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• Parents and educators need to prepare for return to school asthma flare ups

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, families, education
  Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of NZ media release: 24th January 2023 As the new school year approaches, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is advising parents and educators to be prepared for return to school asthma flare ups

• Five Day Child Protection Studies Programme

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Training With tags: families, children, Courses, violence, abuse
  The Child Protection Studies Programme from Child Matters is the only specialised NZQA accredited (Level 3) child protection training on offer in New Zealand

• Look out for learners on the move

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: road safety, children, families
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd January 2023 Everyone needs to plan ahead from the beginning of February, as 11,500 Selwyn students begin travelling back to school again

• Five ways to play in Christchurch this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: School Holidays, families, children, activities, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th January 2023 Spend some time with the kids in the sun and get outdoors this summer! Christchurch City Council Play Advocate Louise Van Tongeren has some ideas for the best ways to play in Christchurch and Banks Pen

• Enter the Seaweek Poetry Competition 2023

  Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community event, environment, water, children
  Create poetry that reflects the Seaweek theme - Toi Moana-Toi Tangata/ Connecting with our seas. Our lives are often intertwined with the health and well-being of our ocean environments

• Five fantastic toddler-friendly walks in Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, children, families, activities
  Looking to explore the outdoors with your littlies these holidays? A walk is an awesome way to spend family time together and get some exercise, as well as learn about nature.  Here are our top five toddler-friendly walks from around the city..

• Project to improve road safety in Bromley

  Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: road safety, roadworks, transport, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th December 2022 A project to improve the safety and accessibility of Bromley’s roads will see upgrades to two key intersections and to school crossings

• New initiatives keep young people safer at Council pools

  Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, pools, swimming, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th December 2022 Two new initiatives to make it safer for young people while at Council pools will be launched this summer

• Registered Nurse needed at Te Puawaitanga ki Otautahi Trust

  Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in: Vacancies With tags: vacancies, children, maori, health, services
  Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust (TPKOT) is looking for a Tamariki Ora Well Child Registered Nurse to join their organisation

• Rolleston tamariki get involved in planting project

  Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, restoration, biodiversity, community engagement, children
  Environment Canterbury media release: 12th September 2022 Students from Waitaha and Te Rōhutu Whio schools in Rolleston have had some hands-on planting experience during Kids Discovery Plant-out days with Te Taumutu Rūnanga in Te Waihora catchment

• Dream playground to become reality for Townsend Fields community

  Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, planning, children, families, Community
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 29th August 2022 A flying fox, cycle track and picnic area were all on the wish list at Te Matauru School when Council’s Parks and Recreation team visited last November to get their thoughts on a new play space

• Campaign launched to support school attendance: Every School Day is a Big Day

  Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, education, campaign
  Beehive media release: 22nd August 2022 Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti will today join students, teachers, parents and principals to help launch a nationwide school attendance campaign - Every School Day is a Big Day

• Government now serving up 1 million free lunches in schools a week

  Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: healthy food, children, education, nutrition
  Beehive media release: 17th August 2022 The Government’s healthy lunches in school programme | Ka Ora, Ka Ako has ramped up to deliver a million free lunches to school kids every week

• School children build their own ‘ultimate playground’

  Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th July 2022 Every Friday morning, on the edge of the former residential red zone, a group of enthusiastic children pull on their gardening gloves and pick up their shovels, ready for some hard mahi

• Expressions of interest for infant neuroprotective care workstream

  Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in: Vacancies With tags: vacancies, children, support, policy, families
  The Child Development and Disability Clinical Network are developing a workstream to explore the current status of the provision of neuroprotective and developmental care services delivered by allied health professionals (OT, PT and SLT) in the Neonatal I

• New pool fun a hit with parents and children

  Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pools, families, children, swimming, physical activity
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th May 2022 Expectant mothers, new parents and young children have been flocking to the Selwyn Aquatic Centre to enjoy new classes helping them get active and have fun

• Online course: Introduction to Child Protection in New Zealand

  Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 in: Training With tags: children, abuse, violence, families
  Child Matters has released their first online course - Introduction to Child Protection in New Zealand. Every New Zealander should have a basic understanding of the issue of child abuse

• Government’s Family Package continues to deliver for New Zealanders

  Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, support, children, Report
  Beehive media release: 26th January 2022 The Families Package continues to deliver better outcomes and lift incomes for low- and middle-income whānau across the motu, with more than half of families being supported by the package, including over two third

• Bookings strongly recommended for tamariki COVID-19 immunisations

  Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: immunisation, children, vaccination, disease
  Parents or caregivers of 5 to 11-year-olds can now get their tamariki immunised against COVID-19, says Dr Helen Skinner, Senior Responsible Officer for the COVID-19 response, Canterbury DHB

• Lockdowns are socially and emotionally challenging, but children are resilient

  Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, children, resilience, education, health, wellbeing, Report
  Growing Up in New Zealand media release: 2nd November 2021 Children in Aotearoa New Zealand have displayed strength in the face of adversity according to one of the world’s largest surveys looking at the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on children’s healt

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