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Children’s emotional and behaviour problems linked to mobile screen time
Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: technology, children, development, research
Safer Technology Aotearoa New Zealand (STANZ) media release: 3rd May 2021 A new Australian study has confirmed that young children who spend large amounts of time on mobile screens are more likely to have problems sleeping and managing their emotions and
New HPA campaign: Drive smokefree for tamariki
Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, smokefree, transport, smoking, young people, campaign
Drive Smokefree For Tamariki delivers an empowering message to promote smokefree cars
Help keep your child safe at Selwyn Aquatic Centre
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, pools, swimming, children
Selwyn District Council Newsline: 27th April 2021 Help to keep children under 8 years old extra safe while swimming will be available at Selwyn Aquatic Centre
Investment to support disabled people in sport and recreation
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, disabilities, sport, recreation, young people
Beehive media release: 27th April 2021 Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has today announced how $5.7 million will be allocated to create better quality experiences for disabled tamariki and rangatahi
Tuhuratia o motika! Discover your rights as a tenant
Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: housing, law, information
Do you know your rights as a tenant? Did you know it's generally unlawful for a landlord to charge a tenant key money? This is a fee for things like granting or renewing the tenancy
Vegan Angels are here to help
Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, nutrition, healthy food, services
Everyone has times when life is a bit tougher due to illness or other difficulty. We know that sometimes the people looking after you may not be able to provide you with the good vegan kai you need to help you feel better
Apply now for the new Te Kiwai Fund
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, sport, young people, youth, children, support
Te Kīwai is a new fund developed in partnership between Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa. This two-year pilot fund is designed to support Māori wellbeing through play, active recreation and sport
The story of sediment in Cashmere catchment
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, management, pollution
Environment Canterbury media release: 13th April 2021 Posters have been placed around the Cashmere and Mount Pleasant areas encouraging people who see sediment to report it
Take part in the Matisse RSV Vaccine in Pregnancy Study
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, volunteers, research, women, disease, immunisation, vaccination
You’ll give your children. Could protection from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) be one of them? Midwives from the University of Otago Christchurch are looking for local pregnant women to take part in this international vaccine study
ACC campaign: If you get hurt, who gets harmed?
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: campaign, injury prevention, safety
Have a hmmm... If you get hurt, who else gets harmed? It could be the people you care about. Whatever you’re doing, think about how safe you are, so that you can keep doing the things you love, with the people you love
Connecting over what’s in common
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: diversity, campaign, culture
Cantabrians are being challenged to step outside their comfort zone, forge new connections and celebrate the region’s diversity
Survey on experiences of rainbow young people and young adults
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, diversity, Rainbow, young people, youth, research
Kia ora, mālō e lelei, talofa lava, namaste, kia orana, nisa bula vinaka, nĭ hăo, welcome! A team of NZ researchers working with and for the rainbow community want to understand rainbow young people and younger adults’ experiences of education, employment
Independent group announced to advise on firearms matters
Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, Advocacy, advice
Beehive media release: 6th April 2021 Minister of Police Poto Williams has announced the members of the Ministers Arms Advisory Group, established to ensure balanced advice to Government on firearms that is independent of Police
Predator trapping under way in Port Hills parks
Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, environment, parks
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th April 2021 Community volunteers are helping with predator trapping in seven small parks and reserves on the Port Hills as a part of wider initiative to protect native species
Courtesy crossing trial in progress
Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: traffic, walking, safety
Waimakariri District Council media release: 1st April 2021 You may have noticed that we are trialling some guidance for pedestrians on some of our courtesy crossings in Kaiapoi and Rangiora
Heritage restoration project gets helping hand
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, restoration, heritage
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th March 2021 Christchurch City Council is going to provide financial help to a charitable trust that is seeking to complete the restoration of two important heritage buildings
An experience for all the senses
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: accessibility, community gardens
Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd March 2021 An experience for all the senses created with the community and for everyone is taking shape at the entrance to the Rolleston Town Centre
Lockdown impact on wellbeing lingers one year on
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental wellbeing, lockdown
University of Canterbury media release: 23rd March 2021 Last year’s COVID-19 lockdown could affect New Zealanders’ mental health for years to come and current demand for talking-based therapies is already overwhelming services, a University of Canterbury
Be prepared for emergencies
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: seminar, emergencies, preparation
Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd March 2021 Are you prepared for an emergency? The Selwyn Emergency Management Team is running a series of FREE presentations on being prepared for all kinds of emergencies
Speed limit changes coming
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, traffic
Waimakariri District Council media release: 22nd March 2021 Road users are encouraged to pay attention to their speed as changes to speed limits in and around Tuahiwi, the southern part of Kaiapoi and in northern Rangiora come into effect this week

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