Royal Transport
Specialised wheelchair transport in Auckland, with drivers trained in dementia-friendly care. Support persons and carers always ride free.
About Royal Transport
Royal Transport is an Auckland-based mobility transport company specialising specifically in wheelchair-accessible transport, rather than offering it as a side service. The fleet consists of purpose-built vans with ramps, secure belts, and optional hoists, with trained drivers available seven days a week.
A notable feature for families is the company's specific focus on dementia-friendly transport — drivers are trained to provide calm, patient support for passengers living with dementia, helping journeys feel safe and reassuring. Support persons and carers always travel free, which matters for families who need to accompany a parent.
Services include private wheelchair transport for appointments and errands, institutional transport for hospitals and care facilities with recurring bookings and billing options, and airport and seaport transfers with luggage and mobility aid assistance.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Wheelchair Transport
Contact Details
Phone: 021 023 65285
Website: royaltransport.co.nz
Regions Served
Auckland
Auckland Mobility Transport
Wheelchair-accessible vehicles and trained drivers for medical appointments, hospital transfers, and shopping trips in Auckland — a 20-year-old, locally owned family business. ACC registered.
About Auckland Mobility Transport
Auckland Mobility Transport is a long-established, locally owned Auckland transport service specialising in wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Services include transport to medical appointments and shopping trips, hospital and home transfers, stretcher transfers for non-emergency patients, and assistance at the airport including baggage help.
The company is an ACC-registered vendor and accepts Mobility Card bookings for subsidised rides. Vehicles are fitted with ramps and secure harnesses for wheelchair users.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Wheelchair Transport
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 678 555
Website: www.aucklandmobilitytransport.co.nz
Regions Served
Auckland
Big John's Mobility Express
Affordable, locally owned wheelchair and mobility transport based in Dunedin — servicing Otago and extending to Invercargill, Balclutha, and Christchurch. Total Mobility and ACC accredited.
About Big John’s Mobility Express
Big John's Mobility Express is a locally owned and operated mobility transport service based in Dunedin, established in 2020 and run by John and Michelle Gonsalves. What started as one van has grown to a fleet of six vehicles, including wheelchair-accessible caddies and taxis.
The service specialises in wheelchair and flotation chair transport, both around Dunedin and on longer trips extending to Central Otago, Balclutha, Invercargill, and as far as Christchurch. Hospital and hospice transfers, airport transfers, and tours for rest-home residents are all part of the service.
Big John's is accredited with the Total Mobility scheme and is ACC accredited, meaning eligible clients can access discounted rates. The team operates seven days a week, including evenings, and is known locally for keeping pricing straightforward with no EFTPOS fees.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Wheelchair Transport
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 566 893
Website: bigjohns.co.nz
Regions Served
Otago and Southland
Freedom Companion Driving
A personal alternative to taxis for seniors and anyone needing extra support getting around — appointments, shopping, prescriptions, or just a friendly outing. ACC and Total Mobility registered.
About Freedom Companion Driving
Freedom Companion Driving Services offers a more personal alternative to call-centre or app-based taxi services, aimed at seniors, people recovering from illness or injury, and those with mobility challenges or disabilities. Drivers help with getting in and out of the vehicle, walkers and wheelchairs, and provide companionship throughout the trip rather than just driving from A to B.
Beyond transport, the team can assist with shopping, picking up prescriptions, or simply taking someone out for a coffee or scenic drive. Freedom is a registered ACC and Total Mobility Scheme provider, meaning subsidised fares may be available to eligible clients.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 956 956
Website: freedomdrivers.co.nz/
Regions Served
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland
Driving Miss Daisy
Door-to-door companion transport for older people across New Zealand — not just a ride, but help with shopping, appointments, and outings, with the same familiar drivers each time. ACC contracted and Total Mobility Scheme accepted.
About Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a national franchise network providing companion driving services, with local operators covering most New Zealand regions. The service goes well beyond a taxi — drivers collect clients from the door, accompany them to appointments, help with shopping, and wait or assist throughout the outing.
Common uses include trips to medical appointments, hairdresser visits, social outings, shopping, and even airport transfers. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available in many areas. Driving Miss Daisy is an ACC-contracted companion driving provider and accepts Total Mobility Scheme subsidy cards in most regions.
All trips need to be pre-booked and are pre-quoted, so there are no surprises on cost. Gift vouchers are available, which makes this a practical option for family members living elsewhere who want to arrange transport support for a parent.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 948 432
Website: drivingmissdaisy.co.nz/
Regions Served
Nationwide
Casual Foodie Premium Frozen Meals for Auckland and Upper North Island
Premium frozen ready meals delivered across Auckland and upper North Island towns — genuinely popular as a thoughtful care package for someone recovering from illness, surgery, or a difficult period.
About Casual Foodie
Casual Foodie prepares premium ready-made meals in-house, delivered frozen across Auckland (via local courier) and to upper North Island towns via NZ Post with insulated packaging. The menu includes pre-prepared mains and smaller "Ready in Five" meals for one.
Care packages combining meals with sweet and savoury treats are also available.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: casualfoodie.co.nz
Regions Served
Northland
Auckland
Waikato
Red Kitchen Frozen Meals Made in the Waikato
Quality, nourishing frozen meals made locally in the Waikato — no subscriptions, just order what you need when you need it. A good option for older people or anyone needing a bit of extra help with meals.
About Red Kitchen
Red Kitchen makes a range of nourishing frozen dinners locally in the Waikato, explicitly positioned for busy people and "those who need a bit of help and love good food", perfect for older people living independently as well as anyone supporting a family member.
There's no subscription model, simply order what you want, when you want it. Options range from solo-sized meals to larger family portions, plus desserts and pantry essentials. Delivery is available to the door on a chosen day, or meals can be collected directly from Red Kitchen stockists around the country.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: redkitchen.co.nz/dinners
Regions Served
Waikato
Amy's Kitchen Aromas Meals Made for Seniors in Hamilton
Home-style frozen meals made specifically for those aged 65 and over — classics like steak and kidney, corned silverside, and savoury mince. The same friendly delivery person every time, with a genuine personal touch.
About Amy’s Kitchen Aromas
Amy's Kitchen Aromas has been serving the Hamilton and South Auckland community for 15 years, with a menu built specifically around what older generations grew up eating — steak and kidney, corned silverside, savoury mince, and other home-style classics, made with quality cuts of meat and real ingredients.
What sets this apart is the personal delivery model: the same delivery person visits each time, building a familiar, friendly relationship rather than a transactional one. The team will help put meals away in the freezer if needed, and reviews consistently mention the care taken with elderly customers specifically.
Delivery areas include Hamilton (Dinsdale, Flagstaff, Rototuna, Te Rapa and surrounds) and parts of South Auckland (Papakura, Pukekohe, Drury, Karaka, Takanini and surrounds), plus Cambridge and Te Kauwhata. Note: they're unable to cater for special dietary needs or allergens, so this won't suit everyone.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: amyskitchenaromas.co.nz
Regions Served
Waikato
Auckland
Koha Kai Fresh and Frozen Meals in Southland
Fresh and frozen meals made in Southland, with options specifically designed to help older people maintain independence at home. ACC-approved supplier of short- and long-term meal support.
About Koha Kai
Koha Kai offers two meal options: Tīmata Fresh Meals, made fresh to order and delivered nationwide, and Community Kai, hearty snap-frozen meals made locally in Southland for stocking the freezer.
What makes Koha Kai stand out for your audience is that their fresh meal range is explicitly designed with elderly individuals wanting to maintain independence in mind, alongside people needing short- or long-term meal support more broadly. Koha Kai is also an ACC-approved supplier, which matters for families navigating injury-related support as well as general aged care needs.
Both ranges use quality ingredients made locally in Southland. Online ordering is available for both meal ranges.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: kohakai.co.nz
Regions Served
Otago and Southland
Just Good Food Home-Cooked Frozen Meals in Christchurch
Home-cooked frozen meals delivered every Thursday in Christchurch — started as a small kitchen making meals for elderly parents, now a full local meal service with a loyal following among older customers.
About Just Good Food
Just Good Food began when its founder started cooking meals for her own elderly parents, then started supplying neighbours and local families as word spread. It's grown into a dedicated Christchurch meal delivery service, still run with the same home-style approach.
Meals are home-cooked using fresh ingredients and local meat, then frozen and delivered to the door every Thursday (orders close 2pm Tuesday). No subscription is required — order only when you need to. Meals come in oven- and microwave-safe containers, and customers can pay online, by bank transfer, or cash.
This is a genuinely well-regarded local option, with reviews specifically noting its suitability for elderly customers and use during difficult periods such as recovery from illness or supporting a family member through treatment.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: justgoodfood.co.nz
Regions Served
Canterbury
My Food Bag Ready Made Meals No-Cook Meal Delivery Nationwide
A fully prepared, no-cooking-required range from New Zealand's best-known meal delivery brand — heat and eat, with no recipe or prep involved. Delivered nationwide.
About My Food Bag Ready Made Meals
My Food Bag is widely known for its weekly meal kits, but its separate Ready Made Meals range is a better fit for older people who don't want to cook at all. These meals are freshly prepared each week using local, free-range, and free-farmed ingredients, then delivered ready to heat, no recipe, no chopping, no prep.
Meals can be stored in the fridge until the best-before date, or frozen for up to three months, giving flexibility around when they're eaten. Orders can be placed without a subscription, and a rotating menu of around 20+ options is available each week.
Services Offered
Ready Made Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: myfoodbag.co.nz/ready-made-meals
Regions Served
Nationwide
FED. Ready-to-Heat Meals Delivered
Chef-prepared, ready-to-heat meals delivered nationwide — no subscription required, no cooking involved. A practical option for supporting an elderly parent or recovering from surgery or illness.
About FED.
FED. is a New Zealand meal delivery company providing fully prepared, ready-to-heat meals delivered to the door North Island wide. Unlike meal kit services, there's no recipe to follow or ingredients to prepare, meals arrive frozen and ready to heat in the oven or microwave.
FED. is explicitly positioned to help during demanding periods of life, including supporting someone recovering from surgery or illness, or easing the load for a family member who's stretched thin. Meals are sourced using quality New Zealand ingredients including free-range eggs and chicken, and free-farmed pork.
Orders can be placed as a one-off, as a gift, or as a flexible subscription that can be paused, skipped, or cancelled at any time, no lock-in contract.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Phone: 03 577 9400
Website: getfed.co.nz/
Regions Served
All North Island
Quest Plated Meals Meal Delivery for Seniors in Marlborough
Fresh meals cooked daily and delivered at lunchtime to seniors in Picton and Blenheim. Run by a Marlborough team with genuine aged-care catering experience, serving the region for over 15 years.
About Quest Plated Meals
Quest Plated Meals (run by The Quest Catering Company) has been providing meal delivery for seniors in the Marlborough region for over 15 years. Meals are cooked fresh daily in a licensed kitchen and delivered at lunchtime to homes in Picton and Blenheim.
What sets Quest apart is the team's specific background in cooking for older people — their kitchen staff includes people with direct experience in aged care kitchens, with an explicit focus on balancing flavour, nutrition, and safe food handling for elderly clients. This is a genuinely specialist service rather than a general meal delivery company that happens to also serve older people.
Quest also caters for events and functions in the Marlborough region, alongside its core home meal delivery service.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Catering
Contact Details
Phone: 03 577 9400
Website: questplatedmeals.com
Email: questblenheim@xtra.co.nz
Regions Served
Marlborough
Kai 2 You Fresh Meal Delivery Throughout the South Island
Chef-made fresh ready meals delivered twice a week across Christchurch, or available for pickup from the Papanui shop. SuperGold Card holders receive a discount.
About Kai 2 You
Kai2You is a Christchurch-based meal delivery service serving the South Island. Kai2You provide chef-made fresh ready meals, delivered twice a week or available for pickup directly from their shop at 86 Harris Crescent, Papanui.
The service is popular with older people wanting good quality meals without the effort of cooking every day. SuperGold Card holders receive a discount on orders. Ordering is easiest through their website, though phone and email orders are also accepted.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Phone: 022 389 1166
Website: kai2you.co.nz
Email: orders@kai2you.co.nz
Regions Served
Canterbury
Otago and Southland
Eat - Fresh Meals Delivered Nationwide
Chef-prepared fresh meals delivered nationwide, with a dedicated texture-modified meal range for people with swallowing difficulties or dysphagia.
About Eat
EAT is a New Zealand meal delivery company based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, delivering fresh, chef-prepared meals nationwide (excluding some rural areas). Meals include comfort food favourites such as slow-cooked meats, lasagne, pies, and stews.
A standout feature is EAT's texture-modified meals range, designed for people with dysphagia or swallowing difficulties — a need that's common among older people recovering from stroke or living with conditions affecting swallowing, and one that's often hard to find good options for.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 328 333
Website: eat.co.nz
Regions Served
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland
Healthvision
Nurse-led home care and community support across New Zealand — established in 1999 by registered nurse Sue Doherty to provide high-quality, clinically grounded in-home care.
About Healthvision
Healthvision was established in 1999 by Sue Doherty, a registered nurse who identified the need for high-quality, clinically grounded home care services in New Zealand. The organisation provides home care and community support services with registered nurse oversight.
Services include personal care, household assistance, community support, and nursing care at home. Healthvision holds contracts with government funders and provides services through both NASC referral and private arrangements.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Nursing Care
Contact Details
Phone: 0508 733 377
Email: service@healthvision.co.nz
Regions Served
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland
MyCare
New Zealand's largest online platform connecting people directly with local, police-vetted care workers — personal care, companionship, household support, and more. You choose who you work with.
About MyCare
Mycare is New Zealand's largest online community platform connecting people who need home support with verified, police-vetted care workers in their local area. Unlike traditional agencies, Mycare lets you browse care worker profiles, read reviews, and choose the person who feels like the right fit — then contract with them directly.
Support available through Mycare includes personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, companionship, transportation, live-in support, and respite care. Every care worker on the platform is police-vetted and eligible to work legally in New Zealand.
Mycare handles bookings, scheduling, and payments through its online platform. A small service fee applies. Available nationwide.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Contact Details
Contact through their website mycare.co.nz
Regions Served
All of New Zealand
Visionwest
Not-for-profit home care across North and West Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Taupō — part of one of New Zealand's largest community-based charitable trusts.
About Visionwest
Visionwest Home Healthcare is part of Visionwest Community Trust, one of New Zealand's largest not-for-profit community-based charitable trusts. Home healthcare services are available across North and West Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Taupō.
Services support older adults with age-related needs, people recovering from injury, those managing long-term conditions, and carers needing respite. Personal care, household assistance, and community participation support are available. Care is delivered by trained support workers with registered nurses and care managers providing oversight.
Most services are government-funded through NASC referral. Private care options are also available.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 222 040
Email: healthcare@visionwest.org.nz
Regions Served
Auckland
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Enliven Presbyterian Support
Not-for-profit home care and community support across multiple New Zealand regions — delivered by Enliven, the care services brand of Presbyterian Support New Zealand.
About Enliven
Enliven is the care services brand of Presbyterian Support New Zealand, a network of not-for-profit social service organisations operating across multiple regions. Enliven provides home-based support, community services, and residential care for older people.
Home care services include personal care, household assistance, companionship, and support to remain connected to the community. Services are available through government funding or privately, depending on the region and service type.
Because Presbyterian Support operates through regional organisations, services and contact details vary by area. Visit the Enliven website to find your nearest regional service.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Dementia Care
Contact Details
Phone: 04 473 5025
Email: office@ps.org.nz
Regions Served
Auckland, Wellington Canterbury, Otago and Southland
RDNZ
Not-for-profit home care across Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland — personal care, nursing support, and household assistance for people of all ages.
About RDNS
RDNS New Zealand (Royal District Nursing Service) is a not-for-profit home and community health provider established in Auckland in 2009, with 600 staff supporting approximately 2,500 clients across Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.
Services include personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, and nursing support. All care begins with a clinical assessment by a registered nurse or occupational therapist, who develops a care plan in partnership with the client and their whānau. Support workers then deliver care with ongoing clinical oversight.
Government-funded services are available subject to eligibility assessment. Services are available seven days a week, 7am–7pm.
Services Offered
Home Care
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 736 769
Regions Served
Northland, Auckland, Tauranga/Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland