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Resources and Information

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

• Creating vibrant towns and cities webinar series

  Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: transport, urban design, Community
  Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the Transportation Group are hosting a series of free webinars focused on creating vibrant towns and cities

• Join story time for seniors with Libraries’ new Campfire

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: reading, older adults, older people, community connection
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th May 2020 People can now tune in to the new Campfire – Stories Read Aloud for Adults every Wednesday and Friday online

• New learn-to-read series supports learning at home after lockdown

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: reading, children, development, learning
  School is going back, but there’s no reason for parents to lose their hard-won connection with supporting their children’s learning. Many parents will have enjoyed sharing books and stories with their whānau during lockdown

• Open City: Inspiration to have a local adventure

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, wellbeing, Community Groups, recreation
  Gap Filler have some inspirational free local activities if you are itching to get out of the house now we're at Level 2

• Biketober Christchurch 2020: A year for change

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, cycling, event
  The momentum continues… Biketober is the month-long festival of cycling in Christchurch, a celebration of everything bike related, for all of October

• Life Pack - Kete Ora from Flourish Kia Puawai Social Enterprise

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, funding, wellbeing, Community Groups, resources
  Life Pack - Kete Ora is  a science-based wellbeing game on cards, and playing it improves wellbeing and helps you and your family to thrive

• Book Discussion Scheme: Open books open minds

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, reading, services, support
  Renee Blackburn from the Book Discussion Scheme was recently interviewed by ReadNZ about how New Zealand's book clubs are coping during lockdown, what they're reading, and why they joined the Book Discussion Scheme

• Contact a Maori pharmacist on a dedicated helpline

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: maori, medical, services, Maori health
  Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – the Māori Pharmacists Association (MPA) have re-launched their free phone line to answer questions that kaumātua or whānau may have about their medicines in response to COVID-19

• OrianaTV: Free to air TV for Pacific communities

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: pacific, culture, information
  Have you ever wondered what it would be like for Pacific communities in New Zealand to have our very own free-to-air Pacific TV platform in New Zealand - featuring our families, our people and our communities? That is the vision of Oriana TV

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci

• Seven ways to experience the world from home

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, resources, lockdown
  Message from Multiple Sclerosis NZ: Staying at home is often hard. Many of us love to explore, experience and enjoy the world outside our homes

• Free book for seniors: Where From Here He Ara Whakamua

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, older people, information, services
  The new edition of Eldernet's Upper South Island "Where from Here" is out now. This book covers South Canterbury, Canterbury, Nelson/Marlborough and the West Coast DHB regions. "Where from Here" is often referred to as the "Aged Care Bible"

• COVID-19 info for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, lockdown, disease, migrants, refugees
  The Community Languages Information Network Group (CLING) in Canterbury is collating COVID-19 information for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities

• Eldernet: Where good decisions start

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, services, care, older adults, elderly, older people
  Eldernet is New Zealand's leading information provider about services relating to the older people as well as the people who support them

• Apps and e-therapy offer practical mental health support

  Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, resilience, mental wellbeing, resources, technology, lockdown
  Beehive media release: 14th April 2020 The Government is making further support available for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing as a result of change and uncertainty from COVID-19

• Lockdown Logistics: A new free online video game

  Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: lockdown, technology
  Lockdown Logistics is a new free online video game created in Christchurch over the past seven days

• 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

• Funding boost for regeneration projects

  Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: rebuild, recreation, recovery, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd March 2020 The Christchurch City Council’s plans for speeding up the city’s regeneration have been given a boost with the news the Government has approved three investment cases

• New signs help drivers find central city parking

  Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: transport, information, parking
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd March 2020 People heading into Christchurch’s city centre can now see real-time information about the best places to park

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