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August 2009
Managing and Coordinating Volunteers Course
Published August 25th 2009, Posted in NationalThe Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ), in collaboration with Xperts, is pleased to present the Managing and Coordinating Volunteers course to be run in September 2009.
This course is vital for all fundraisers working with volunteers. And as a distance learning course, can be completed from the comfort and convenience of your own office or home.
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iSign – Interpreter Booking Service
Published August 20th 2009, Posted in National
You are invited to the Whangarei launch of iSign – Interpreter Booking Service
iSign is a Deaf led Interpreter Booking Service established by Deaf Aotearoa NZ. Come along and find out more about this new Interpreter booking service and how you can use it.
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Living with Lupus
Published August 20th 2009, Posted in Northland
Living with Lupus - Support Groups are so important
A story by Lorraine Steedman
Having SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) changes the course that you may have mapped out for yourself, your career, your job, your social activities - even your family life but it doesn’t mean it all stops here.
Education is the key to learning how to manage with this chronic illness. Seminars, the internet, books all help to understand the changes that have to be made in your daily life, but also having people around you who are experiencing similar symptoms and can be of support are very important – and that is available thru the Whangarei Arthritis Foundation.
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ASB Community Trust Meetings
Published August 19th 2009, Posted in National
ASB Community Trust is holding public meetings in Auckland and Northland to present its 2009 financial year results and discuss plans for the future.
The Auckland meeting is at Orakei Marae, on Kitemoana St, Orakei, on Monday 3 August.
The Northland meeting is in Kerikeri’s The Centre on Saturday, September 5.
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One in four adults have musculoskeletal disorders
Published August 19th 2009, Posted in NationalMedia release from Arthritis New Zealand
A recently released study, called “The Crippling Burden”, has given disturbing statistics on the impact of musculoskeletal disorders. The cost to New Zealand is now more than $5,570 million a year.
This is the first update since ‘The Economic Cost of Arthritis’ report was released in 2006, and the costs are only escalating.
There are over 850,000 New Zealanders who need to have their disorders given higher recognition by healthcare leaders. As it currently stands, arthritis isn’t one of the 13 health priorities.
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Oral history to be recorded in NZSL
Published August 19th 2009, Posted in NationalMedia Advisory 31 July 2009
Oral history in New Zealand will break new ground following this year’s allocation of awards for recording memories and life stories. For the first time a video oral history project will be recorded in New Zealand Sign Language, the country’s third official language, with money given to members of the Deaf community.
Northland Parents of Deaf Children has received $12,000 from the Australian Sesquicentennial Gift Trust Awards in Oral History to interview parents and their Deaf adult children. It is planned that interviews will be a pilot for a larger project.
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Art Exhibition
Published August 19th 2009, Posted in NorthlandCome on people it is time to dust off those paint brushes, open those creative minds and start on a piece for you to exhibit at the end of the year for the NorthAble Art Exhibition.
As usual the piece can be of any medium you choose, either a painting, mosaic or sculpture..
This invitation is open to anyone with a disability living in the Northland region. Come on Kaitaia, Dargaville, Kawakawa, Kaikohe people. We would love to see some work from your regions.
The art exhibition is part of NorthAble’s Client Services teams preparations for the end of year celebrations in recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December 2009.
Contact NorthAble for more information about this event.
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Disability equipment in Dargaville
Published August 19th 2009, Posted in NorthlandNorthAble now has Disability Information and Equipment available in the main street of Dargaville.
Customers in the Kaipara area will also be able to purchase or order a selection of disability equipment including ‘Daily Aids’ to make your lives easier and ‘Mobility Equipment’ including wheelchairs, seat walkers, walking sticks and crutches.
Visit the Dormaville Craft Market at 98 Victoria Street, Dargaville or contact the NorthAble office on freephone 0508 637 200 for more information.
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NorthAble Information afternoon
Published August 18th 2009, Posted in Northland
Join the team at NorthAble for afternoon tea and an opportunity to view our range of disability equipment and to listen to a range of guest speakers from the Northland District Health Baord, Tiaho Trust, Northland Regional Council and NorthAble and Healthy Homes Tai Tokerau.
Please read on to find out the topics they will be speaking on. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Advocacy Workshop
Published August 10th 2009, Posted in NorthlandA half day training on advocacy is being organised for community workers on Thursday 20th August.
The training, organised by a group formed out of the Whangarei Community Networkers, will focus on WINZ and IRD entitlements as well as a session on ‘how to’ advocate.
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