Plains FM 96.9
Community Access Radio – Community Notices taken (no charge). Training available for groups, organisations and individuals to produce and broadcast their own programme. (Language of their own choice). A small charge does apply.
Legal Referral Services
Community Law Canterbury provides free legal information. Phone for an appointment. Community Law Canterbury also provides a legal information service between 10.00am – 4.00pm Monday – Friday
Te Puawaitanga (Maori Health)
Concerned with the health of Maori women and actively promotes healthy lifestyles. Programmes include: Well child – Tamarikiora Outreach immunisation Parents as first teachers programme Incredible years programme Breast feeding advocacy service Early childhood transition programme Disease state management – outreach nurses Wakaura workshops Kaitoko whanau – social and housing issues
Home & Family Society
Available 9am-5pm. Offer affordable counselling for children couples and families (single sessions are available). Older people are welcome. By referral only. Live-in parenting programme – 6 weeks – with 24 hour support.
Heart Foundation of NZ
The Foundation promotes healthy lifestyles and research into heart disease. Offers advice and education for people with heart problems.
DPA Christchurch & Districts (Assembly)
The Assembly of People with Disabilities is an advocacy and national lobby organisation that promotes the issues facing disabled people.The local branch advocates are always working to improve access and rights for disabled people in 6 key areas : Access,Education, Employment,Health services, Human rights, Transport. For further information, email Karim at the above email address.
Community Alcohol And Drug Service
A service run by the Specialist Mental Health Division of Canterbury Health. Offers treatment for people struggling with alcohol and drug addiction as well as having a mental health diagnosis.
Safer Christchurch Inter-Agency Group
An Inter-Agency Group which oversees the Safer Christchurch Strategy with a co-ordinated approach to Crime Prevention, Injury Prevention and Road Safety.
Canterbury Dist. Health Board – Eye Outpatients
Ophthalmology deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An assessment is made on referral from the G.P. or Specialist. Outpatients can take in old glasses that are no longer required & they will be distributed to people in the commmunity. Hours 7.30am – 5.30pm The Low Vision Clinic is at Beacon House, … Continued
Music Centre of Christchurch
.. If you wish to book events please contact Ph 3775000 or email: concertsforchristchurch@gmail.co The newly opened centre called THE PIANO is now taking bookings for various events. See the website for some of the events that are being held in the future.
