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• Slip, slop, slap and latch this summer

  Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, children, families, pools, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th November 2021 With the promise of warm summer weather on its way, Christchurch City Council is reminding people that portable or temporary swimming pools are not immune to fencing requirements

• Libraries collecting helping hearts for newborn babies

  Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, volunteers
  Selwyn District Council media release: 30th November 2021 A Leeston crafter has teamed up with Selwyn Libraries and the Canterbury District Health Board to give a helping heart to some of our newest Cantabrians

• Community action drives NZ to smokefree cars for tamariki

  Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: smokefree, transport, families, children, campaign
  Health Promotion Agency media release: 24th November 2021 After a decade of campaigning, community groups across the motu are celebrating a milestone this month as a law comes into force making it illegal to smoke or vape in cars with children and young p

• Five Day Child Protection Studies Programme

  Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in: Training With tags: children, Courses, violence, prevention, abuse, families
  The Child Protection Studies Programme from Child Matters is the only specialised NZQA accredited (Level 3) child protection training on offer in New Zealand

• Calling all knitters: Woollen hats needed for newborn babies

  Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, volunteers
  Sandi and the whole team at Christchurch Women’s Hospital maternity department would like to thank all the people who have donated

• New inquiry into a fair start for all

  Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: poverty, research, policy, families
  Productivity Commission media release: 15th June 2021 The Government has asked the New Zealand Productivity Commission - Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa to prepare the Terms of Reference for a new inquiry, aimed at finding ways to break the cycle of long-

• Child wellbeing reports highlight need for ongoing action

  Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, children, young people, Report, wellbeing, mental wellbeing, poverty, families
  Beehive media release: 13th May 2021 The Government has released the first Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and the second Child Poverty Related Indicators (CPRI) Report, both of which highlight improvements in the lives of childre

• What if Santa forgot Christmas?

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, dementia, families
  Dementia New Zealand media release: 15th December 2020 Nearly two thirds of adult New Zealanders have some personal experience with dementia, so chances are, it could even happen to Santa! With millions of children to remember, reindeer to command, and an

• White Ribbon Newsletter 2: October 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: families, newsletter, Community Groups, violence, awareness, campaign, men, Relationships, abuse
  Kia ora. The 2020 November Campaign will focus on the outdated advice men have been given when growing up that we now see is unhealthy. The campaign takes a conversational tone and use the common expressions that men would have heard growing up

• White Ribbon Newsletter: October 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: families, newsletter, men, violence, women, abuse, awareness, campaign
  Kia ora. Work on the 2020 November Campaign is in full swing with filming for our videos just completed. We are thrilled to be able to show you the completed designs for our posters and t-shirts

• Open City: Inspiration to have a local adventure

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, wellbeing, Community Groups, recreation
  Gap Filler have some inspirational free local activities if you are itching to get out of the house now we're at Level 2

• Christchurch City Libraries Storytimes goes live

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: resources, families, children, maori
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th April 2020 Digital Wā Kōrero is going live as Christchurch City Libraries hosts special online Storytimes sessions featuring several familiar library faces

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci

• Care for Dads in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, services, men, families, children
  Give your thoughts on what should be happening to improve the lives of dads in this region. The Canterbury Men's Centre (CMC) provides care for dads but they want to improve in this area - along with the rest of the community sector

• Support from TPKOT still available

  Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: services, families, children, lockdown
  Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust is open and providing all services. Kaimahi/staff are working remotely and supporting client whānau via phone, and social media. Phones are operational, including our free number 0800 66 99 57 and 03 344 5062

• Our People, Our City Fund helps mosque shooting victims

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, fundraising, emergencies, families
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th November 2019 Millions of dollars pledged through the Our People, Our City Fund will be used to provide targeted support to the victims of the 15 March mosque shootings

• Hundreds helped to prevent family violence

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, violence, workshop, awareness
  Selwyn District Council media release: 27th August 2019 More than 150 teachers have taken part in workshops to help prevent family harm in Selwyn

• Targets set to help break the cycle of child poverty

  Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, poverty, families
  Beehive media release: 22nd May 2019 The Government has today confirmed the first set of official targets to break the cycle of child poverty - one of New Zealand’s most significant intergenerational wellbeing challenges

• Get help with back to school costs

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, children, families, education, funding, support, services
  Deborah Lemon from Rehua Marae has compiled the following comprehensive list of where families can access a bit of help with getting the kids back to school

• Boosted Car Seat Subsidies in the Waimakariri

  Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: safety, recycling, children, families
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 24th October 2018 Do you know that the cost to recycle your kid’s car seat at one of our local transfer stations is seriously subsidised by Council?  We introduced recycling of car seats earlier this year to ou

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