The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust is set up to assist rural individuals and their families to get back on their feet. The Trust is linked into local rural networks and can help people facing challenging circumstances, such as financial, personal or climatic adverse events like drought, flood, or heavy snow.
The Trust counsellors are local rural people who have themselves faced the challenges rural life brings. The counsellors travel to where they are needed. Contact is one-on-one. Services are free and confidential.
The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust is a charitable trust that encompasses the following District Council areas:
Hurunui
Waimakariri
Selwyn
Christchurch including Banks Peninsula
Kaikoura District Council