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News: tagged with "families"

• Selwyn Parenting Week: Parenting Now - real talk, real support

  Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, parenting, children, community event
  Parenting today looks different and it’s not always easy to keep up. It's a lot between tech overload, cost of living stress, mental health challenges, and the constant juggle

• This is not yours to carry: Children's book from She is not your rehab

  Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, violence, abuse, families
  "This Is Not Yours to Carry" is a children’s book created for a new generation of cycle breakers. The book is written by Sarah Brown with Matt Brown and illustrated by their eldest daughter, Oceana Olsen

• Join the Strengths-Based Parenting workshop series

  Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in: Training With tags: families, seminar, workshop, parenting
  This series of fun, interactive workshops are full of insights and strategies for getting the best out of your kids

• Whai Rawatia te Oranga Open groups from He Waka Tapu

  Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in: Training With tags: support, services, Courses, Community Groups, violence, families, mindfulness, wellbeing, physical activity, smokefree
  He Waka Tapu is running a series of open groups to members of the community - a new Whai Rawatia te Oranga (Pursue the wealth of health) holistic health pursuit initiative

• Picnic and play spots in the red zone

  Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, families, Community, gardens
  Chritchurch City Council Newsline: 10th February 2025 Pack the chilly bin, grab the whānau and have some summer fun. We've put together our suggestions for the perfect pairing of play and picnicking in the red zone this summer

• Parents and drivers urged to keep kids safe as schools start

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, road safety, children, families, schools
  Police are urging families to prioritise the safety of our tamariki who are preparing to head back to school over the coming weeks

• Keep your family safe when posting back-to-school photos

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, technology, children, families
  New Zealand Police media release: 27th January 2025 As thousands of children prepare to head back to school, Police are urging parents to be diligent with their privacy settings before posting photos and videos online

• Jay and Dozer make the perfect pair

  Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pets, services, families
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th January 2025 Adopting nine-year-old Dozer was one of the best things to happen to Jay Lowe last year. The pair go hand in glove and Jay knew Dozer was the perfect fit the moment they met. “I was looking for a dog

• Work starts on accessible sensory play area for Hanmer Springs

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: accessibility, children, recreation, families, parks
  Hurunui District Council media release: 9th December 2024 Work has started on an accessible, sensory play area at Brooke Dawson Park in Hanmer Springs, with a similar play area for Chisholm Reserve scheduled to get underway

• MainPower Amberley Pool offers Safe Boating programme to families

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water safety, families, recreation, children
  Hurunui District Council media release: 9th December 2024 Hurunui District Council pool staff have jumped in with both feet to deliver a practical boating and water-safety programme to families in the district

• Roll on down to Sumner’s new skate park

  Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks, families
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd December 2024 Sumner’s skate park and village green area is officially open. Wheels are turning at the newly opened skate park which is fitted with a 1.9m deep pool bowl with an upper 1

• Go camping in your own back yard

  Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: camping, summer, families
  Hurunui District Council media release: 15th October 2024 A thrifty summer may be on the cards for some, as holiday planning during the warmer months begins

• Sense the fun at a new, interactive play space

  Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, families, children, services, Community
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th August 2024 There’s a new, sensory play space on the block at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre

• A guide to Waimakariri playgrounds by age

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, physical activity, parks
  Taken from Waimakariri Monthly online newsletter: July 2024 With so many great playgrounds in our District, we’re spoilt for choice. But not all playgrounds are made equal when it comes to the different ages and stages of our tamariki

• Sensory wonderland in Avon-Ōtākaro Forest Park

  Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, parks, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th June 2024 A deserted residential playground has been brought back to life as a sensory nature play park

• Donate a bed to help local Pacific families

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, donations, winter, pacific
  As we head into winter, Tangata Atumotu Trust (TAT) is experiencing a high demand for beds to help Pacific families in Canterbury and Mid Canterbury. If you or someone you know have a bed that is no longer needed, please contact Sina (s.vaele[at]tat.org

• New campaign to prevent disabled people being groomed by extremists

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, violence, wellbeing, Vulnerability, resources, care, families
  Know The Signs is a new nationwide campaign that aims to prevent extremist groups from targeting disabled and vulnerable people - by raising awareness of the signs of violent extremism grooming

• Cultural Harm in Māori Suicide Prevention and Postvention in Aotearoa

  Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: survey, research, suicide, harm, maori, families
  The Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention are conducting a survey to understand the processes that impact Māori when suicide death occurs and what may cause cultural harm to whānau Māori when a suicide death occurs

• Recycle your child's car seat with SeatSmart

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, safety, families, waste, recycling
  100,00 child car seats expire each year - so don’t let your expired or damaged car seat end up in landfill or be sold. Any brand of booster, convertible seat or capsule can be recycled through SeatSmart

• Easy Choice to feed Kiwi families for $90

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, Food, planning, families, waste
  Seasonal meal planner and recipe books called Easy Choice - Family Kai are produced by Love Food Hate Waste. Each book consists of four weeks of five dinner meal plans that will feed a family of six for approximately $90 a week

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