Nova Trust

Telephone
03 349 2053
Fax
03 349 2054
Email
Address
43 Newtons Road, Templeton,
Christchurch 8445
Postal Address
PO Box 23010, Christchurch 8445
Referral Process
Referrals for admissions will be accepted from any appropriate referral agency nationwide, subject to referral criteria and funding. For enquiries about the referral process, or any other information, please contact the Referrals & Administration team at Nova at admissions@nova.org.nz.

Nova aims to assist the person who has chronic dependency on alcohol and/or drugs to achieve wellness and reintegrate themselves back into their community. Individual counselling and educational groups are available. Three to six months residential activities and work skills programme provides regional addiction community support with accommodation. Individual counselling and education groups are available.

Nova STAR delivers services as part of the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017. The service offers an intensive residential programme, including cognitive remediation, occupational therapy, nursing & medical care, and, psychological input. STAR seeks to improve health & wellbeing of tāngata whai ora and restore capacity to make informed decisions about treatment. Nova STAR beds are available, for planned admissions, for a court-mandated duration of 56 days (plus an extension of up to 56 days, if mandated).

Nova respite offers tāngata whai ora the opportunity to engage in or re-establish treatment and recovery from addiction. This short-term and supportive, respite-type service is designed to respond to the needs of vulnerable tāngata whai ora and service users’, pre or post AoD treatment. Nova respite beds are available for planned admissions for an agreed duration of 2-4 weeks.