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Have your say on proposed changes to make drinking water safer
Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: submission, water, policy, environmental health
Beehive media release: 10th January 2022 Associate Minister for the Environment Kiri Allan is urging all New Zealanders to give feedback on proposed changes aimed at making drinking water safer
Service Delivery Manager needed at MHAPS
Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: support, services, vacancies, mental health, Advocacy
This exciting full- time position of Service Delivery Manager - Advocacy and Outreach at MHAPS is now vacant
Council working to reduce smell from fire-damaged plant
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, services, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 4th November 2021 Christchurch City Council is working to install a sprinkler system over the smouldering trickling filters at the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant to help extinguish hot spots and reduce the smel
Report highlights importance of improving access for mental health and addiction services
Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, services, accessibility, Report
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 28th October 2021 The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the "Access and Choice Programme" being developed and implem
Buy peonies and support mental health services
Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, funding, mental wellbeing, services, fundraising, campaign
Mental Health Foundation media release: 26th October 2021 Flower lovers rejoice – it’s Peony blooming time again and for the second year running these revered blooms – long known to symbolise compassion – are the floral heroes of a special fundraising cam
Participate in the Through the Eyes of Men Project
Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: research, volunteers, men, mental health, mental wellbeing, depression, anxiety
Men who have experienced anxiety, depression or felt suicidal are invited to share their story as part of a research study to better understand men’s depression, anxiety and suicidality
Long-term pathway next step to better mental wellbeing for New Zealanders
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, planning
Beehive media release: 22nd September 2021 The Government is taking a new approach to support people who experience mental distress, Health Minister Andrew Little says
Work on disused landfills underway
Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, waste, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th September 2021 Remediation of a former landfill site in Bexley is underway and plans to remediate another four at Le Bons Bay, Onuku, Barrys Bay and the Burwood Resource Recovery Park are being developed
Mental Health Education and Resource Centre is moving!
Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, resources, services, information
The team at MHERC are excited to announce their upcoming relocation to Level 1, 12 Hazeldean Road (Addington)
Cobble clusters create new hideaways for native fish
Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, environmental health, environment, water
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th May 2021 ‘Cobble clusters’ added to the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River are breathing life into the river by creating new habitats for native fish
Will you be there for Kiwis struggling with their mental health?
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: fundraising, mental health, mental wellbeing, support, services
Message from Shaun Robinson - CE of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand... I write to you today to let you know about a very special appeal. An appeal that has special meaning for so many of us right now
St John launches online Mental Health First Aid Course
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in: Training With tags: Training, mental health, mental wellbeing, support, Courses
With the mental health of New Zealanders top of mind as the country grapples with the impact of COVID-19, help to address the matter is now more accessible. St John has launched an online version of its popular Mental Health First Aid course
Apps and e-therapy offer practical mental health support
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, resilience, mental wellbeing, resources, technology, lockdown
Beehive media release: 14th April 2020 The Government is making further support available for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing as a result of change and uncertainty from COVID-19
Free Mindfulness in Isolation course
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Training With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, Courses, mindfulness, lockdown
Wanderble's FREE Mindfulness in Isolation course is designed to keep you company while you’re stuck at home and use the time to create a healthy new habit of mindfulness, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety and to boost immunity
Looking after mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, disease, advice, lockdown
Message from the Mental Health Foundation: 18th March 2020 Tēnā koe. It's a tense time for most of us. COVID-19 is scary and it's rapidly changing the way we work, socialise, travel, access healthcare, exercise, shop and live
Bin checks focus on helping people recycle correctly
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, environmental health, waste, management
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th January 2020 A team of four will begin spot checking the contents of yellow wheelie bins next week in a bid to improve people’s understanding of what stuff can be put out for recycling
Plant fire prompts warning about batteries in bins
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste, management, recycling
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th October 2019 A battery discarded in a yellow wheelie bin is the likely cause of a fire at the EcoSort recycling plant that led to one person being hospitalised
Call for young people to care for Christchurch rivers
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environmental health, conservation, water, young people, leadership
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd September 2019 Young people from local schools and early learning centres are being called on to take action to create a healthy Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River
No Worries: Supporting employers to understand and respond to mental distress
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, services, support, workplace
No Worries aims is to engage and work with employers to develop their capacity and confidence to employ people with mental distress and feel comfortable in knowing how to respond appropriately
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!

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