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Christmas close-down
Kia ora and Meri Kirihimete.
Our services will be closed for the holiday season from Friday, 19 December 2025, reopening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
You can still make enquiries online during this time. We will review them as soon as possible in the New Year. Due to high demand, bookings are now being scheduled from February onwards.
We are not a crisis service. If you need urgent support:
- Contact Work and Income on 0800 559 009 for financial assistance
- Visit Sorted for financial resources and tools
- Ring Women’s Refuge if you need family violence support on 0800 733 843
- Contact Vero on 0800 374 830 for enquiries about Drive insurance
- Visit Family Services Directory for any other support.
We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to connecting with you in 2026.
A loan to buy something essential
Help with finances related to economic harm family violence
Help with high interest debt
We have temporarily paused taking new enquiries for loans that consolidate debt. This includes loans for high-interest debt, bank debt and topping up existing Good Loans.
We are experiencing unprecedented levels of demand in the lead-up to Christmas and are prioritising client enquiries already received.
We will revisit this in the New Year.