Community Connection & Support
Below is a list of groups & services that provide our rainbow community safe and respectful support and connection
Gender Dynamix
Meeting the specific mental health, transitional, & community needs of the Transgender and Nonbinary community of the Bay of Plenty.
Rainbow Youth
Rainbow Youth works with young people, their whānau and their wider communities to provide safe and respectful support.
Hohou te Rongo Kahukura
Hohou te Rongo Kahukura are dedicated to building Takatāpui and Rainbow communities in Aotearoa New Zealand free of family, partner, and sexual violence.
Body Positive
Provides a broad range of services for people living with HIV in New Zealand in an attempt to break down the sense of isolation HIV+ people often experience and to build a sense of well-being.
Rainbow Path
Advocacy and peer support group for the rights of Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers living in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Rainbow Hub Waikato
Rainbow Hub Waikato is a non-profit organisation that exists to promote safe and welcoming spaces and support for sex, gender and sexually diverse people in the Waikato.
Ginger's Pop-ups
Lesbian Pop-Up moving across NZ
Ginger’s celebrates lesbian and sapphic culture & is a space for everyone under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.
Ōkahukura
A collective art studio based on decolonisation, liberation and creative freedom with an emphasis on amplifying Māori, Indigenous and queer worx.
Police support
With support from our local Diversity Liaison Officer, we aim to keep ourselves and our families safe. Link to view rainbow communities family harm resources.
Safe Space Alliance
LGBTQI+ led nonprofit organisation that aims to help people identify, navigate, and create safe spaces for LGBTQI+ communities worldwide.
Tautoko Mai
Tautoko Mai provides support for everyone affected by sexual harm. They offer free, 24-hour sexual harm support services.
Phone 0800 227 233 (0800 2B SAFE)
OUTLine NZ
An all-ages rainbow mental health organisation providing free support to the rainbow community, their friends, whānau, and those questioning.
InsideOUT
National organisation with the vision for all rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand to have a sense of safety and belonging in their schools and communities.
Te Ngākau Kahukura
National initiative that works to make communities, environments and systems more safe and inclusive for rainbow people.
Gender Minorities Aotearoa
Nationwide transgender organisation in New Zealand offering information, advocacy, and wrap around support.
Taupō Pride
Our goal is to enhance and deepen Rainbow connections within our community and wider districts.
Rotorua Chamber of Pride
We’re local, rainbow whānau, who love Rotorua, and organising stuff for people like us LGBTIQ+.
The Incubator Hub
Supporting creatives and enriching communities in Tauranga with experiences accessible to all from grassroots up. Located at the Historic Village, Tauranga.
Tauranga City Libraries
Connect into a directory of resources and local events for the whole family.
BOP PRIDE
Providing fun and supportive spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community to find each other and connect within the Bay of Plenty.
Charlotte Museum Auckland
The Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa, is a museum dedicated to lesbian histories. It is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to lesbian culture and history.
Queer Crafts Tauranga
BYO craft project and make some new friends, third Thursday of the month at The Incubator.
Miss Vibes Events
Miss Vibes Events creates safe, sexy, self-exploration–aligned experiences designed to meet you exactly where you are on your journey. From relaxed social meets and educational workshops to kink-curious events and full lifestyle parties, there is something here for everyone. We are a proudly inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming space and host events created specifically for our queer community, while also welcoming LGBTQ+ attendees at any aligned event we offer. Consent and respect are the foundations of our intentionally built community, and we welcome anyone who feels called to explore what truly lights them up.
Huria Trust, Tauranga
The Clinic at Huria Trust is creating a safe, culturally grounded, and empowering space for whānau to engage in kōrero about sexual health, shifting the conversation from a state of tapu to noa. Our staff are trained to provide a service where patients feel informed, respected, and supported in a kaupapa Māori Environment. Our Sexual Wellness Screenings include pathology for chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, HIV, and Syphilis. We also offer HPV self-swabs, pregnancy tests, and culture swabs. Our services are free and available both at our clinic in Judea (4 Te Kaponga Street, Judea, Tauranga) and at mobile pop-up events. Book your appointment below or call 07 578 7838.
Mental Health Foundation of NZ
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is a charity that works towards creating a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health & wellbeing.
Just a Thought
Support for your wellbeing. Anytime. Anywhere.
When life gets tough, our free online therapy courses are here to give you the skills to help get your wellbeing back on track.
The Lowdown
Welcome to the Lowdown, a space created with rangatahi, for rangatahi. Find support here for your hauora, identity, culture and mental health.
Tuatara Collective
Tuatara Collective is a not-for-profit Charitable Trust that invites rangatahi, their whānau, and the wider communities to engage with our Rātā Initiative, an innovative high-quality arts practice collaborating with health professionals to support mental health and wellness in the creative industries.
Curves O Plenty
Curves O Plenty are Tauranga's own Burlesque troupe and production company. Also proudly bringing the first Queerly Talented show to the stage for pride month April 2026.
Burnett Foundation
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa provides sexual health and counselling services to the rainbow community. In the wider community they are a leader in sexual health education and advocacy for government policies which improve access to sexual healthcare and reduce stigma for people living with HIV.
Sexual Health Services | Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty
Our clinics offer a free and confidential specialised service for sexual health care.
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To speak with a NZ Mental Health Foundation counsellor, please free call or text 1737 at any time of the day or night. If you, or someone you know, are in crisis and need urgent help, please phone 111 or contact your local crisis team – you can find your local team at: mentalhealth.org.nz/help.
