GET HELP FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING24-hour Helpline 0800 654 655Maori Gambling Helpline 0800 654 656Pasifika Gambling Helpline 0800 654 657Youth Gambling Helpline 0800 654 659Gambling Debt Helpline 0800 654 658Problem Gambling Foundation 0800 66 42 62Salvation Army Oasis 0800 53 00 00choicenotchance.org.nz- The Marlborough Express Marlborough pokie addict convicted for iPhone Facebook schemeFAIRFAX NZ The only help available to gambling addicts in Marlborough and Nelson is counselling by phone. A Blenheim woman desperate to curb her pokie addiction asked several bars to ban her from using their machines. A Problem Gambling Foundation spokeswoman said there was no gambling addiction specialist based in the Marlborough/Nelson area. Cheryl Takimoana had tried a number of agencies to get help but the only help available to gambling addicts in Marlborough and Nelson was counselling by phone.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2016 08:12 UTC