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BEFORE YOU START YOUR APPLICATON

A Ministry of Justice criminal record (or Police) check is required before any application to join can be accepted. Your application will not be processed without one of these checks being provided..

Please go to: https://www.justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/get-your-own Select INDIVIDUAL REQUEST when prompted.

This is a free service. Once you have obtained your criminal check, you may then complete our online application form.
Please email your MoJ criminal record (or Police) check directly to our Applications Manager 
applications@caninefriends.org.nz.

Visiting Slots


 REGIONVISITING SLOTS APPLY 
 AucklandWe have a variety of WEEKDAY and WEEKEND visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW 
 Blenheim We have a variety of WEEKDAY visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW
 Central Hawkes BayWe have 2 slots for rest homes in Waipukurau
One slot for the reading programme in Waipukurau
One slot for Reading at the Waipawa Library
Five slots for varying facilities in Dannevirke		APPLY NOW 
 Clutha Contact us for more details by clicking on APPLY NOWAPPLY NOW
 DunedinContact us for more details by clicking on APPLY NOWAPPLY NOW
 Far NorthContact us for more details by clicking on APPLY NOWAPPLY NOW 
 Foxton/Levin We have a variety of WEEKDAY and WEEKEND visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW 
 Hastings We have weekly & fortnightly slots available at the Regional Prison  APPLY NOW 
 Invercargill/SouthlandWe have a variety of WEEKDAY visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW 
 ManawatuVisiting slots at rest homes available both WEEKDAY and WEEKEND
WEEKDAY reading slots at Libraries
WEEKDAY visits to Palmerston North Hospital		 APPLY NOW
 NapierWe have a variety of WEEKDAY visiting slots available  APPLY NOW
 NorthlandContact us for more details by clicking on APPLY NOWAPPLY NOW 
 OamaruWe have WEEKDAY visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW 
 Queenstown,
Cromwell & Alexandra		We have WEEKLY and FORTNIGHTLY visiting slots available (see table
below for further details		APPLY NOW 
 RotoruaWe have WEEKDAY visiting slots available at rest homes APPLY NOW
 TaurangaWe have WEEKDAY visiting slots availableAPPLY NOW 
 TimaruContact us for more details by clicking on APPLY NOWAPPLY NOW 


More Visiting Slots


 Canterbury  Bloomfield Court, Woodend Weekly APPLY NOW
   Bainswood House, Rangiora Lifecare, Rangiora Weekly APPLY NOW 
 Christchurch Avonlea Rest Home Weekly APPLY NOW 
 Invercargill  Resthaven Rest Home, Gore Weekly APPLY NOW
   Rata Park Care Home, Winton Weekly APPLY NOW 
 Kapiti  Summerset on the Coast Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW

 Millvale Lodge, Waikanae (Dementia) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
   Millvale Lodge, Lindale (Dementia) Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
   Kapiti Cottage Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
   Winara Rest Home Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Ocean View, Otaki Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
 Nelson/Tasman  Health Action Trust Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
 Queenstown  Kingsview Primary School (Tue 11:40-12:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
   Arrowtown Library (Tue 3:30-4:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly   APPLY NOW
   Shotover Primary School (Wed Noon-1pm) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
   Queenstown Library (Wed 3:30-4:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly    APPLY NOW
   Frankton Library (Thu 3:30-4:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Queenstown Country Club Centre (Mon 3:00-4pm) Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Queenstown Country Club Centre (Mon 2:30-3:30pm)  Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
 Taranaki  Molly Ryan Residential Care Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
 Taupo  Summerset by the Lake: Care Wing Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
 Upper Hutt  Summerset at the Course (Trentham) Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
 Waikato  Awatere Retirement Village Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Frankton Park, Frankton Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Roselea Specialised Dementia Care, Claudelands Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Hilda Ross Retirement Village (Dementia Unit) Monthly visits  APPLY NOW 
   Connexu Community Residential Care, Te Awamutu
1:1 visit to autistic resident
 Day/time negotiable APPLY NOW 
   Waikaria Prison Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW
   Cambridge Library Reading Program (Wed 3:30-4:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
 Wellington  Victoria University (By Railway Station) - Friday 11:30am Weekly or Fortnightly   APPLY NOW 
   Victoria University (Vivian Street) - Tuesday 12pm or 1pm Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   Wellington Hospital (weekday & weekend) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW 
   LIBRARY slots at Wgtn CBD (Wed 3:30-4:30pm) Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW 
 

 WEEKDAY & WEEKEND slots at Karori Village Rest Home 

 Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   WEEKDAY slots at Alexandra Rest home & Poneke House  Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
 Johnsonville
to Whitby		 Kenepuru Hospital : Regional Mental Health, 
Psycho Geriatric unit & general wards		 Weekly or Fortnightly  APPLY NOW
   WEEKDAY rest home slots Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 
   WEEKDAY NZ Care visiting slot Weekly or Fortnightly APPLY NOW 


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