutts
Phone
022 674 7832
lowerhutt@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Bill Guthrie
Phone
027 247 5427
lowerehutt@prostate.org.nz
Marlborough
Coordinator
Murray Eyles
Phone
027 608 5667
marlborough@prostate.org.nz
Nelson-Tasman
Coordinator
Bill Fergie
Phone
03 544 8635 or 021 062 0427
nelson@prostate.org.nz
West Coast
Coordinator
Peter Cropp
Phone
027 436 4067
infoservice@prostate.org.nz
Canterbury
Coordinator
David and Ruth Clarke
Phone
027 877 8070
westport@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Dean and Lois Farrow
Phone
021 0224 6078 (Dean)
rangiora@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Derek Goring
Phone
021 277 7639
christchurch.am@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Russell George
Phone
022 697 3614
christchurch.pm@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Chris and Dianne Ward
Phone
(03) 321 7046, 027 437 1254 (Chris) or 021 371 254 (Dianne)
selwyn@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Doug Collie
Phone
0727 5100 556
ashburton@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Roger Rooke
Phone
027 892 5464
infoservice@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Chris Ward
Phone
027 437 1254
selwyn@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Dianne Ward
Phone
021 371 254
selwyn@prostate.org.nz
Otago
Coordinator
Geoff Gray
Phone
021 959 591
dunedin@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Angela Melrose
Phone
027 406 2948
support@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
David and Ruth Clarke
Phone
027 877 8070
alexandra@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
David and Ruth Clarke
Phone
027 877 8070
roxburgh@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
David and Ruth Clarke
Phone
027 877 8070
alexandra@prostate.org.nz
Southland
Coordinator
Trish and Terry Wright
Phone
021 029 32711 (Terry) or 021 110 9103 (Trish)
invercargill@prostate.org.nz
Coordinator
Daryn Jarvie
Phone
027 487 3081
infoservice@prostate.org.nz
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