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Five Day Child Protection Studies Programme
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in: Training With tags: families, children, prevention, 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
Sustainability enterprise helps Kiwi kids
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, families, children, poverty
Ripple provides essential clothing to Kiwi kids living in hardship, while reducing the massive impact textile waste has on our environment through a reuse, repair and recycling system
Sign a petition to double healthy school lunches
Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community engagement, children, young people, healthy food
Health Coalition Aotearoa has launched a petition calling for at least a doubling of Ka Ora Ka Ako healthy school lunches to ensure more children and teens get at least one square healthy meal a day
Hapu mama and young children encouraged to get their pertussis vaccinations
Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, women, prevention, disease, immunisation, vaccination
Pertussis vaccinations are free and so important for hapū mama and young children, says Nikki Turner - Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre
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
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

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