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Resources and Information

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

• Micronutrients used to treat antenatal depression in world first study

  Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, women, pregnancy, nutrition, research
  University of Canterbury media release: 4th June 2024 UC researchers have used vitamins and minerals to alleviate symptoms of depression during pregnancy

• New Zealand needs to confront the challenges of land use change

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, Climate Change, land, environment
  How do we respond to the environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water quality while looking after the economic, social and cultural life of our regions? This is the pressing question addressed in a new report released by the Pa

• Pseudoephedrine back on shelves

  Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: medical, winter
  Beehive media release: 20th May 2024 Associate Health Minister David Seymour is pleased that Pseudoephedrine can now be purchased by the general public to protect them from winter illness, after the coalition government worked swiftly to change the law a

• E. coli and nitrate found in some Canterbury groundwater

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, safety, water quality, Report, survey
  Environment Canterbury media release: 13th May 2024 More than half of wells monitored in our annual well survey showed nitrate levels still likely increasing

• Emissions inventory a first for Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, pollution, climate action
  Environment Canterbury media release: 13th May 2024 The first greenhouse gas emissions inventory report for Waitaha/Canterbury has been published. The report analyses the greenhouse gas emissions for our region in 2018 and 2021

• A heads-up on header tanks

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: prevention, water, earthquake, housing
  Selywn District Council media release: 1st May 2024 Now is a good time to retrofit seismic restraints around your home..

• Recycle a Device: What impact can a laptop have?

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, technology, recycling
  Recycle A Device - or RAD - is an Aotearoa initiative which matches ākonga (students) and rangatahi (young people) who need a laptop with a donated and refurbished device. Over 1000 RAD devices were requested in just the first week of school this year

• New campaign to prevent disabled people being groomed by extremists

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, violence, wellbeing, Vulnerability, resources, care, families
  Know The Signs is a new nationwide campaign that aims to prevent extremist groups from targeting disabled and vulnerable people - by raising awareness of the signs of violent extremism grooming

• Fire and Emergency’s top tips for staying fire safe this winter

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: safety, winter, heating, Sleep, prevention
  Fire and Emergency New Zealand has some simple steps to keep people safe from fire as the temperature drops. "Get your chimney swept and cleaned every year before the first fire of the season," Community Education Manager Adrian Nacey says

• Retain the relationships and sexuality guidelines

  Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: abuse, bullying, Rainbow, schools, sexual health
  Stand with the Mental Health Foundation to help all students feel safe and included.  All tauira (students) deserve to feel safe and included at school or kura, regardless of their gender, sexuality or background

• Cultural Harm in Māori Suicide Prevention and Postvention in Aotearoa

  Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: survey, research, suicide, harm, maori, families
  The Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention are conducting a survey to understand the processes that impact Māori when suicide death occurs and what may cause cultural harm to whānau Māori when a suicide death occurs

• Listen to CAB on Air on PlainsFM

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: services, support, Advocacy, advice, podcast
  CAB on Air is a short monthly programme brought to you by Citizens Advice Bureau Christchurch Area – a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to ensure that no individual suffers from an ignorance of their rights and the services available to them

• Recycle your child's car seat with SeatSmart

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, safety, families, waste, recycling
  100,00 child car seats expire each year - so don’t let your expired or damaged car seat end up in landfill or be sold. Any brand of booster, convertible seat or capsule can be recycled through SeatSmart

• Easy Choice to feed Kiwi families for $90

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, Food, planning, families, waste
  Seasonal meal planner and recipe books called Easy Choice - Family Kai are produced by Love Food Hate Waste. Each book consists of four weeks of five dinner meal plans that will feed a family of six for approximately $90 a week

• Questions and answers available from Citizens Advice Bureau

  Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: support, advice, information
  The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) website has lots of information you may wish to know but didn’t know who to ask. It has thousands of questions and answers based on common enquiries to CAB

• Wellbeing spotlight: Steps to energising your mind, body and soul this autumn Part 2

  Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, technology, creativity, wellbeing, stress
  Here is part two of tips from Kevin Walls from the Career Transition team at Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury - offering practical steps and strategies to relax and reenergise your mind, body and soul as we head into autumn

• Podcast on Dementia and the Chinese community

  Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: dementia, asian health, research, older adults, podcast
  Alzheimers New Zealand recent interviewed Associate Professor Gary Cheung from the University of Auckland about his latest project that is now up and running to improve dementia services for Chinese New Zealanders - in collaboration with Dementia Auckland

• Wellbeing spotlight: Steps to energising your mind, body and soul this autumn

  Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, reading, physical activity, environment, recreation, stress, mental health
  As we head into autumn, think about taking the opportunity to pause for a moment to slow down, relax and rest your mind, body and soul

• Are you ready to be the next Super Mayor?

  Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: technology, youth, young people, community engagement
  Selwyn District Council media release: 27th February 2024 Super Mayor is now available to demo on gaming platform, Steam

• Researchers shed light on vaccine decisions

  Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: vaccination, immunisation, research
  University of Auckland media release: 26th February 2024 Research into vaccine hesitancy finds people’s biggest concern is severe adverse effects, followed by how effective a vaccine is and how long its protection will last

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