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Better Days

Occupational Therapy (OT) Service, Physiotherapy, Speech Language Therapy, Community Health

Today

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

At Better Days our community of allied health practitioners live and breathe whakawhanaungatanga / connection. We’re here to improve the quality of life of New Zealanders living with an injury, health condition, or disability.

Services we provide

Ways we help

Ages

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

How do I access this service?

Referral

For all referrers (including GPs, family members and self-referrers), complete our referral form here

Contact us

Home visit provider

Occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech language therapy services can be provided at home.

Anyone can access

Website / App

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Fees apply

Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (1 Feb).

Languages Spoken

English

Services Provided

Occupational therapy (OT)

Occupational therapists (OT) help people to participate in the tasks and activities of daily life.

  • Daily living OT
  • Rehabilitation OT
  • Child OT
  • Disability OT
  • Pain OT
  • Neurological OT
  • Visual impairment OT
  • Older adult OT
  • Housing adaptations/ equipment
  • OT mental health

Occupational therapists (OT) help people to participate in the tasks and activities of daily life.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists diagnose and support people to regain mobility and reduce pain caused by an injury, disability or health condition such as arthritis.

  • Rehabilitation physiotherapy
  • Injury & musculoskeletal physiotherapy
  • Pain physiotherapy
  • Child physiotherapy
  • Neurological physiotherapy
  • Older adult physiotherapy

Physiotherapists diagnose and support people to regain mobility and reduce pain caused by an injury, disability or health condition such as arthritis.

Speech language therapy

Speech and language therapists support people to communicate and also with safe eating, drinking and swallowing.

  • Swallowing difficulties
  • Child speech language therapy
  • Hearing impairment speech language therapy
  • Older adult speech language therapy
  • Stuttering
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) speech language therapy
  • Development reading/ writing disorders
  • Intellectual disability speech language therapy
  • Post-stroke speech language therapy

Speech and language therapists support people to communicate and also with safe eating, drinking and swallowing.

Psychology

We offer private psychology and ACC-funded psychology services. You can choose whether to attend in person at our Auckland clinics, or online via telehealth.

We offer private psychology and ACC-funded psychology services.

You can choose whether to attend in person at our Auckland clinics, or online via telehealth.

Counselling

We support ACC clients with psychology and counselling services. Choose to see a psychologist for clinical, evidence-based mental health support, or a counsellor for practical, emotional guidance with life’s challenges.

We support ACC clients with psychology and counselling services. Choose to see a psychologist for clinical, evidence-based mental health support, or a counsellor for practical, emotional guidance with life’s challenges.

ACC programmes

We are a registered provider for ACC programmes, providing support to those recovering from injury with Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology & Counselling services. We also offer support under the ACC programme Training for Independence through Te Ata Tū, Te Ata Pō, and Tamariki and Rangatahi. Under this programme we provide therapy for people who have identified injuries such as: Concussion and acquired brain injuries Spinal or musculoskeletal issues Chronic pain Burns and amputations As part of our approval to provide support to ACC clients, we also offer assessment services such as: Communication Assistive Technology Assessment and Training Services (CATA) Education Based Rehabilitation Assessment Service (EBRA) Housing Modification Assessment Service (HMAS) Social Rehabilitation Needs Assessment Service (SRNA) Wheelchair and Seating Assessment Service (WSA)

Service types: Counselling, Occupational therapy (OT), Rehabilitation OT, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation physiotherapy, Speech language therapy, Swallowing difficulties, Traumatic brain injury (TBI) speech language therapy.

We are a registered provider for ACC programmes, providing support to those recovering from injury with Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology & Counselling services.

We also offer support under the ACC programme Training for Independence through Te Ata Tū, Te Ata Pō, and Tamariki and Rangatahi. 

Under this programme we provide therapy for people who have identified injuries such as:

  • Concussion and acquired brain injuries
  • Spinal or musculoskeletal issues
  • Chronic pain
  • Burns and amputations

As part of our approval to provide support to ACC clients, we also offer assessment services such as:

  • Communication Assistive Technology Assessment and Training Services (CATA)
  • Education Based Rehabilitation Assessment Service (EBRA)
  • Housing Modification Assessment Service (HMAS)
  • Social Rehabilitation Needs Assessment Service (SRNA)
  • Wheelchair and Seating Assessment Service (WSA)
Family / whānau support

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Information, education & support

Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.

Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.

Injury support services

Support with advice and assistance for the day-to-day management of your injury and regaining independence.

  • Mobility equipment
  • Rehabilitation therapy
  • Self management

Support with advice and assistance for the day-to-day management of your injury and regaining independence.

Service navigator

Service navigators work alongside you to help connect you with the right health and social services to meet your needs.

Service navigators work alongside you to help connect you with the right health and social services to meet your needs.

Disability Assistance

Mobility parking space, Wheelchair access, Wheelchair accessible toilet

Public Transport

The Auckland Transport website is a good resource to plan your public transport options.

Region

Central Auckland

Website

Contact Details

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Contact us online here

6 Mitchelson Street
Ellerslie
Auckland
Auckland 1051

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Street Address

6 Mitchelson Street
Ellerslie
Auckland
Auckland 1051

Postal Address

PO Box 9214
Auckland 1149

This page was last updated at 12:03PM on January 19, 2026. This information is reviewed and edited by Better Days.