Education & support programmes

LBC run a number of education and support programmes. These are designed to give patients and families information that will help them make informed choices about their condition, treatment and lifestyle, as well as the opportunity to meet other people with similar experiences. Each session offers a safe environment where people can come together to share experiences, as well as explore and address their own needs & questions.

If you have any further questions please contact your local Support Services Coordinator here.

Support Group Calendar

Please RSVP using the link next to each event or call 0800 15 10 15

Northern Region - Auckland & Northland

Thursday 18 April | Kerikeri support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 18 April | Henderson support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 23 April | Manukau support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Sunday 28 April | Auckland Kids’ Club |1130-1430 RSVP here

Wednesday 1 May | Howick support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 9 May | Auckland young adults group |1730-1930 RSVP here

Tuesday 14 May | Whangarei support group |1100-1300 RSVP here

Wednesday 15 May | Dargaville support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Sunday 19 May | Auckland Kids’ Club |1130-1430 RSVP here

Thursday 23 May | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Wednesday 29 May | Auckland Myeloma support group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Wednesday 5 June | Takapuna support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Thursday 6 June | Pukekohe support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Sunday 9 June | Auckland Kids’ Club |1130-1430 RSVP here

Wednesday 12 June | Orewa support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Wednesday 12 June | Kerikeri support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 12 June | Epsom support group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Thursday 13 June | Kaitaia support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Tuesday 18 June | Manukau support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 20 June | Henderson support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Thursday 20 June | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Tuesday 2 July | Howick support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 10 July | Dargaville support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 11 July | Whangarei support group |1100-1300 RSVP here

Wednesday 24 July | Auckland Myeloma support group |1730-1930 RSVP here

Thursday 25 July | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Tuesday 6 August | Pukekohe support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 7 August | Takapuna support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Sunday 11 August | Auckland Kids’ Club |1130-1430 RSVP here

Wednesday 14 August | Manukau support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 14 August | Orewa support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 20 August | Kaitaia support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 21 August | Kerikeri support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 21 August | Epsom support group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Thursday 22 August | Henderson support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Thursday 22 August | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Thursday 29 August | Auckland young adults group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Monday 2 September | Howick support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Tuesday 10 September | Dargaville support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 11 September | Whangarei support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 11 September | Auckland Myeloma support group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Sunday 15 September | Auckland Kids’ Club |1130-1430 RSVP here

Thursday 19 September | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Wednesday 25 September | Auckland Myeloma support group |1800-2000 RSVP here

Thursday 24 October | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Thursday 21 November | Parents’ Therapy group |1430-1630 RSVP here

Midland Region - Waikato & Bay of Plenty

Thursday 18 April | Rotorua support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Wednesday 24 April | Tauranga support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 27 April | Hamilton Kids’ Club |0900-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 18 May | Hamilton Kids’ Club |0900-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 22 May | Gisborne support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Friday 24 May | Whakatane support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 1 June | Hamilton support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 8 June | Hamilton Kids’ Club |0900-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 12 June | Tauranga support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 19 June | Taupo support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Wednesday 17 July | Gisborne support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Friday 19 July | Whakatane support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 3 August | Hamilton support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 10 August | Hamilton Kids’ Club |0900-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 21 August | Taupo support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Thursday 22 August | Rotorua support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Wednesday 28 August | Tauranga support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 14 September | Hamilton Kids’ Club |0900-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 18 September | Gisborne support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Friday 20 September | Whakatane support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Central Region

Tuesday 23 April | Whanganui support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 30 April | Wellington support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Monday 6 May | Hutt Valley support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 18 May | Wellington Kids’ Club |1000-1300 RSVP here

Tuesday 4 June | Kapiti support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 6 June | Hawkes Bay support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 11 June | Palmerston North support group |1230-1430 RSVP here

Thursday 13 June | Wellington support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Friday 14 June | Wairarapa support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Saturday 15 June | Wellington Kids’ Club |1000-1300 RSVP here

Tuesday 18 June | Whanganui support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Thursday 20 June | Taranaki support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 3 July | Hutt Valley support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 24 July | Wellington support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 1 August | Hawkes Bay support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 6 August | Palmerston North support group |1230-1430 RSVP here

Tuesday 6 August | Kapiti support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Friday 9 August | Wairarapa support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 13 August | Whanganui support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Saturday 17 August | Wellington Kids’ Club |1000-1300 RSVP here

Thursday 22 August | Taranaki support group |1000-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 29 August | Wellington support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Tuesday 3 September | Hutt Valley support group |1030-1200 RSVP here\

Saturday 21 September | Wellington Kids’ Club |1000-1300 RSVP here

Southern Region - Upper/Central South Island

Wednesday 1 May | North Canterbury support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Saturday 4 May | Christchurch Kids’ Club |1100-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 8 May | Christchurch support group |1300-1500 RSVP here

Wednesday 15 May | Nelson support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Thursday 16 May| Blenheim support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 5 June | Timaru support group |1300-1500 RSVP here

Thursday 6 June | Ashburton support group |1030-1230 RSVP here

Friday 14 June | West Coast – Grey Clinic |1000-1600 RSVP here

Saturday 15 June | Christchurch Kids’ Club |1100-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 19 June | Christchurch support group |1300-1500 RSVP here

Southern Region - Lower South Island

Thursday 2 May | Invercargill support group|1200-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 8 May | Dunedin support group |1200-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 15 May | Oamaru support group |1230-1400 RSVP here

Thursday 23 May | Central Otago support group |1230-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 5 June | Dunedin support group |1200-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 17 July | Dunedin support group |1200-1400 RSVP here

Thursday 1 August | Central Otago support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 14 August | Oamaru support group |1230-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 21 August | Dunedin support group |1200-1400 RSVP here

Thursday 29 August | Invercargill support group|1200-1400 RSVP here

Thursday 12 September | Central Otago support group |1030-1200 RSVP here

Online support groups

Sunday 28 April | Kids’ Club |0900-1000 RSVP here

Sunday 28 April | Super Kids’ Club |1000-1100 RSVP here

Tuesday 30 April | Chronic Leukaemia on treatment and Active Monitoring |1030-1130 RSVP here

Wednesday 1 May | Aplastic Anaemia |1100-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 1 May | Ladies’ group |1300-1400 RSVP here

Monday 6 May | Waldenstroms |1100-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 8 May | Support Persons group |1300-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 8 May | Allo GVHD |1130-1230 RSVP here

Tuesday 14 May | Follicular Lymphoma |1300-1400 RSVP here

Sunday 19 May | Kids’ Club |0900-1000 RSVP here

Sunday 19 May | Super Kids’ Club |1000-1100 RSVP here

Tuesday 28 May | Mantle Cell Lymphoma |1000-1100 RSVP here

Thursday 6 June | MDS |1200-1300 RSVP here

Thursday 6 June | MPN – Myelofibrosis |1200-1300 RSVP here

Friday 7 June | MPN – Polycythemia Vera & Essential Thrombocythemia |1200-1300 RSVP here

Sunday 9 June | Kids’ Club |0900-1000 RSVP here

Sunday 9 June | Super Kids’ Club |1000-1100 RSVP here

Tuesday 18 June | Blokes with Blood Cancer |1300-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 19 June | Ladies’ group |1300-1400 RSVP here

Thursday 1 August | Aplastic Anaemia |1100-1200 RSVP here

Wednesday 7 August | Chronic Leukaemia on treatment and Active Monitoring |1030-1130 RSVP here

Sunday 11 August | Kids’ Club |0900-1000 RSVP here

Sunday 11 August | Super Kids’ Club |1000-1100 RSVP here

Tuesday 13 August | Follicular Lymphoma |1500-1600 RSVP here

Tuesday 20 August | Blokes with Blood Cancer |1300-1400 RSVP here

Wednesday 21 August | Ladies’ group |1300-1400 RSVP here

Tuesday 27 August | Mantle Cell Lymphoma |1000-1100 RSVP here

Sunday 15 September | Kids’ Club |0900-1000 RSVP here

Sunday 15 September | Super Kids’ Club |1000-1100 RSVP here

Wednesday 18 September | Auto Transplant |1100-1200 RSVP here