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Hearing Care For All! Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate
Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: prevention, hearing, awareness
New Zealand Audiological Society media release: 3rd March 2021 The New Zealand Audiological Society (NZAS) welcomes the launch of the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Hearing
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
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
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
New fund to support red zone community projects
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, Community development, recovery
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th July 2020 The Christchurch City Council has opened a $282,000 fund that enables people to activate community projects and events in the city’s former residential red zones
Neighbours Online Aotearoa's Great Skill Share: Rewatch online
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: learning, seminar, development
Kia ora tātou! Thanks to the wonderful presenters who generously shared their vast range of skills and kept us entertained, informed and even physically active over Neighbours Day Aotearoa's Great Skill Share during the month of June
Dual place names for Banks Peninsula features
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: maori, environment, heritage
Beehive media release: 7th July 2020 The history of Rāpaki is being restored through the inclusion of te reo in thirteen official place names on Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū/ Banks Peninsula and around Lyttelton Harbour/ Whakaraupō, the Minister for Land Inform

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