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End of year Beach BBQ

Published November 10^th 2011, Posted in Northland

The Brain Injury Association Northland are holding a ‘End of Year Beach BBQ’ for people living with the effects of brain injury and their families/whanau/carers and friends.

An opportunity to connect with others living with the effects of a brain injury. Bring along something to share for lunch, sunscreen, hat and togs.

Where? the beach, Ahipara Foreshore, take the main road from Kaitaia past the college, travel about 16kms and go past the Ahipara school until you find the toilets.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Candidates and Human Rights Disability Commissioner in Kaitaia

Published November 08^th 2011, Posted in Northland

Attendance to our recent ‘Political Engagement = Disability Empowerment’ hui in Whangarei highlighted the interest from the disabled community to standing candidates policies around disability and their responses to some local disability issues.

The Far North disability community will have a chance to hear from candidates at the Baptist Church on Thursday 17 November. We look forward to meeting and hearing from Lynette Stewart (Labour Party), Sue Bradford and Ngawai Herewini (Mana Party) and Pauline Evans (Green Party).

Speaking first though will be the new Human Rights Disability Commissioner Paul Gibson. Paul will be speaking about the role of the Commission and is looking forward to meeting the disabled community to hear about the issues that are a barrier to them participating in their community.

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Local Standing Candidates grilled by disability community

Published November 04^th 2011, Posted in Northland

At yesterday’s Political Engagement = Disability Empowerment Hui, six of the local standing candidates for this years general election talked to over 100 members of the Whangarei disability community about their parties disability policies and answered questions from the floor about local disability issues. A very successful event with some lively discussions.

Attendees were also able to meet the new Human Rights Disability Commissioner Paul Gibson who spoke about the Commissions work and attendees had the opportunity to share with him issues they face in their community.

If you were unable to make it to the hui and you would like to read their speech notes, parties Disability Policies and responses to some local disability issues please continue reading. You are also welcome to make a comment below or join us on Facebook.

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Child and Youth Issues Public Forum

Published October 28^th 2011, Posted in Northland

This forum is being organized by Whangarei Child Poverty Action group, with the support of Manaia Health PHO.

The recent and proposed legislative changes currently being considered in parliament have a profound effect on our children and young people. Please come along to find out what our prospective MPs in the upcoming election will do for our children and young people.

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Political Engagement = Disability Empowerment

Published October 26^th 2011, Posted in Northland

“Disability is a political issue” says Jonny Wilkinson, CEO of Tiaho Trust; a disability lead organisation that holds a ‘Meet the Standing Candidates’ Public event every election year.

“The rationale behind the meeting is twofold, firstly to educate candidates on regional disability issues and secondly to encourage disabled people to engage in the election process & think about disability issues.”

“At the last election meeting Tiaho Trust held in 2008 we had over 100 people attend and this year we are expecting more due to the attendance of the new Human Rights Disability Commissioner, the first Commissioner with formal responsibility for disability rights, appointed in September 2011. He will be speaking about the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Disabled People, which was ratified on 26th September 2008” says Wilkinson.

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Respite care for over 17 year olds

Published October 25^th 2011, Posted in Northland

Autism NZ & The Parent & Family Resource Centre ask you for your feedback.

Many families of a child with a disability will be accessing out of home respite. You may be aware this respite is divided into “under 17yr old” or “over 17yr old” categories.

We have heard anecdotally from families that accessing quality and relatively local out of home respite for over 17yr olds can be difficult.

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Parent to Parent Northland AGM

Published September 20^th 2011, Posted in Northland

Parent to Parent, Northland warmly invite you to our AGM on Wednesday 12th October 2011 from 9.30am – 10.30am at the G J Gardner show home (Cnr of Percy St and Western Hills Drive) Whangarei.

Please RSVP to Carole Powell, Parent to Parent Regional Coordinator Northland by phone or fax on 09 4373337 (Toll free 0508 236236)

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An accessible RWC in Whangarei

Published September 13^th 2011, Posted in Northland

Tiaho Trust has been working closely with the Whangarei District Council and Enterprise Northland to help make RWC 2011 in Northland an event that everybody can access and enjoy.

To enable easy access to the two games in Whangarei for people with a disability, two Tiaho Trust accessible vans with wheelchair hoists will provide a shuttle service from the designated drop-off area on the new Porownini Avenue extension delivering them directly to the game. Many thanks to RWC volunteers Michael MacDonald and Scott McDonald who are helping to provide this service.

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