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Resources and Information

Research, reference documents and other documents of use to Waka Toa Ora signatories and others.

• NZ Health Survey: Provisional COVID-19 health and wellbeing data

  Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: survey, Report, data, wellbeing, disease, health
  Ministry of Health media release: 10th February 2020 The Ministry of Health has today published provisional results of the 2020/21 New Zealand Health Survey specific to how people’s health and wellbeing have been impacted by COVID-19

• 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

• Trial a free balance training app

  Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: prevention, technology, falls
  Live with better balance and be falls free by trialling a free balance training app called Nymbl - as part of ACC's Live Stronger for Longer programme

• What if Santa forgot Christmas?

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, dementia, families
  Dementia New Zealand media release: 15th December 2020 Nearly two thirds of adult New Zealanders have some personal experience with dementia, so chances are, it could even happen to Santa! With millions of children to remember, reindeer to command, and an

• New report on Christchurch groundwater levels

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, Report
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th December 2020 A new technical report gives Christchurch City Council a high-level picture of the impact changes to future groundwater levels may have on the city

• Premises available for sub-lease with Diabetes Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Community Groups, resources
  Diabetes Christchurch has space available to sub-lease on the ground floor at 21 Carlyle Street in Sydenham - if your organisation is looking for office space

• Reports on what Canterbury men need from support services

  Posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, men, services, mens health, Report, survey
  The Canterbury Men's Centre (CMC) went through significant growth again in the past year and with this came some reflection about the work we do and how to do it better

• Register now for Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2021

  Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: event, Community, neighbours
  Kia ora! Neighbours Day Aotearoa has even more ways for you to join in from 20th to 30th March 2021! If you are an old hand at Neighbours Day and run an annual event - from a local BBQ, pool party, movie night, a street party or even just an intentional c

• Survey uncovers emotional and mental health issues faced by Kiwis with diabetes

  Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: diabetes, awareness, survey, mental wellbeing, medical
  Diabetes New Zealand media release: 1st November 2020 As New Zealand begins Diabetes Action Month, Kiwis are being asked to Love Don’t Judge as Diabetes NZ sheds light on the emotional burden of a chronic condition that affects quarter of a million of us

• Macular Degeneration Awareness Week: 2nd to 9th November 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, disease, awareness, older adults
  Macular Degeneration Awareness week is fast approaching and this campaign aims to highlight what New Zealanders risk losing if they don't take their eye health seriously

• Selwyn Community Directory launches

  Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Community Groups
  Selwyn District Council media release: 22nd September 2020 A new directory aims to help build awareness and connections for the Selwyn community

• New tool to measure economic activity in Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: data, data analysis, economics, economy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th September 2020 Canterbury’s economic activity for July 2020 returned to a similar level as the same month last year, according to the first edition of ChristchurchNZ’s Canterbury Economic Activity Index

• Embracing Diversity #IAmUnique seeking collaboration on a new initiative

  Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: support, youth empowerment, young people, culture, identity, Community Groups, diversity
  The Embracing Diversity #IAmUnique group is looking for people to provide thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to help with their new initiative to be launched in Canterbury

• Government plan to tackle problem plastics and seven single-use plastic items

  Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: recycling, environment, Report, consultation, waste, management
  Beehive media release: 12th August 2020 Following the success of the phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags, the Government now has plans to phase out more single-use and problem plastics to reduce waste and protect the environment announced Associ

• New initiative aims to grow high-value businesses and jobs

  Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: employment, business, development, support
  A city-wide approach to growing more high-value businesses and jobs for Ōtautahi Christchurch has been launched. The ambitious programme is a key action in the city’s post-COVID Economic Recovery Plan

• One-stop jobs and training shop goes live

  Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: employment, Training, education, services, information, support
  The Government has launched a new online, phone and onsite service to help New Zealanders connect to a range of employment support and products for workers and businesses affected by COVID-19, announced Minister of Education Chris Hipkins and Minister for

• Friends of Ireland Wellbeing Service

  Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: migrants, support, services, resources, disease, Community Groups, wellbeing
  Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. Health is better than wealth

• Housing First plans to house another 120 homeless people

  Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, services
  Housing First Christchurch has accepted the challenge of housing 120 homeless people over the next two years. Housing First Christchurch was established in 2018 to house Christchurch’s chronically homeless

• Kiwi pre-schoolers losing teeth to preventable tooth decay

  Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, research, water, oral health
  Canterbury District Health Board and University of Canterbury media release: 28th July 2020 Kiwi kids are suffering unnecessarily from severe tooth decay that could be prevented according to research published today in JAMA Paediatrics - the highest-ranki

• Solving severe sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, children, Sleep, autism, parenting
  University of Canterbury (UC) media release: 22nd July 2020 University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have made a major step forward in treatment of sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in new research recently published in the

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