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News: tagged with "nutrition"

• Autumn fruit comes to market against all odds

  Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: healthy food, nutrition
  5+ A Day media release: 15th March 2023 Cooling weather this month brings a change to our eating as well as our wardrobes with seasonal autumn fruit providing good value and nutritional benefits for whānau

• Fruit and vegetables are key to a better state of mind

  Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, nutrition, healthy food
  5 + A Day media release: 27th September 2022 The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust has teamed up with GP Dr Dane Rua to highlight the vital link between nutrition and mental health, sharing simple ways in which whānau can support their wellbeing with fresh fruit

• Kiwis turning to cheaper processed foods urged to watch for salt

  Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, health
  Heart Foundation of NZ media release: 13th September 2022 The foods we eat play a key role in our health and wellbeing

• Survey indicates concerning rise in iron deficiency symptoms

  Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, survey, awareness
  Beef + Lamb New Zealand media release: 22nd August 2022 The results from an online iron quiz titled ‘Could you be low on iron?’ – which checks for common signs and symptoms of iron deficiency – point to some worrying trends

• Government now serving up 1 million free lunches in schools a week

  Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: healthy food, children, education, nutrition
  Beehive media release: 17th August 2022 The Government’s healthy lunches in school programme | Ka Ora, Ka Ako has ramped up to deliver a million free lunches to school kids every week

• Participants wanted for the BREAD Study

  Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, nutrition, research, Gut Health
  A research team from the University of Otago, Christchurch is seeking volunteers to be part of a study looking at the impact of dietary fibre in bread on gut health

• Maori Masters scholarship available at University of Otago

  Posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in: Training With tags: funding, research, maori, health, nutrition, education, qualification
  Applications are invited for a Masters scholarship to undertake research on how to support Māori to have sustainable and healthy kai, what interventions and policies Māori would respond to, as well as any current barriers to shifting dietary intake

• Vegan Angels are here to help

  Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, nutrition, healthy food, services
  Everyone has times when life is a bit tougher due to illness or other difficulty. We know that sometimes the people looking after you may not be able to provide you with the good vegan kai you need to help you feel better

• Eldernet shines light on digital exclusion

  Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: elderly, older people, technology, nutrition, therapy, healthy food, resources
  Eldernet’s popular Gazette site has turned its attention to topics including: Sacha Green told Eldernet just how big the problem of digital inclusion is and how we all can help to ensure no one gets left behind in the online rush

• NZ facing an obesity epidemic and physical inactivity crisis

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: nutrition, obesity, physical activity
  Exercise NZ media release: 24th July 2019 Leading New Zealand exercise expert Richard Beddie says an obesity epidemic is gripping New Zealand which also has a physical inactivity crisis, being the 13th worst in the world - and the worst for children with

• Easy Choice to feed Kiwi families for $60

  Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, nutrition, healthy food
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 10th July 2018 Easy Choice – Family Kai is a new initiative supported by Waimakariri District Council that aims to feed families for $60 a week

• Can Do Catering: a social enterprise business

  Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, Community Groups, healthy food
  Can Do Catering is one of Christchurch’s newest caterers for businesses and social functions. Can Do Catering is a social enterprise business that provides real employment for younger adults with significant physical impairments

• Mother4Mother Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme

  Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, children, nutrition, support group
  The Mother4Mother Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme provides support for breastfeeding mothers in Canterbury. The Canterbury-wide service is run by the Rural Canterbury PHO