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News: tagged with "women"

• Skate the City: Learn how to skate like a girl!

  Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: women, transport, recreation, physical activity
  Gap Filler are running another FREE Skate the City event. Join the fabulous Elissa Mah from Garden City Sessions and Ingrid Phelan from Phatsk8. These ladies know all the tricks to cruise around the city in style

• Learn to ride with Bike Bridge

  Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in: Training With tags: migrants, women, safety, cycling, refugees, Courses
  Bike Bridge is a free programme for former refugee and migrant women to learn to ride a bicycle at Addington School. These sessions are run by women for women. The programme is fun and you can also meet new people

• Cake and Connect with Aotearoa Multicultural Women's Association

  Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: workshop, migrants, women, community event
  Understorey is hosting a series of "Coffee and Connect" upskilling and community connection workshops - in partnership with Aotearoa Multicultural Women Association (AMWA)

• Inequities increase in vaccination of pregnant women

  Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: vaccination, immunisation, women, inequality, research
  Immunisation Advisory Centre media release: 23rd March 2022 Recent research adds to alarm bells that pregnant people are not getting vaccinated in big enough numbers

• Colourful makeover for basketball court

  Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: sport, recreation, women
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th March 2022 A new pink, green and yellow coloured basketball court is designed to encourage girls to feel comfortable using and enjoying the court space

• Swim sessions removing barriers for women

  Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: swimming, pools, women, recreation, physical activity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd February 2022 Weekly women-only sessions at Te Poe Toetoe Linwood Pool are proving a hit with up to 195 people attending each week

• New fund to support women and girls sport

  Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: sport, recreation, funding, women
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd November 2021 A new scholarship fund is being set up in Christchurch to help inspire women and girls participation in sport

• Live Stronger – Pink Edition: Exercise class for women with breast cancer

  Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Training With tags: physical activity, Courses, cancer, women
  ACC and the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) have recently collaborated to create “Live Stronger – Pink Edition”. This is an exercise class for women going through breast cancer treatment

• Education sessions on screening for women

  Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, health, women, cancer, screening
  ScreenSouth is responsible for the administration of the National Cervical Screening Programme and BreastScreen Aotearoa in Canterbury

• Mother4Mother Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme

  Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, children, nutrition, support group
  The Mother4Mother Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme provides support for breastfeeding mothers in Canterbury. The Canterbury-wide service is run by the Rural Canterbury PHO