WanderSearch Canterbury Charitable Trust - assisting people with a cognitive disability that wander
WanderSearch Canterbury (www.wandersearch.nz) have been providing this service in Canterbury since 2010. We cover all of Canterbury including Methven, Oxford, Cust and Ashburton. Recently one of our clients, who was wearing a Wandatrak device, was located safe and well in central Christchurch using our tracking equipment. They had wandered from their care facility and ended up sliding into a drain in an isolated area. Without the Wandatrak device it is unlikely they would have been located until it was too late. The provision of this service is only possible through the assistance of volunteers and by obtaining donations and grants. In order to expand to help more people in our community we need funding to cover costs for a part-time administrator as well as our ongoing costs in supplying devices and 6 monthly battery changes.We were lucky enough to receive a $2000 grant from AMI a couple of years ago which enabled us to purchase 6 devices. We need further assistance to be able to continue to provide this service in Canterbury. It would be fantastic to be on the receiving end of another grant which would be put to great use. Thanks AMI :)
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72.2% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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17.3% Hmm, maybe?
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10.5% Yes!
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Have you seen Rowena?
Police are urgently appealing for sightings of Rowena, 39, reported missing from Christchurch.
She was reported missing to Police on 22 October 2025, and was last seen on 14 August 2025. Rowena hasn’t been in contact with her children and her family are worried for her safety.
Police investigating her disappearance have identified her as being in Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch in the recent months prior to her missing person report being made.
If you have seen Rowena, or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact us immediately.
You can contact us via 105 either over the phone or online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Update Report” and referencing file number 251022/9026.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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