Male Survivors Aotearoa is a national organisation that advocates for nationwide support for male survivors of sexual abuse.

Service Centres

Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)

Male Survivors Te Tai Tokerau

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

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

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

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

Male Survivors 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

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

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 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

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.