Male Survivors Aotearoa is a national organisation that advocates for nationwide support for male survivors of sexual abuse.
Service Centres
Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
Te Tai Tokerau Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Survivors Te Tai Tokerau
Manager: Jim Bailey
Web: Male Survivors Tai Tokerau
Phone: 021 378 987
Auckland
Auckland Male Survivor Support Agencies
Better Blokes
Web: Male Sexual Abuse Support | Free Auckland Services | Better Blokes
Phone: 09 378 8812
Email: referral@betterblokes.org.nz
Waikato
Waikato Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Support Services Waikato
Manager: Mike Holloway
Web: Waikato Survivors – Male Support Services Waikato | Male Abuse Support
Crisis Support Phone 0800 MSSATW (0800 677 289)
Phone: 07 858 4112
Email: admin@waikatosurvivors.org.nz
Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Survivors Bay of Plenty
Manager: Bruce Montgomery
Web: Male Survivors Bay of Plenty
Crisis Support Phone 0800 MSSATW (0800 677 289)
Phone: 027 271 8898
Email: bruce@msbop.nz
Hawke’s Bay
Hawkes Bay Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Survivors Hawkes Bay
Manager: Mark Dekkers
Phone (office): 0800 368 342
Phone (mobile): 022 052 5576
Email: markd@dovehb.org.nz
Taranaki
Taranaki Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Survivors Taranaki
Manager: Mike Subritzky
Web: Male Survivors Taranaki
Phone: 022 172 1963
Email: info@mst.nz
Wellington
Wellington Male Survivor Support Agencies
The Road Forward – Te Ara Whai Ora o Te Tangata Ki Mua
Manager: Richard Brewer
Web: The Road Forward | Male Survivor Peer Support
Phone: 021 118 1043 or 0800 118 104
Email: support@theroadforward.org.nz
The Road Forward is a registered charity providing peer support to adult survivors of sexual harm and their families/whānau with offices in Wellington City, Hutt Valley, and Paraparaumu. We provide free, confidential one to one support, weekly peer support groups, advocacy, and support when dealing with other agencies or Government departments.
Nelson
Nelson Male Survivor Support Agencies
The Male Room
Manager: Louis Chapman
Web: The Male Room
Phone: 03 548 0403
Email: pchapman@ts.co.nz
Canterbury
Canterbury Male Survivor Support Agencies
Canterbury Men’s Centre
Manager: Paul Dempsey
Web: Survivors | Canterbury Men’s Centre
Phone: 03 377 6747
Email: survivor@canmen.org.nz
Otago
Otago Male Survivor Support Agencies
Male Survivors Otago
Manager: Michael Chamberlain
Web: Support for male survivors of sexual abuse in Otago
Phone: 03 425 8018
Email: info@mso.nz
History of a Nationwide Support Network
In 2014 a major report on support services for male survivors of sexual abuse, commissioned by ACC, resulted in the Government approval of a package of $740,000 in sustainability funding for male survivors of sexual abuse organizations. The following year a national hui agreed to establish the national organisation that would become Male Survivors Aotearoa.
From 2015 to 2018 MSA focussed on the establishment of its national governance frameworks, formation of national policies and protocols; the establishment of a national qualifications framework for its peer-workers; the development of a national case management system; and, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development, a new funding model to enable the development of a national services network.
In the Government’s Budget 2019, the allocation of $12m in funding over four years exclusively for the provision of peer support services for male survivors represented the culmination of a six year strategy to obtain sustainable funding for MSA, its member organisations and nationwide support for male survivors.
Strategic Agenda
All male survivors of sexual abuse have access to a sustainable national network of appropriate high quality support services.
Purposeful
Hoaketanga
Always on purpose
Putting survivors first and always acting in their best interests; always seeking ways to improve their wellbeing
Professional
Ngaio
Always ethical, open and honest
Acting authentically and with integrity and aspiring to the highest standards of professional practice.
Collaborative
Mahi tahi
Always collegial
Building meaningful relationships based on mutual value, trust & respect; and working together to achieve our ambition for the future.