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FREE Skin Cancer Spot Checks for Melanoma Awareness Month
Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in:
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Cantabrians can get a FREE 5-minute skin cancer spot check by a Melanoma New Zealand Nurse Educator as part of Melanoma Awareness Month this October. No appointment is necessary but spot checks will be provided on a first come first served basis
Celebrating completion of a major flood recovery project
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in:
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Environment Canterbury media release: 25th September 2024 Three years after the May 2021 floods, we've completed a significant programme of work to restore Canterbury's resilience to extreme weather events
Keeping children safe around septic tanks
Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 in:
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Environment Canterbury media release: 18th September 2024 Many people with a septic tank on their property won’t have thought about whether or not it poses a drowning risk
Reminder to stay out of Port Hills red zone
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 in:
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Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th August 2024 Increasing use of red-zoned land in Christchurch’s Port Hills by the public has Christchurch City Council rangers fearing the worst
When was your septic tank last checked?
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in:
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Environment Canterbury media release: 20th August 2024 Failing to ensure your septic tank is maintained could put your family's health at risk
Funding boost for Canterbury flood protection projects
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in:
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Environment Canterbury media release: 4th June 2024 We welcome central government support from Budget 2024 for flood management measures in the region
A heads-up on header tanks
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in:
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Selywn District Council media release: 1st May 2024 Now is a good time to retrofit seismic restraints around your home..
Fire and Emergency’s top tips for staying fire safe this winter
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in:
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand has some simple steps to keep people safe from fire as the temperature drops. "Get your chimney swept and cleaned every year before the first fire of the season," Community Education Manager Adrian Nacey says
Flu campaign reinforces the importance of vaccination
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in:
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Beehive media release: 2nd April 2024 Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti says the start of this year’s flu campaign reinforces the importance of vaccination in keeping New Zealanders healthy during the winter months ahead and protecting the health frontlin
Initiatives target city safety and wellbeing
Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024 in:
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Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd February 2024 Almost $2 million has been allocated by Christchurch City Council to support city-wide safety initiatives aimed at issues arising from homelessness and antisocial youth behaviour
Prohibited Fire Season as of midnight Wednesday 31st January
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in:
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Selwyn District Council media release: 31st January 2024 Fire and Emergency New Zealand has announced that the Canterbury area (Selwyn District, Waimakariri District, Christchurch City District, Hurunui District and Kaikōura District) will move into a Pr
New study seeking people living with shoulder pain
Posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in:
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A research team from the University of Otago is looking for people aged 35 years or older, with shoulder pain for more than 3 months
Keeping your balance with Nymbl
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in:
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older people
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Losing your balance as you age is a big injury risk, so ACC have launched the Nymbl app to help older New Zealanders (aged 50 and over) prevent falls and fractures
ACC campaign: If you get hurt, who gets harmed?
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in:
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safety
Have a hmmm... If you get hurt, who else gets harmed? It could be the people you care about. Whatever you’re doing, think about how safe you are, so that you can keep doing the things you love, with the people you love
Hearing Care For All! Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate
Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2021 in:
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New Zealand Audiological Society media release: 3rd March 2021 The New Zealand Audiological Society (NZAS) welcomes the launch of the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Hearing
Online training on mental health and suicide available from A-OK NZ
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020 in:
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A-OK.NZ offers a continuum of support skills to ensure you and your organisation, community, school, sports team, family and neighbourhood are fully equipped to be able to respond to someone who may be struggling with suicide or mental health concerns
Dangerous Decibels: Learn about preventing hearing loss
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in:
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Training
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young people
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children
Dangerous Decibels is a training course available to colleges, schools and kindergartens on the dangers of excess noise, the irrevocable damage to hearing it can cause, and on how to protect yourself and your hearing health
New suicide prevention videos from the Mental Health Foundation
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in:
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young people
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youth
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suicide
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Kia ora. The Mental Health Foundation is pleased to introduce their newest suicide prevention video suite "Connecting through Kōrero – Kōrerohia ngā mahi whakamomori ki te hunga taiohi"
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