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• Getting through together with All Right?

  Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2020 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: wellbeing, children, mental wellbeing, families, lockdown
  Kia ora. It's hard to believe how much our lives have changed in a week! We hope you've managed to have some happy moments in a week that has presented lots of challenges. And if you're working in an essential role..

• MHERC Webinar: Understanding and Managing Children’s Anxiety

  Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2020 in: Training With tags: Training, webinar, children, anxiety
  One of the most prevalent concerns for those working with children is anxiety. Gain a basic understanding of anxiety and how it relates to children

• Learning in the lockdown for kids

  Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, learning, activities, lockdown
  University of Canterbury media release: 31st March 2020 If there was ever a time to encourage children to engage in online learning, that time is now! Children’s University Canterbury Partnership (CUCP) is adapting to these constrained times by offering m

• Professional Development webinars from MHERC

  Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2020 in: Training With tags: webinar, Training, mental health, mental wellbeing, children, anxiety, Communication
  The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) are continuing to offer our workshops via webinar. This will provide participants with the opportunity to attend professional development from the comfort of their homes over the next few weeks

• Back to School Safety in the Waimakariri

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, children
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 28th January 2020 With preparations being made for the new school term starting, the Waimakariri District Council’s Road Safety Coordinator is urging parents and caregivers to talk about road safety with their

• Plunket lactation consultants are just a video-call away

  Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: breastfeeding, support, services, children
  Breastfeeding isn’t always easy. If you’re a mum who’s having difficulty breastfeeding – you’re not alone! Lots of whānau find breastfeeding tricky and sore at the start

• Helping families to Chitter Chatter about emotions

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: children, mental wellbeing, resilience, resources
  All Right? media release: 26th November 2019 Kia ora. All Right? has launched a fun new resource to help tamariki identify and manage their emotions

• Health Promoting Schools Magazine: Term 4 2019 Issue

  Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: children, newsletter, nutrition, wellbeing, smokefree, education, water, disease
  Find about health promotion activities happening at Canterbury and West Coast schools/kura and early childhood education settings.  You can also read health promotion messages and find about about upcoming events

• Christchurch's multi-sensory centre gets an upgrade

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, disabilities, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2019 Children and adults with special needs will soon get even more of a multi-sensory experience at Pioneer’s Southern Centre after a funding boost

• Dangerous Decibels: Learn about preventing hearing loss

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: hearing, prevention, Training, young people, children
  Dangerous Decibels is a training course available to colleges, schools and kindergartens on the dangers of excess noise, the irrevocable damage to hearing it can cause, and on how to protect yourself and your hearing health

• ANA Focus: 13 August 2019

  Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, nutrition, physical activity, children, healthy food, conferences, symposium, research, Report, maori, equity
  Kia Ora. Enjoy reading this ANA Focus which has a variety of interesting articles to keep you informed. I especially like the UK supermarket designed by public health experts

• Health Promoting Schools Magazine for Term 3 2019

  Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: children, newsletter, nutrition, wellbeing, smokefree, education, health promotion, oral health, waste
  Find about health promotion activities happening at Canterbury and West Coast schools/kura and early childhood education settings.  You can also read health promotion messages and find about about upcoming events

• Book supports families of earlybird babies

  Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, fundraising, reading, Community Groups
  A special book for families of premature babies is bringing delight, comfort and hope. Earlybird is written by Julie Burgess-Manning and illustrated by Jenny Cooper from Patricia Champion’s themes and storyline

• Selwyn joins NZ’s first university opportunity for children

  Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, learning, Community development
  Selwyn District Council media release: 2nd July 2019 Selwyn District Council has partnered with New Zealand’s first Children’s University programme to support lifelong learning in the district

• OCC Report: Children's participation rights in Government policy

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, Report, participation, community engagement, young people, policy, legislation
  Are We Listening? reports from the Children's Convention Monitoring Group on how well the NZ Government is implementing the Children’s Convention in relation to children’s participation rights

• Change coming soon for some Metro fares

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, services, transport, commuting
  Environment Canterbury media release: 24th June 2019 Some Metro fares will increase from Monday 22nd July 2019, with the main changes being to the adult cash fare and the child cash and Metrocard fares

• Brilliant new enviro-tech camp initiative for kids

  Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environmental health, technology, children, young people
  A prominent Kiwi businessman has set up New Zealand’s first ever enviro-tech camp at Raglan - south of Auckland. Vaughan Fergusson is the founder of New Zealand’s high-growth tech success story Vend and founder of OMGTech!

• Targets set to help break the cycle of child poverty

  Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, poverty, families
  Beehive media release: 22nd May 2019 The Government has today confirmed the first set of official targets to break the cycle of child poverty - one of New Zealand’s most significant intergenerational wellbeing challenges

• Update from the White Ribbon Trust: 19th March 2019

  Posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: families, children, newsletter, community engagement, education, business, violence, young people, abuse, workplace
  New Zealand has been shaken by the tragedy in Christchurch. Our hearts go out to the families, friends and colleagues of those who have been hurt and to the many White Ribbon Ambassadors who are connected to the Muslim Community in New Zealand

• Information on breastfeeding during hot weather

  Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, children, nutrition, water
  La Leche League NZ has put out some tips for breastfeeding mothers during hot weather. Breastfeed on cue or demand. Exclusively breastfed babies do not need additional water

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