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December 2007
Community wants action
Published December 20th 2007, Posted in Northland
A meeting was convened by Tiaho Trust at the Kaikohe Disability Information Centre on the 22nd November to find ways disabled people can have a voice within the Far North District Council.
This meeting was timely as we have a new Mayor who has a good understanding of the needs of the disabled community and recognises the barriers disabled people face. We also have a disabled councillor; David Senior who has been elected to the Northern Community Board.
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Proud Tiaho Volunteers
Published December 19th 2007, Posted in Northland
Volunteers are an integral part of many community based organisations. Tiaho Trust is proud to have a number of volunteers who take time out of their day to be part of an initiative to improve disabled peoples access to their community by providing a volunteer driver service.
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Loneliness & Friendship workshop
Published December 18th 2007, Posted in Northland / 1 CommentThis is an excellent summary of a workshop on Loneliness and Friendship run by People First NZ members at the 42nd ASSID (Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disabilities) conference in Perth recently.
Steve Bull and Graeme Parish said: “We had a good turn out at our workshop and there was a lot of discussion about what it is like for people with a learning disability who live out in the community
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Disabled aren’t “the public”?
Published December 18th 2007, Posted in NorthlandThis was the connotation of a comment made by Phil Halse in an article in the Whangarei Leader “Concern over mobility parks” which contained other surprising remarks made by council members; Phil Halse Sheryl Mai and Kahu Sutherland.
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Wait drives disabled to media
Published December 17th 2007, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment
Read one of the recent articles on the 60 metre trek from the disabled car parks to the main entrance.
Tiaho invites people to post their views.
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Hearing Association Hijacked?
Published December 17th 2007, Posted in NorthlandAfter blowing his chance to front up willingly, Mark Whitfield will now be forced by the High Court to explain the whereabouts of about $50,000 of Whangarei Hearing Association assets. Read the full story by Lindy Laird of the Northern Advocate.
You can also visit Radio New Zealand and listen to ‘Insight’ to hear about how outside interests managed to take over the local Whangarei Hearing Association.
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Individualised Funding (IF)
Published December 11th 2007, Posted in NorthlandIndividualised Funding, it sounds great but what is it exactly and when will it be rolled out in Northland?
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Repeal of the DPEP Act
Published December 11th 2007, Posted in NorthlandIs there a need for appropriately funded quality daily activity services that are not reliant on job placements for sustainability?
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Invalid: adjective = null and void
Published December 11th 2007, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment... inoperative, unsound.
This is the meaning of the word ‘invalid’ from the Collins dictionary. It is also the word that the New Zealand Government uses to name the benefit some disabled people receive.
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Arthritis NZ honours volunteers
Published December 05th 2007, Posted in Northland / 2 Comments & Contains video content
Arthritis NZ Northland recently held a function to honour the many volunteers that support their organisation by providing help at fundraising events, seminars and the numerous other activities that Arthritis NZ is involved in. Francesca Holloway, Regional Manager for Arthritis NZ gave Community Awards to Els Dutton (RLG) from Whangarei and Pat Tohu from Maungaturoto, thanking them for their continuous help and support.
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