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Lincoln University seminar: Fighting food waste together
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Food, waste, collaboration, research, seminar
Collaborations between the public and private sector are vital for addressing wicked problems such as food waste. Such collaborations are often in the form of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs)
Earth Positive: Resilience and emissions reduction workshop for not-for-profits
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in: Training With tags: workshop, non-profit, Climate Change, climate action, Community Groups
Ready your not-for-profit for the future at this FREE two-day workshop from the Terra Nova Foundation. Dates: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd April 2025.Time: 10am to 4pm on Wednesday and 9.30am to 12.30pm on Thursday
Disability Law: Know Your Rights
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, law, employment, human rights, housing, education
The Enabling Good Lives (EGL) Waitaha Regional Leadership Team, Aspire Canterbury and Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA) are proud to host two days of FREE sessions on disabled people's rights in Christchurch
Report reveals high prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in women affected by family violence
Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: violence, abuse, research, brain, health, Report
Women's Refuge media release: 13th March 2025 Women’s Refuge has released a new report never undertaken in Aotearoa before looking at the prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in victims of family violence
Fresh bikes for Christchurch east students
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, physical activity, schools, cycling
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th March 2025 Students in Christchurch’s east are riding high with their new school bikes and pump track
Come along to the Vegan Night Mākete
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: market, Community Groups
Christchurch’s regular Vegan Night Mākete (market) showcases the best local plant-based foods and goods, raises awareness of the environmental and animal welfare, the health benefits of veganism, and brings the community together
First river wetland opened in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, restoration, recovery, biodiversity
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th March 2025 A new habitat for native fish and birds has been created in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC), after the first OARC wetland was opened
How to manage difficult feelings around significant world events
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, anxiety, wellbeing, technology
If you’ve been experiencing difficult thoughts and feelings about news events recently, you’re not alone in that. Hearing about these negative news events could lead to feelings of powerlessness, sadness, anger, fear or instability
Learn six ways to look after your brain to prevent dementia
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: awareness, brain, health, nutrition, physical activity, Sleep, dementia
March is Brain Health Awareness Month. Approximately 40 percent of dementia worldwide can be prevented, or delayed, by attending to a range of lifestyle and protective factors
The two minute challenge that could save your sight
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: awareness
Glaucoma New Zealand (GNZ) are asking Kiwis to invest two minutes of their time this March - Glaucoma Awareness Month - to understand a little more about glaucoma by taking their FREE easy, two-minute challenge
Free waste workshops with Kate Meads
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Training With tags: families, sustainability, workshop, parenting, waste, Food
Kate Meads from Waste Free with Kate and Co is running some workshops in March 2025. The world is not going to stop producing, waste is never going away, and we are never going to get “back” to how it was before
Save money: Do better meal planning
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: waste, Food, campaign
The majority of Kiwis meal plan in some way, shape, or form. However some households still throw away the equivalent of three shopping trolleys of food every year
Online Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Training With tags: health promotion, Courses, qualification
Apply now to gain your Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion. This online course is a joint venture between Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand (HPF) and Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Training With tags: suicide, workshop, intervention, prevention
A-OK is organising a 2-day ASIST Suicide Intervention Training Workshop in Christchurch
Give back to nature at a Selwyn Community Planting Day
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: volunteers, volunteering, community event, planting
Bring along your friends, family and workmates to help plant trees for Selwyn at an upcoming Community Planting Day. All planting days will begin at 10am and a BBQ lunch will be provided
Tis the season to report pest plants
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, prevention, intervention
Environment Canterbury media release: 26th February 2025 During the summer and early autumn, it becomes a lot easier to identify pest plants that can lay incognito for much of the year
Take part in a NZ study on mental health, wellbeing, and resilience
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in: Vacancies With tags: research, wellbeing, resilience, mental health, volunteers, volunteering
Health researchers from Waikato University and the University of Auckland are conducting a resilience study and need participants from Christchurch who are: Able to discuss factors that are important to their mental health and wellbeing; and Interested i
Final push for Te Kaha Street upgrades
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, traffic, roadworks, safety, rebuild
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th February 2025 Upgrades to the streets around the city’s new stadium are entering the final intensive phase to complete work six months ahead of schedule
Community representation remains largely unchanged
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Community, Governance
Environment Canterbury media release: 25th February 2025 The Local Government Commission has upheld the Canterbury Regional Council’s (Environment Canterbury’s) decision to largely retain its current representation arrangement
Didymo found near Arthur’s Pass
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waterways, water quality, safety, recreation
Environment Canterbury media release: 18th February 2025 The invasive, freshwater algae didymo, has been found recently in the popular tourist spot Te Tautea o Hinekakai/Devils Punchbowl Creek in Arthur’s Pass

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