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Webinar on postgraduate study in digital health
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Training With tags: health, technology, qualification, education, seminar
Interested in advancing your knowledge in digital health? Join this upcoming webinar to find out more about postgraduate study at the University of Otago. Date: Thursday 24th September 2026. Time: 7.30 to 8.30pm.Location: Online via Zoom
Political party positions on tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food policies
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, nutrition, smoking, alcohol, survey, politics, policy
Health Coalition Aotearoa’s (HCA) four Expert Panels identified the top three policy priorities each for tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food, and public health infrastructure
Local schools assist Selwyn council staff to restore native forest
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planting, community event, environmental health, volunteering, biodiversity
Selwyn District Council media release: 15th September 2026 Hundreds of students from primary schools around the district got their hands dirty to help Selwyn District Council staff and their project partners plant thousands of native plants whilst learnin
Waimakariri Mayor challenges councils to turn Blue this September
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: awareness, cancer, campaign, mens health
Waimakariri District Council media release: 14th September 2026 Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon is challenging councils across New Zealand to turn Blue this September to help raise awareness of prostate cancer
Inaugural Professorial Lecture: More than menstruation
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: women, health, Lectures, webinar, research
Hear University of Otago Professor Jane Girling talk about the intricate biology of the uterus and menstrual cycle
Hundreds of trees planted on Banks Peninsula to combat erosion
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: rural, land, environmental health, planting, planning
Environment Canterbury media release: 14th September 2026 Banks Peninsula landowners are experiencing first-hand benefits of Environment Canterbury’s Soil Conservation and Revegetation (SCAR) programme, seeing results from planting poplars
Come along to a Low Carb seminar
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: seminar, nutrition, healthy food
Curious about the science of low carb eating and what it can do for your health? Hear Lyttelton GP Dr Rose Chambers discuss the benefits of this approach. Date: Thursday 24th September 2026.Time: 6.30 to 7.30pm
Volunteers needed for digestive health research
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, Gut Health, research
Do you struggle with chronic diarrhoea? If you are aged 18 or over and have chronic diarrhoea or diarrhoea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), you may be eligible to participate in a University of Otago research study
Ottawa Charter at 40: What's Working, What's Missing, What's Next
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Training With tags: health promotion, history, webinar, workshop
This event is part of the series of online workshops the Health Promotion Forum of NZ (HPF) is hosting marking the marking the 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization's landmark Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Safer Tamariki Together Workshop from Stop
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Training With tags: sexual health, harm, workshop, parenting, children, young people
Our tamariki deserve to grow up safe, supported, and empowered. Join this FREE two-hour workshop designed to help parents, caregivers, whānau, and community members build the knowledge and confidence needed to protect tamariki from sexual harm
Public webinar: Fixing the health of our nation
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, webinar
Seven University of Otago health experts each have seven minutes to share the one change they believe would make the biggest difference to the health of Aotearoa New Zealand
Telehealth review released with new initiatives
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, services, support, Report, suicide
Beehive media release: 8th September 2026 An independent review into mental health and addiction telehealth services has been released today, alongside new initiatives that respond directly to its findings, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has announced
Upcoming Health Promotion Forum online workshops
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in: Training With tags: pacific health, Maori health, health promotion, webinar
The Health Promotion Forum of NZ (HPF) is hosting a series of online workshops marking the marking the 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization's landmark Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Doctor of Health Sciences 2027 enrolments now open
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in: Training With tags: health, qualification, research
The University of Canterbury’s Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) is designed for health professionals who want to develop research that informs their profession. The programme provides an opportunity to evaluate an area of health you are passionate about
Give braided river birds space this nesting season
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, wildlife, biodiversity, waterways
Environment Canterbury media release: 1st September 2026 Whether you're walking the dog, casting a line, riding a motorbike or heading out in a 4WD, a little extra care on Canterbury's rivers can help protect braided river birds this spring
Environmental funding now open: Your local idea could make a big difference
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, funding, biodiversity
Environment Canterbury media release: 31 August 2026 Across Waitaha Canterbury, local people are taking action to care for the places they live
Resource Management reform must work for Canterbury
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: management, environmental health, legislation, natural resources, land, water
Environment Canterbury media release: 21st July 2026 The proposed resource management reforms have the potential to reshape how Canterbury plans for growth, infrastructure and environmental protection, but significant questions remain about how the new sy
Call for kotahitanga against tobacco, alcohol and junk food
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: smoking, alcohol, nutrition, policy, health, healthy food, prevention
Health Coalition Aotearoa media release: 20th July 2026 Public health experts are challenging politicians, ahead of the general election, to put the health of Kiwis ahead of the profits of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food industries
New online Women's Health Hub launched
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: women, health, online, information
Women across New Zealand can now find reliable health information all in one place with the launch of an online Women’s Health Hub
Discharge lounge opens at Christchurch campus
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, winter
Health NZ Waitaha media release: 13th July 2026 A new dedicated space is helping Christchurch Hospital patients make a comfortable transition home, while freeing up vital inpatient beds across the campus

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