
True Colours is:
- Free
- Available 24 hours 7 days
- Crisis nursing and emotional support
- Urban and rural within the greater Waikato
- Able to respond quickly to referrals (within 24 hours)

True Colours helps with:
- Care for children and young people with serious, chronic or life limiting illness from birth to 18 years of age
- Specialist clinical and emotional support from the time of diagnosis
- Support at home, in hospital or at True Colours
- Support for the families of the sick child/young person
- Advocacy for children and families
- Facilitating conversations with health professionals
- Counselling for children/young people, siblings and parents
- A range of therapeutic modalities such as play therapy and art therapy
- Bereavement support to family inclusive of siblings and friends
- Collaborative relationships with a range of community services
Contact Us
True Colours Charitable Trust
Phone: 07 839 4800
Our office hours are,
8.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday
except public holidays.
Someone is available on call for urgent assistance at all other times by phoning our office number.
Office Location
16 Joffre Street, Frankton, Hamilton.
Postal Address
PO Box 9458, Hamilton 3240
Referral Form
Please complete our referal form and send it to us so that True Colours can help you.
Download the Referal Form here (1mb doc)
Child Health Services
- Serious and Chronic Illness
- Oncology
- Disability
- Medically Fragile Children
- Other Resources
Cystic Fibrosis www.cfnz.org.nz
Muscular Dystrophy
Cerebral Palsy
Parent to Parent www.parent2parent.org.nz/
McKenzie Centre www.mckenziecentre.nzl.org
Conductive Education
Ronald McDonald House www.rmhc.org.nz/houses.php
AYA (Adolescent & Young adult services)
Muscular Dystrophy
Cerebral Palsy
Parent to Parent www.parent2parent.org.nz/
McKenzie Centre www.mckenziecentre.nzl.org
Conductive Education
Ronald McDonald House www.rmhc.org.nz/houses.php
AYA (Adolescent & Young adult services)
Child Cancer Foundation www.childcancer.org.nz
CanTeen www.canteen.org.nz
Starship Paediatric Palliative Care
Paediatric Team Waikato Hospital>
Rainbow Place
CanTeen www.canteen.org.nz
Starship Paediatric Palliative Care
Paediatric Team Waikato Hospital>
Rainbow Place
Community Living Trust (Intellectual)
CCS
Te Whare Poi Poi
Disability Support Link
CCS
Te Whare Poi Poi
Disability Support Link
Healthcare New Zealand (Waikato)
Skylight
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