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Lesieli and Tāne embody the power of paying it forward through the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Lesieli, ex Kiwi Can student, is now a Kiwi Can Leader teaching life skills such as respect and resilience to tamariki. Tāne, an ex Career Navigator student, returned to the Foundation as a Kiwi Can … View moreLesieli and Tāne embody the power of paying it forward through the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Lesieli, ex Kiwi Can student, is now a Kiwi Can Leader teaching life skills such as respect and resilience to tamariki. Tāne, an ex Career Navigator student, returned to the Foundation as a Kiwi Can Leader, driven by his desire to make a positive impact. Their experiences have ignited a passion to empower the next generation of young people and give back to the Foundation.
Help us, help young people realise potential by donating today.
Find the new Chemist Warehouse at Rolleston Square, next to Supercheap Auto.
With the biggest range of all your health and beauty essentials at the lowest prices and free prescriptions* - the team are ready to help 7 days a week!
Don't worry if you can't make it in-store, you can … View moreFind the new Chemist Warehouse at Rolleston Square, next to Supercheap Auto.
With the biggest range of all your health and beauty essentials at the lowest prices and free prescriptions* - the team are ready to help 7 days a week!
Don't worry if you can't make it in-store, you can shop online 24/7!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Chemist Warehouse - Great Savings, Every Day!
2 single,1queen size airbeds for sale.unused still in unopened boxes.
$20 each single and $25 queen.
We are incredibly proud to welcome our new Neighbourly partner – the New Zealand Heart Foundation!
Not only will they be helping us to stay ‘heart healthy in our neighbourhoods,’ the Heart Foundation will also be sharing:
- News & updates from the incredible Heart Foundation Lottery… View moreWe are incredibly proud to welcome our new Neighbourly partner – the New Zealand Heart Foundation!
Not only will they be helping us to stay ‘heart healthy in our neighbourhoods,’ the Heart Foundation will also be sharing:
- News & updates from the incredible Heart Foundation Lottery – including how to win a brand-new home (check out our latest Lottery here)
- Heart-warming stories including how the Heart Foundation supports those in the community living with heart disease
- Handy heart health and wellbeing resources and tips
- How you can show your big heart through local volunteering opportunities
- How to eat healthy to your heart’s content with some great recipes
Please join us in giving the Heart Foundation a warm, hearty welcome!
We don’t need to go too far to hear about the cost of living crisis and the fact is, right now, 1 in 6 children go without essentials like food and clothing. While we can’t control this cost, we can make a difference. The Giving Store works to help kiwis give to kiwis.
When you donate one of… View moreWe don’t need to go too far to hear about the cost of living crisis and the fact is, right now, 1 in 6 children go without essentials like food and clothing. While we can’t control this cost, we can make a difference. The Giving Store works to help kiwis give to kiwis.
When you donate one of our Winter Essential Packs, 100% of your donation will go to families in need this winter. Let's not let the cost of living get in the way of giving. Together, we can make hope the headline
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By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Two North Canterbury councils are stepping up their efforts to welcome new migrants.
The Waimakariri District Council has joined with 33 councils, including Hurunui, to be accepted into Immigration New Zealand’s Welcoming Communities programme.
… View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Two North Canterbury councils are stepping up their efforts to welcome new migrants.
The Waimakariri District Council has joined with 33 councils, including Hurunui, to be accepted into Immigration New Zealand’s Welcoming Communities programme.
Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon said new migrants faced a number of challenges when settling into a new community.
"We see Welcoming Communities as a means to bridge the gap between newcomers and long term residents, celebrate diversity, and support our new migrants to apply their unique skills, talents and experience to creating more vibrant communities across the district."
The council had already established a migrant facilitator portfolio within the community team back in 2016 in response to the growing number of migrants, particularly in the dairy sector and assisting in the earthquake rebuild.
Now new funding allowed for a half-time facilitator to be employed over a three year period to work alongside migrants, employers and migrant advocates.
Community team leader Tessa Sturley said the money would support the good work already happening in the migrant space.
The community team has already helped to establish the Migrants and Newcomers Network, now known as Glow (Global Locals of Waimakariri), which ran a number of initiatives including English language classes.
Since then the booming hospitality sector and the growing retirement village sector have been "significant employers of migrant staff", Sturley said.
Often the families of migrant workers had limited English making it difficult to find work or integrate into the community.
The Hurunui District Council was accepted into the programme last year and received its initial accreditation in April.
It was now close to completing the first of four accreditation stages, welcoming communities facilitator Natalie Paterson said.
A Welcoming Communities advisory group had been established to complete a stocktake of support available for different ethnic groups and newcomers to determine what was working and to identify any gaps.
A three-year Welcoming Communities plan has now been developed, which was adopted by the council last week.
"We feel it is important to put migrants at the centre of conversations so we can hear their experiences," Paterson said.
Feedback from migrants had already led to extending a driver licensing programme, which supported young people to pass their learners’ license, to migrants.
Even setting up a bank account or enrolling children in school could be a challenge for migrants, Paterson said.
The Welcoming Communities programme supported New Zealanders moving into the district from other parts of the country, as well as those arriving from overseas.
Paterson said conversations had already begun with agencies like the Rātā Foundation to seek funding once the initial seed funding ran out.
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We know the spots in summer for beaching, camping and warm nights. But which NZ town really comes into its own during winter? Whether it's based on the activities, the beauty of the town or places to wine and dine, share your thoughts and reasons below!
Type 'Not For Print' if you… View moreWe know the spots in summer for beaching, camping and warm nights. But which NZ town really comes into its own during winter? Whether it's based on the activities, the beauty of the town or places to wine and dine, share your thoughts and reasons below!
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Managed retreat is an option as Amberley Beach residents plan for the future.
It is one of several options to address the threat of coastal erosion, flooding and sea level rise at the small beach settlement.
The Hurunui District Council has adopted … View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Managed retreat is an option as Amberley Beach residents plan for the future.
It is one of several options to address the threat of coastal erosion, flooding and sea level rise at the small beach settlement.
The Hurunui District Council has adopted an Amberley Beach Coastal Adaptation Plan after three years of consultation with local residents.
Planner Hannah Shields said the majority of residents wanted to remain in the beach settlement for as long as possible.
Managed retreat, was presented as a long-term option, receiving a positive response from residents when presented with the draft adaptation plan earlier this year, she said.
‘‘The purpose of an adaptive plan is to leave all of the options open for as long as possible.
"It is unlikely we will ever get 100% agreement on the preferred option."
She said 37 of the 109 property owners had offered feedback on the option of land banking to prepare for a managed retreat, with the majority in favour.
Council staff will seek feedback from the remaining property owners to get their preferences before taking any further action on this option.
The plan set out how to fund and manage a coastal bund to protect properties, as well as a series of "triggers" for when residents and the council will need to reconsider their options.
Options would include moving the bund back further from the coastline, introducing other coastal protection measures or implementing managed retreat.
Chief executive Hamish Dobbie said the bund was owned by the residents, with the council acting as the "collector of funds".
It was first constructed in 1993 in response to coastal flooding the year before, and was extended to the full length of the settlement in 2003.
It required maintenance every few years, but has been successful at preventing coastal inundation and reducing erosion.
Dobbie said a new bund was now required, as the existing one was too close to the sea, and it would need to be relocatable as the sea level rose.
"The new bund is a bit of a game changer because it can be rolled back and it can go deeper into the sand."
He said the "triggers" were based on the possible hazards.
Triggers included property owners being unable to obtain insurance, the cost of renourishing the bund, the impact of flood events and significant capital works being required.
"One trigger will trigger a conversation, but two triggers is an indicator that we need to implement another option," Dobbie said.
"People’s concerns about different triggers will differ and it will be their choice.
"It we don’t have triggers we are not going to know when to have those conversations."
The council has been consulting with its four beach communities since 2020 with the aid of "Coastal Adaptation Explorer", a web-based tool developed by international technology firm Jacobs.
The web-based tool won an award from the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency last month.
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Hi All,
Due to a change of personal circumstances we are selling with regrets a land opposite the Sefton domain and for which the titles and building consent are available.
All the other sections have already houses being built, sadly we are unable to build although we have been through the … View moreHi All,
Due to a change of personal circumstances we are selling with regrets a land opposite the Sefton domain and for which the titles and building consent are available.
All the other sections have already houses being built, sadly we are unable to build although we have been through the whole lengthy process to obtain a building consent (valid up to September 2023, renewable).
Below are all the details.
Please contact us if you are interested.
SEFTON PARK
Lot 5: RESIDENTIAL SECTION of 1019m2 in popular rural village close to Rangiora and Christchurch
- Immediate start for building: Building consent available with design plans of a 3 bedroom house approved by the Council, with all required tests done (this can be purchased separately for an immediate building start)
- Short stroll to school, domain, garage and stores
- Water storage tanks x2 with reticulated county water
- Septic tank provided
- Easy commuting to Rangiora and Christchurch
Price negotiable.
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