Health New Zealand is significantly improving the way it communicates with South Island patients by introducing an email-based system to send appointment letters. However, to ensure patients receive these communications, they’re being asked to not automatically consider them spam but follow the verification process outlined below instead. “From Monday 14 April, patients who have previously provided Health NZ with an email address … Continued
Members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association [RDA] are planning to strike for 48 hours from 8am on Tuesday 26 February until 8am on Thursday 28 February 2019. Canterbury DHB is well advanced in its contingency planning to ensure it continues to provide safe care during the strike period when we expect most Resident … Continued
The Christchurch Town Hall’s splendidly restored Rieger pipe organ will resound again in joyous celebration at two free concerts on Wednesday, March 6. This will be the first time the organ has been heard since the Christchurch earthquakes, brought back to life under the fingers and feet of this city’s renowned concert organist Martin Setchell. … Continued
Members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association [RDA] are planning to strike for 48 hours from 7am on Tuesday 15th January until 7am on Thursday 17 January 2019. Like all District Health Boards affected by this strike, Canterbury DHB is well advanced in its contingency planning to ensure it continues to provide safe care … Continued
Age Concern Canterbury office will be closed from midday Friday 21st December for the Christmas/New Year Holiday period. The office will reopen on Thursday January 3rd at 9 am. We wish all our clients, supporters and friends a safe and happy Christmas.
Three Community Boards are holding Edible Garden Awards for 2019 in partnership with the Canterbury Horticultural Society. Entry is open to individuals, groups, organisations, schools, etc in the participating Community Board areas: – Linwood-Central-Heathcote – Papanui-Innes – Spreydon-Cashmere Enter your garden, or nominate someone else’s garden (with their permission). All entrants are recognised for their … Continued
The NZ Transport Agency and Christchurch City Council are working on a plan for one of the city’s busiest areas – between Moorhouse Avenue and Brougham Street. Traffic volumes and travel times have increased, and over the past 10 years, 11 people died and 130 people were seriously injured in crashes within the project area. … Continued
Age Concern Canterbury has recently been approved as an agent for the Total Mobility Scheme which assists eligible people to access appropriate transport to enhance their community participation. This assistance is provided in the form of subsidised door to door transport services. The national scheme for eligible people is currently funded jointly by regional councils … Continued
Thomas James (a student at Burnside High School) has created a device that takes your wheelie bin to the curb for you and is a finalist in the ASB Bright Sparks Awards. In it’s 20th year, the ASB Bright Sparks programme is New Zealand’s top competition for young inventors. Encompassing all areas of modern technology, it’s … Continued
We live in an increasingly digital world, where everything is connected. Our relationships, our jobs, our finances — everything is online. And, while there are some real benefits to digital life, any weaknesses in our online connections can make us vulnerable to a cyber security attack. Cyber attacks are becoming more and more frequent over … Continued
Residential telephone listings will now come in a separate White Pages book. Yellow (who distribute the books) say they are always looking for ways to make it easier for people to search, find and connect. Residential listings will now come in an exclusive White Pages Residential book with a stylish new book cover, which is … Continued
