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What happens when you bin it?
Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, waste, management
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th October 2021 Christchurch City Council Resource Recovery Manager Ross Trotter lifts the lid on what happens with the stuff that you put in your red, green and yellow wheelie bins
Participate in the Through the Eyes of Men Project
Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: research, volunteers, men, mental health, mental wellbeing, depression, anxiety
Men who have experienced anxiety, depression or felt suicidal are invited to share their story as part of a research study to better understand men’s depression, anxiety and suicidality
Top 10 Tips for Climate Change
Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, Climate Change
Flourish Kia Puāwai is putting together tips to help Greater Christchurch address climate breakdown. The headlines are scary right now - the climate crisis is here, it’s accelerating and it's dangerous
Book a Journey Through Time with Flourish
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, Community Groups, learning
Flourish piloted this award winning time walk from the UK along the Avon-Ōtākaro River in May and people loved it. "I enjoyed thinking about evolution and found the physical distance covered a very good way of taking in the immensity of time
Free online course: Supporting Transgender People
Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 in: Training With tags: gender, Courses, support, diversity
Gender Minorities Aotearoa is offering a free online course called Supporting Transgender People
Live Stronger – Pink Edition: Exercise class for women with breast cancer
Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Training With tags: physical activity, Courses, cancer, women
ACC and the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) have recently collaborated to create “Live Stronger – Pink Edition”. This is an exercise class for women going through breast cancer treatment
Volunteers needed for a nutrient supplementation study
Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, research, health
A research team at the University of Otago Christchurch are looking for vounteers with metabolic syndrome to take part in a study to investigate whether supplementation with vitamin C and micronutrients results in improved metabolic health
Window on Pacific Peoples’ health calls for urgent system change
Posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: pacific health, Report, health, services
Health Quality and Safety Commission NZ media release: 5th July 2021 A new report paints a stark picture of the health care challenges faced by Pacific peoples in New Zealand and calls for ambitious changes to the system to be made urgently
New inquiry into a fair start for all
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: poverty, research, policy, families
Productivity Commission media release: 15th June 2021 The Government has asked the New Zealand Productivity Commission - Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa to prepare the Terms of Reference for a new inquiry, aimed at finding ways to break the cycle of long
Eldernet’s ‘older person’s bible’ getting better with age
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, services, support, older people
The release of the latest Where from Here/ He Ara Whakamua handbook by The Eldernet Group – which covers the Upper South Island – marks more than 30 years of what is commonly referred to as the “older person’s bible
Climate projections underpin information campaign
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, support, solutions
The impacts of climate change in Canterbury will be highlighted in a regionwide campaign from Environment Canterbury
Quit smoking and vaping around your pets
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pets, smokefree, vaping, awareness
SPCA media release: 31st May 2021 SPCA is urging people not to smoke or vape near their pets, as research shows second-hand smoke and nicotine from e-cigarettes can have serious health effects on animals - just like humans
Join the Waimakariri Biodiversity Trust
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: biodiversity, community engagement, vacancies, Community Groups
The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee Biodiversity Working Group is looking for trustees for an independent community-based biodiversity trust that will work together to improve the local environment
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
ACC campaign: If you get hurt, who gets harmed?
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: campaign, injury prevention, safety
Have a hmmm... If you get hurt, who else gets harmed? It could be the people you care about. Whatever you’re doing, think about how safe you are, so that you can keep doing the things you love, with the people you love
Managing the long-term impact of cruise ships in Akaroa continues
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: tourism, environment, Report, collaboration
Environment Canterbury media release: 16th March 2021 Akaroa has experienced a significant increase in cruise ship arrivals over the last ten years, which has raised concerns for many in the community about the influx of tourists and the potential distur
Hearing Care For All! Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate
Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: prevention, hearing, awareness
New Zealand Audiological Society media release: 3rd March 2021 The New Zealand Audiological Society (NZAS) welcomes the launch of the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Hearing
Help available to keep you warm and healthy
Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, housing, health, services, support, energy, advice
Community Energy Action (CEA) provides advice and services to homeowners that improve the health and energyefficiency of homes throughout Canterbury and the West Coast
Support the Youth Hub Christchurch
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, youth, Community Groups, services, fundraising, support, young people
Youth Hub Christchurch aims to be a turning point in the lives of young people aged 10 to 25. The Hub will be the first of its kind in New Zealand and will be based in the heart of central Christchurch
Volunteers needed for Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative
Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, research, health, Eating Disorders
Have you experienced an eating disorder? The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) team in New Zealand invite you to join a global initiative to discover the genes that cause eating disorders

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