Gambling Helpline is the national freephone support service for people with gambling problems in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Gambling Helpline (New Zealand) is a 24 hour freephone service that you can call to receive immediate support, as well as referral and information services for gambling problems.  Our services are provided to people:

  • Who are, or have been gambling,
  • Family and friends concerned about someone else's gambling, and
  • The general public interested in what impact gambling has in New Zealand.

We are the first point of contact for many people wanting to talk about gambling problems and also provide ongoing support. Since 1998 we have provided our services to over 35,000 New Zealanders (as at December 2008).
"I went and borrowed some money off my mother for our first house deposit and he gambled and lost it"
"It effected my home and my relationship in alot of ways because of things that were disappearing"
"Start seeing the signs of the bank statements not turning up and the excuses coming month after month."
"I probably have lied more in the past five or six years than I ever had."
"I never even took a photo of my grandchild. He is what brought me back to normality"
"The worst thing about going to the pokies is walking out with nothing"