New Zealand Dystonia Area Contact Persons

The following members of the NZDPN are available to provide advice and support to others nearby and/or with their form of dystonia.   The Area Contact Persons are listed both geographically and by type of dystonia.  When contacting them by email please put 'Dystonia' in the subject line to minimise the risk that your message is treated as spam.

Location (North to South)

Kaitaia: 
Janice Foster  Phone (09) 408 1369

North Shore:
David Barton  mailto:dsbarton@ihug.co.nz
Deb Martelletti   mailto:weehamma@xtra.co.nz 

Auckland:
Faye Bagosi  mailto:fayebagosi@xtra.co.nz
Jacqui Higgins  mailto:jghiggins@xtra.co.nz
Elizabeth McPherson  mailto:elizmcpherson@hotmail.com
Dave Mitchell  mailto:pndm1@orcon.net.nz
Brian Wiblin  mailto:bcwiblin@xtra.co.nz

Drury:
Ann Coghlan  mailto:gingkobi@xtra.co.nz

Te Aroha:
Kath Chave  mailto:albatross23@actrix.co.nz 

Te Puke:
Mrs Karen Beaver  mailto:jandkbeaver@xtra.co.nz

Hawkes Bay
Grace and Roger Terry  mailto:bramblehedge@clear.net.nz  Phone: (06) 877 3024

Otaki:
Philippa & Toby Hooper  mailto:phooper@paradise.net.nz   Phone: (06) 364 7618

Lower Hutt:
Jan McCabe  mailto:quattromarketing@clear.net.nz

Blenheim:
Linda Jones  mailto:lindale247@xtra.co.nz

Christchurch:
Barbara Murrell  mailto:barbsie98@hotmail.com

Timaru:
Alice Denne   mailto:adenne@clear.net.nz

Dunedin:
Chriss Spooner   mailto:spooners@xtra.co.nz

Queenstown:
Alex Tate  mailto:alexmorva@slingshot.co.nz

Type of dystonia

Blepharospasm
Ann Coghlan  mailto:gingkobi@xtra.co.nz
Ross Farquhar   mailto:rosstf@vodafone.co.nz  Phone: (06) 353 1915
Elizabeth McPherson  mailto:elizmcpherson@hotmail.com
Barbara Murrell  mailto:barbsie98@hotmail.com
Chriss Spooner   mailto:spooners@xtra.co.nz

Generalised dystonia
Kath Chave  mailto:albatross23@actrix.co.nz
Philippa & Toby Hooper mailto:phooper@paradise.net.nz   Phone: (06) 364 7618

Hemifacial spasm
Jacqui Higgins  mailto:jghiggins@xtra.co.nz

Limbs
Mrs Karen Beaver  mailto:jandkbeaver@xtra.co.nz

Oromandibular dysphonia
Elizabeth McPherson  mailto:elizmcpherson@hotmail.com

Spasmodic dysphonia
Faye Bagosi  mailto:fayebagosi@xtra.co.nz
David Barton  mailto:dsbarton@ihug.co.nz
Dave Mitchell  mailto:pndm1@orcon.net.nz
Alex Tate  mailto:alexmorva@slingshot.co.nz

Spasmodic torticollis (cervical dystonia)
Janice Foster  Phone (09) 408 1369
Alice Denne   mailto:adenne@clear.net.nz
Ross Farquhar   mailto:rosstf@vodafone.co.nz  Phone: (06) 353 1915
Linda Jones  mailto:lindale247@xtra.co.nz
Jan McCabe  mailto:quattromarketing@clear.net.nz
Deb Martelletti  mailto:weehamma@xtra.co.nz  
Chriss Spooner   mailto:spooners@xtra.co.nz
Grace and Roger Terry  mailto:bramblehedge@clear.net.nz  Phone: (06) 877 3024
Brian Wiblin  mailto:bcwiblin@xtra.co.nz

Writers cramp
Mrs Karen Beaver  mailto:jandkbeaver@xtra.co.nz
Grace and Roger Terry  mailto:bramblehedge@clear.net.nz