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Library services you can access from home
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, learning, technology
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th March 2020 Confined to your home and looking for things to do? Christchurch City Libraries has lots of online content that can help you keep boredom at bay
Don't Get Sucked In: New youth vaping campaign
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, smokefree, vaping, young people, youth
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) launched a new education campaign in February 2020. It aims to educate young people about the adverse health effects of e-cigarettes and vaping
Mosque Attack Widows Share their Stories
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wellbeing, resilience, disasters, emergencies, podcast
Dozens of women hovered in the female section of Christchurch’s Al-Noor Mosque on 15th March 2019 - their time of worship became a time of terror which shocked the nation to its core
New micro-credential: Assessing Professional Competency for Health Practitioners
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in: Training With tags: Training, health, Courses, qualification, Professional Development
NorthTec is proud to announce the nationwide availability of the NZQA approved micro-credential Assessing Professional Competency for Health Professionals
Meeting spaces available at Christchurch Community House
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Meeting Room, resources, Community Groups
Christchurch Community House (CCH) has a range of meeting or interview spaces available at great prices, and specifically designed to meet the needs of community groups. You can hire spaces by the hour, half day (3 to 4 hours) or full day (5 to 8 hours)
Interactive map bears fruit without costing the earth
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: technology, services, Food, urban
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th January 2020 A new online food map reveals where people can find free fruit and nuts growing in public spaces in Christchurch
Speak Up-Korerotia Podcast on climate anxiety
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, information
We open the news and are confronted by climate disaster. If this news make you feel anxious, scared, horrified or helpless, you are probably experiencing 'climate anxiety' - and you are not alone
Plunket lactation consultants are just a video-call away
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: breastfeeding, support, services, children
Breastfeeding isn’t always easy. If you’re a mum who’s having difficulty breastfeeding – you’re not alone! Lots of whānau find breastfeeding tricky and sore at the start
UC launches South Island translation Master’s degree
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Training With tags: qualification, language, Training, emergencies
University of Canterbury media release: 27th November 2019 Practical training and applied language learning opportunities, with specialisation on crisis translation and interpreting, are being offered to graduates from 2020 through UC’s new Master of App
Digital museum gives glimpses into our history
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: heritage, technology
Selwyn District Council media release: 30th October 2019 Lincoln has been turned into a giant museum where anyone with a smartphone can glimpse the history of the world around them
Dangerous Decibels: Learn about preventing hearing loss
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: hearing, prevention, Training, young people, children
Dangerous Decibels is a training course available to colleges, schools and kindergartens on the dangers of excess noise, the irrevocable damage to hearing it can cause, and on how to protect yourself and your hearing health
UC launches new Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership degree
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Training With tags: qualification, education, leadership, young people, Community development
University of Canterbury media release: 24th September 2019 A unique new degree from the University of Canterbury (UC) serves to inspire future leaders in our community, providing them with vital building blocks to champion change in a changing world
New suicide prevention videos from the Mental Health Foundation
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: young people, youth, suicide, Communication, prevention
Kia ora. The Mental Health Foundation is pleased to introduce their newest suicide prevention video suite "Connecting through Kōrero – Kōrerohia ngā mahi whakamomori ki te hunga taiohi"
Latest Quitline campaign: Quit for your pets
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: smoking, campaign
We’re a nation of pet lovers with over 4.6 million pets! We all know that smoking is bad for humans. What you may not know is that second-hand and third-hand smoke can have some really nasty consequences for animals
New Selwyn Libraries' Edge Connector service hits the road
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: information, accessibility, services, recreation
Selwyn District Council media release: 12th August 2019 A new library service bringing popular programmes and resources to those who don’t have easy access to a library had its first outing last week
SCRUM TALK: A tailored workshop from A-OK
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in: Training With tags: Training, young people, sport
SCRUM TALK is a conversation for families, coaches and peers to have with their young players. Our young players start moving into competitive sports from 11 years old and over
Budget advice and personal advocacy services from Delta Community Trust
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Advocacy, advice, finances, services, support, Community Groups
Delta Community Trust has community workers trained in budget advise and experience in advocating on behalf of people in difficult circumstances
Book supports families of earlybird babies
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, fundraising, reading, Community Groups
A special book for families of premature babies is bringing delight, comfort and hope. Earlybird is written by Julie Burgess-Manning and illustrated by Jenny Cooper from Patricia Champion’s themes and storyline
OCC Report: Children's participation rights in Government policy
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, Report, participation, community engagement, young people, policy, legislation
Are We Listening? reports from the Children's Convention Monitoring Group on how well the NZ Government is implementing the Children’s Convention in relation to children’s participation rights
Perceptions and experiences of Lime scooters: Summary survey results
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, transport, safety
Two University of Canterbury researchers invited people - whether they had used an e-scooter or not - to tell them what they thought about e-scooter use in New Zealand in February and March 2019

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