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June 2007
Walking to raise awareness of Arthritis
Published June 28th 2007, Posted in NorthlandAndrew McLeur is walking the length of New Zealand to raise awareness and funds for Arthritis NZ.
Find out more about what his proposed route is and what is happening in Whangarei on Sunday where Arthritis NZ local members are having a shared lunch to welcome him and support him on the next leg of his journey.
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Strategy for Inclusion Seminar
Published June 28th 2007, Posted in NorthlandStrategies for Inclusion is a series of seminars by Professor Sue Buckley OBE and Julie Hughes (Speech and Language Specialist/Audiologist) from the Down Syndrome Educational Trust, Unmited Kingdom. The seminars are for parents, caregivers, support workers and all health and education professionals.
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Boccis Tournament
Published June 27th 2007, Posted in NorthlandNorthland Boccia held it’s second annual Northland Secondary School boccia (pairs) tournament at Kensington Stadium with teams from four schools participating. Dargaville High School shone with Tikipunga High not far behind.
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Fybromyalia Seminar
Published June 27th 2007, Posted in NorthlandArthritis NZ is holding a Fibromyalgia Seminar in Waitangi on 30th June. The guest speaker is Ros Vallings who has a deep interest in Fibromyalgia and ME and is a specialist in this field.
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Brain Injury Awareness Week
Published June 07th 2007, Posted in NationalThe 10th -16th June is Brain Injury Awareness Week, the theme for this year is “who thought it would happen to me”. The statistics tell us that ninety New Zealanders a day sustain a brain injury of some sort, the majority are of a traumatic nature with others being from illness or disease.
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Celebrating Matariki at Te Hana
Published May 29th 2007, Posted in NorthlandThe Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust supported by local Health & Support Services, Nga Mahi Toi, Northec and the local community invite you to celebrate the Maori New Year.
Join us for a free Rongoa facial massage and health check. There will be exhibits of Maori art, horticulture and much more!
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Osteoarthritis Seminar
Published May 28th 2007, Posted in NorthlandArthritis NZ are offering to the public in the far north a free semianar on Osteoarthritis. This seminar is proudly sponsored by Chrisco and will be hald at the Far North REAP Puckey Ave, Kaitaia, Tuesday 5th June from 1pm to 3pm.
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Charity Night of ‘Cabaret’
Published May 24th 2007, Posted in NorthlandThe Charity Night of ‘Cabaret’ at the Whangarei Theatre Company was held last night and was a very successful evening.
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Arthritis NZ Fybromyalgia meeting
Published May 21st 2007, Posted in NorthlandSaturday 12th May 2007 saw the Arthritis NZ hosting yet another successful meeting, this time on Fibromyalgia.
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‘Talking’ NZ Sign Language
Published May 14th 2007, Posted in Northland / 1 CommentNew Zealand sign language means being able to communicate clearly and succinctly to Vicki Carter.
The 33-year-old support worker from Maungatapere has been deaf since contracting meningitis as a baby. Through an interpreter, Vicki says there are no drawbacks to using NZ sign language.
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