Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust

Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust

The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust are currently recruiting for new Trustees, if you are interested and would like further information then please get in touch with Josh Dondertman by 18 November 2022.

 

 

The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust supports the rural community to be resilient and empowered.

Services are free and confidential

The Mid Canterbury Support Trust is part of a nationwide network of Rural Support Trust that can assist individuals and communities during and after extreme weather and other adverse advents.  

When circumstances beyond your control lead to a rural crisis, be it climatic, environmental, financial or personal, the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust is ready to assist.

Free and confidential help is available through the trust's coordinator.  Our experienced team of facilitators are rural people with local knowledge who have faced the challenges that rural life brings.  

The Trust covers the Mid Canterbury area between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers, from ocean to the main divide, and the south side of the Rangitata Gorge.

Email Us

Call Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust now on 0800 787 254

if calling by mobile please select option 3 then option 4 and then option 2 to be connected to Mid Canterbury.

 

Our People

South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) - Invercargill, Southland

South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) - Invercargill, Southland

The South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) was established in 1998 to provide a forum for those involved in the South Island dairy industry to evaluate and apply knowledge, skills and technology to their business.

6/28/2023 - 6/29/2023 0 Comments
Surfing for Farmers are Pitching In with the Flood Recovery

Surfing for Farmers are Pitching In with the Flood Recovery

Surfing For Farmers is keen to get in a support where we can.
We will donate all margins from all SFF kit sold to the Flood Relief Fund.  

March 1, 2023 0 Comments
National Feed Coordination Service - Cyclone Gabrielle

National Feed Coordination Service - Cyclone Gabrielle

Federated Farmers have been contracted by the Ministry for Primary Industries to reactivate the National Feed Coordination Service
February 18, 2023 0 Comments
Have you been to Surfing For Farmers?

Have you been to Surfing For Farmers?

This is Surfing For Farmers biggest fund raiser for the charity.

By purchasing some merchandise, you are helping to ensure that this initiative continues to provide the break our farmers and growers need from the pressures of making a life from the land.

January 29, 2023 0 Comments

Upcoming Local Events

Help and resources available to you...

National

DairyNZ
0800 4 324 7969
www.dairynz.co.nz

Beef + Lamb NZ
0800 733 466
www.beeflambnz.com

HORTNZ
0508 467 869
www.hortnz.co.nz 

NZ Young Farmers
03 344 2473
www.youngfarmers.co.nz

Federated Farmers
0800 327 646
www.fedfarm.org.nz

Dairy Womens Network
0800 396 748
www.dwn.co.nz

Ospri/Nait
0800 482 463
www.ospri.co.nz

 

Lifeline
0800 543 354 or 09 522 2999 or Free text 4357 (HELP)

Youthline
0800 376 633

Samaritans
0800 726 666

Alcohol Drug Helpline
0800 787 797

Gambling Helpline
0800 654 655

Rural Women New Zealand
0800 256 467

Rural Employee Scheme
0800 694 121

Rural Support Trust NZ

Donations

We are a voluntary Charitable Trust and would welcome your donation to help us continue
supporting our Rural Families.

You can make a donation via bank transfer as follows:

Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust Bank Account: 06-0837-0353705-00


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Thanks to our Time Out Tour partners