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Resources and Information

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

• Everything Selwyn website launched

  Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: Community development, services, information
  Selwyn District Council media release: 31st May 2018 A group of community agencies in Selwyn have launched a one-stop shop with information on everything residents and newcomers need to know about the district - supported by the Council

• Can Do Catering: a social enterprise business

  Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, Community Groups, healthy food
  Can Do Catering is one of Christchurch’s newest caterers for businesses and social functions. Can Do Catering is a social enterprise business that provides real employment for younger adults with significant physical impairments

• Older-style wood burners phased out

  Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, heating
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th May 2018 Anyone still using an older-style wood burner in Christchurch is being urged to contact Environment Canterbury before winter hits

• Maori and Pacific health app being trialled

  Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: maori, pacific, health, technology
  Ol@-Or@ is a healthy lifestyle mobile app and website developed for Māori and Pasifika people. The app is being trialled and could be rolled out nationally next year

• New website to help men check for prostate cancer

  Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: mens health, men, cancer
  Ministry of Health media release: 11th April 2018 Kupe is a website aimed at helping men decide if a prostate check is right for them launched by the Ministry of Health

• More commitment by local government needed to achieve Smokefree 2025

  Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: planning, research, smokefree, policy
  University of Otago media release: 29th March 2018 New University of Otago research shows that there needs to be more commitment by local government to help achieve central government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

• Initiative aims to end homelessness by 2020

  Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, support, services
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd March 2018 Christchurch City Council has agreed to support in principle a Housing First pilot programme aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Christchurch by 2020

• Lifeline expands to offer text support for those in distress

  Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: support, services, suicide, prevention
  Lifeline media release: 21st March 2018 Lifeline announces the launch of its free text support service – HELP (4357) as part of its suicide prevention strategy to increase access to support for people in distress

• Office of Film and Literature Classification: Be careful what you share

  Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: young people, social, media
  ‘It’s not everyone’s fiction. Be careful what you share.’  is the message two 15-year-old Wellington filmmakers want everybody to take notice of in a new social media film they’ve created on behalf of the Classification Office

• Launch of sexual harm helpline in Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, harm, abuse, violence, support
  The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is please to announce a new 24/7 sexual harm information and support line - called Safe to talk - is now available in Canterbury

• Funded Music Therapy Service available in Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, wellbeing, music, young people, therapy
  Group music therapy services funded for children and adolescents are now available in the Christchurch community Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the healing and personal growth of people with identified emotional, intellectual, p

• Support for whanau to access ECE and school

  Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, education, services, support
  Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust can provide support for whānau to access the right early childhood centre or school for their tamariki. They support families with a child aged from 3 to  5 1/2 years

• New website will help protect home buyers and sellers

  Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, resources, information
  Beehive media release: 14th February 2018 Associate Justice Minister Hon Aupito William Sio today launched a new website Settled.govt.nz for people selling or buying houses

• Canterbury Men's Sheds

  Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: men, mens health, mental wellbeing, older people
  A lot of community workers bump into men in the community that are socially isolated

• UK report on how non-health charities address the determinants of health

  Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: health determinants, charity, social, Report
  "Keeping us well: How non-health charities address the social determinants of health" is a UK report from the Institute of Health Equity and the Health Foundation. It is a useful tool for reports, submissions and funding applications

• From petrol to electric vehicles: like cars replacing horses

  Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: transport, sustainability
  NZTech media release: 29th November 2017 Some overseas reports say petrol cars may be obsolete by 2026 but either way the massive switch to electric vehicles will be the biggest disruptive change to people’s lives in more than 100 years, NZTech chief exe

• Enrol now at Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, education, services, maori
  Looking for a whānau-based Early Childhood Centre in Kaiapoi? Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre is a learning community with a kaupapa based on aroha and whanaungatanga, love, care, respect and strong relationship

• New ChCh City Council Innovation and Sustainability Fund

  Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, sustainability, Climate Change, waste, transport, water, Community development
  The purpose of this new Innovation and Sustainability Fund is to encourage innovative community, school or business projects that support the Council's vision and strategic priorities

• Funding for community wellbeing initiatives

  Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: resilience, community connection, Community development, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th October 2017 A series of initiatives aimed at building community connections and removing the barriers to participation and resilience are the first to benefit from a new partnership model co-funded by the Christc

• Five Ways to Wellbeing at Work Toolkit launched

  Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, resources, workplace
  Mental Health Foundation press release: 10th October 2017 A toolkit to support New Zealand workplaces and their people to flourish will be launched on World Mental Health Day (10th October) by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Health Promotion Agenc

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