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‘Red’ interviews Ruth Dyson
Published May 20th 2008, Posted in National
Our friend Red from the website ‘walking.is.overrated’ recently interviewed Ruth Dyson, Minister for Disability Issues, asking her a number of questions including “What are your thoughts on funding, in particular the gap between MOH and ACC funding” and “If Labour are re-elected, what’s on your to-do list?”. This makes for interesting listening, check it out and leave a comment.
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Disability ‘is’ political
Published May 20th 2008, Posted in National
Have you ever felt that the community, society and the environment that you live in disables you more than it needs to?
Then you need to be politically aware and make use of your civic rights to vote.
Tiaho Trust will be doing a series of articles and events leading up to the general election this year. To kick this off Tiaho Trust is holding an Electoral Education Workshop presented by the Electoral Commission.
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Paihia Fun run/walk
Published May 19th 2008, Posted in National / 1 Comment
You are invited to come along and participate in the ASB Paihia fun run/walk taking place on June 8th. This year it will include an ‘ability component’ in which those with mobility challenges are welcome and encouraged to participate. This fun run/walk is one of the Sport Northland series of five taking place within Northland.
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Palliative Care workshop
Published May 19th 2008, Posted in Northland
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is holding a series of workshops for professionals and lay people with an interest in Palliative Care and Motor Neurone Disease.
The “Palliative Care workshop for Patients with Motor Neurone Disease - what can we offer?” will be presented by Dr David Oliver and one of these workshops is being held in Whangarei.
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Altogether Autism Regional Network Meetings
Published May 19th 2008, Posted in Northland
March and April saw the first round of the Altogether Autism community network meetings held across New Zealand. All and all they were well supported with positive feedback from attendees.
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Touring Intimate Encounters
Published May 16th 2008, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment & Contains video content
Is your organisation interested in educating the wider community about disability issues?
Would you like to host an event that provides a strong visual impact along with honest stories from the participants?
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MoH Long Term Conditions Workshop
Published May 15th 2008, Posted in Northland / 2 Comments
The purpose of the hui is to develop the relationship between the community and voluntary sector and the Ministry of Health, in the area of long-term conditions.
The hui will also provide an opportunity to up-date community and voluntary organisations working in this area on current projects in long-term conditions.
The Whangarei workshop is to be held on Thursday 12th June at Forum North, Cafler Suite 1 from 10am until midday.
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Really enjoyed the Attitude article Loren, you are settling in well and meeting loads of great people. I’ll look forward to the next episode.