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News: tagged with "Community Groups"

• Become a board member for the Christchurch Envirohub

  Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in: Vacancies With tags: vacancies, sustainability, Community Groups, environment, Governance, leadership
  Are you passionate about the environment and eager to drive positive change in your community? As a Trustee at the Christchurch Envirohub, you'll play a vital role in guiding their strategy, overseeing its operations, and ensuring its financial and legal

• 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

• Come along to the Vegan Night Mākete

  Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: market, Community Groups
  Christchurch’s regular Vegan Night Mākete (market) showcases the best local plant-based foods and goods, raises awareness of the environmental and animal welfare, the health benefits of veganism, and brings the community together

• Accounts and Admin Support needed at Richmond Community Garden

  Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in: Vacancies With tags: vacancies, support, Community Groups
  The Richmond Community Garden and Riverlution Eco Hub are seeking an Accounts & Admin Support person to help manage the financial and administrative tasks that keep our operations running smoothly

• Orange Sky needs Christchurch volunteers

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, volunteering, Community Groups
  Orange Sky is a non-profit that provides access to free laundry, showers and connections for those in our communities experiencing homelessness or hardship

• WE Are Books: A new second hand bookshop

  Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: charity, fundraising, Community Groups
  WE Are Books is a recently opened central city second hand bookshop at 59 Gloucester Street. Come along and browse the shelves Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm or Saturday from 11am to 3pm

• Funding approved for community climate projects

  Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: climate action, funding, sustainability, Community Groups
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 20th November 2024 Christchurch City Council has approved $416,000 of funding to support a variety of grassroots projects tackling climate change

• Join the ChCh Envirohub Environmental Co-working Space

  Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Community Groups, Meeting Room
  Looking for an affordable and collaborative workspace? The Christchurch Envirohub is excited to offer their Environmental Co-working Space - designed to support the environmental network with: Flexible Workspaces: Choose from electric standing desks, reg

• Championing youth voices in the Waimakariri District

  Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Community Groups, youth empowerment, young people
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 2nd September 2024 Two fantastic groups looking out for the interests of young people in the Waimakariri District are WaiYouth and the Waimakakriri Youth Council

• Tree planting grows lifelong connections

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: volunteering, environment, planting, Community Groups
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th April 2024 Ricky has been volunteering at Trees for Canterbury for 28 years, spending his time weeding, moving plants and keeping other volunteers “in check

• Join the North Canterbury Therapeutic Choir

  Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, Community Groups, music
  The North Canterbury Therapeutic Choir is an extension of the Cantabrainers Choir and is making a difference for adults living with neurological conditions such as stroke, brain injury,  Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis

• Free checklist to help renters look for a healthy home

  Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, Community Groups, resources
  CEA Charitable Trust in Christchurch has developed a free checklist for tenants looking for a new home that is warm, dry and healthy to live in

• Friends of Ireland Wellbeing Service

  Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: migrants, support, services, resources, disease, Community Groups, wellbeing
  Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. Health is better than wealth

• Meeting spaces available at Christchurch Community House

  Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Meeting Room, resources, Community Groups
  Christchurch Community House (CCH) has a range of meeting or interview spaces available at great prices, and specifically designed to meet the needs of community groups. You can hire spaces by the hour, half day (3 to 4 hours) or full day (5 to 8 hours)

• Budget advice and personal advocacy services from Delta Community Trust

  Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Advocacy, advice, finances, services, support, Community Groups
  Delta Community Trust has community workers trained in budget advise and experience in advocating on behalf of people in difficult circumstances

• 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

• Building Financial Capability service at Christchurch Methodist Mission

  Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: services, support, finances, Community Groups
  The Christchurch Methodist Mission is accepting referrals for their FREE Dollars and Sense Building Financial Capability service - currently with no waiting time! Referrals are accepted from all sources and you can refer yourself

• Can Do Catering: a social enterprise business

  Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, Community Groups, healthy food
  Can Do Catering is one of Christchurch’s newest caterers for businesses and social functions. Can Do Catering is a social enterprise business that provides real employment for younger adults with significant physical impairments

• New English group for mothers and children

  Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in: Training With tags: migrants, support group, Community Groups, services, Training
  Join the Christchurch mum and child group from English Language Partners NZ. Learn English for daily life in NZ Focus on English for parenting Meet other mums with children This group meets for a two-hour session every week