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<strong>Community</strong><br />

resources<br />

<strong>2018</strong><br />

your guide<br />

to organisations<br />

that care<br />

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community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

3<br />

ExErcisE<br />

important<br />

during<br />

the winter<br />

months<br />

Many Kiwis struggle to keep active<br />

and healthy when winter temperatures<br />

plummet, but a leading New Zealand<br />

exercise expert says gym membership<br />

numbers actually go up in winter.<br />

Chief executive of Exercise NZ, Richard<br />

Beddie, says winter is no excuse to stop<br />

training or ease on fitness levels.<br />

“Gyms and other exercise facilities<br />

actually increase in numbers in winter,<br />

even though exercise needs to be a part<br />

of a constant lifestyle, no matter what<br />

time of year it is.<br />

“During winter, it can be even more<br />

important to maintain an active lifestyle.<br />

Not only does working out burn fat, build<br />

muscle strength, increase metabolism<br />

and keep our hearts healthy, it also<br />

helps us to fight off many diseases and<br />

illnesses.<br />

“The start of the cold season and the<br />

resultant change in routine, can be a<br />

great opportunity to start a new habit –<br />

maybe hot yoga for winter 2017?<br />

“There are many studies which have<br />

been done indicating that exercise helps<br />

us to increase our immune systems,<br />

which is so important during the winter<br />

months.<br />

“We know it takes a bit longer to warm<br />

up, but for those who can train in<br />

the outdoors, can get through winter<br />

without hibernating like a bear.”<br />

When it’s warm inside, and cold out, it’s<br />

often tempting to be less active, Richard<br />

says, but those that do exercise will tell<br />

you how it helps beat the winter blues as<br />

well as providing all the regular benefits<br />

of exercise.<br />

“Exercising throughout winter means<br />

that people will also be feeling great<br />

once summer arrives. An exercised body<br />

is a healthy body, which translates to a<br />

better immune system and therefore can<br />

reduce winter illnesses.”<br />

Of course, when it is cold and wet and<br />

you are exercising, it’s important to make<br />

sure you aren’t taking any unnecessary<br />

risks.<br />

With proper advice from registered<br />

exercise professionals, training outdoors<br />

is safe throughout the winter months.<br />

When it feels just too frosty, training at<br />

an indoor exercise facility will ensure<br />

Kiwis get all the exercise benefits they<br />

could get from outdoor sessions.<br />

“The key is finding a routine and time<br />

that works for each person. For some,<br />

that’s early mornings, but for others<br />

it’s after work or maybe a 30-minute<br />

exercise snack during the middle of the<br />

day,” Richard suggests.<br />

“In addition to individuals feeling better,<br />

businesses and organisations appreciate<br />

healthy staff, which is most likely to<br />

result in fewer sick days.<br />

“Yet since exercise releases endorphins,<br />

which make us feel good, and lack<br />

of sunlight reduces serotonin, which<br />

balances our moods, spiking training for<br />

sleeping is not always the answer. If the<br />

darker days leave you demotivated and<br />

sluggish, try short, punchy workouts.”<br />

According to a recent study published<br />

in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,<br />

athletic performance peaks in the<br />

evening when people’s core body<br />

temperature is at its highest.<br />

Here is some fitness and health advice<br />

given by Professor Ian Philip to the UK<br />

National Health Services that is worth<br />

considering: head, heart, hip and home.<br />

Cover up your head when outside; think<br />

about your heart by avoiding extreme<br />

changing temperatures; think about your<br />

hips, slips and protecting your bones;<br />

and aim for a warm – but not too warm<br />

– house.<br />

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community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

Give<br />

your health<br />

a boost<br />

with<br />

seasonal fruit<br />

Eating fresh fruit is a natural,<br />

easy way to boost wellness<br />

during winter, says 5+ A Day.<br />

Maintaining a healthy diet<br />

and exercising regularly will<br />

help to ward off sniffles and<br />

sneezes during the coldest<br />

months.<br />

Seasonal fruit, such as<br />

mandarins, oranges and<br />

lemons, taste great as well<br />

as being good sources of<br />

vitamins and minerals to help<br />

the immune system do its job<br />

well.<br />

Here are some quick tips on<br />

how seasonal produce can aid<br />

in boosting immunity, while<br />

adding a burst of colour to<br />

winter meals.<br />

mandarins<br />

Two mandarins provide you<br />

with 180 per cent of your daily<br />

vitamin C requirements.<br />

Lemons<br />

A good source of vitamin C,<br />

this tangy fruit has many uses<br />

in the kitchen. From baking<br />

to perking up salads and<br />

marinades, the zesty taste of<br />

lemon quickly brightens up<br />

winter dishes.<br />

Kiwifruit<br />

Kiwifruit is a nutrient-rich<br />

fruit, thanks to its high-fibre<br />

content, vitamins, antioxidants<br />

and minerals. As well as being<br />

a good source of vitamin C,<br />

green kiwifruit contains an<br />

enzyme that aids digestive<br />

comfort, while gold kiwifruit<br />

helps the body to absorb iron<br />

from food.<br />

tamariLLos<br />

Originally from South<br />

America, tamarillos arrived<br />

in New Zealand in the 1890s.<br />

Low in fat and calories, they<br />

are a good source of vitamin<br />

C, which is essential for the<br />

growth and repair of our skin,<br />

teeth and blood vessels.<br />

oranges<br />

Juicy, thirst-quenching<br />

oranges are a winter favourite<br />

in many households. They<br />

have many health benefits,<br />

including being a good source<br />

of vitamin C. The juice, zest<br />

and fruit can be used in sweet<br />

and savoury dishes.


community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

voLUntEErinG<br />

canterbury<br />

5<br />

www.volcan.org.nz<br />

Volunteering Canterbury We’re here to help<br />

you make a difference, so together we can<br />

eliminate poverty, save the environment and<br />

make Canterbury the best place to live in the<br />

world<br />

Volunteering Canterbury wish to thank<br />

all the volunteers who have donated<br />

time during the past year to provide<br />

service to our community. Volunteering<br />

Canterbury exists to help volunteers,<br />

community organisations and businesses<br />

make a difference, so together we can<br />

eliminate poverty, save the environment<br />

and make Canterbury the best place to<br />

live in the world.<br />

They would like to extend an invitation<br />

to everyone to support their community<br />

by signing up for free at their website<br />

www.volcan.org.nz and join the 13,000<br />

other volunteers already helping their<br />

favourite causes.<br />

Every year, Volunteering Canterbury’s<br />

286 member community organisations<br />

help 36,000 people across Canterbury, a<br />

staggering 6% of the population. You too<br />

can be part of this team making such a<br />

difference to the way we live.<br />

Volunteering Canterbury offers the<br />

following services:<br />

• Recruiting and supporting volunteers<br />

to assist community organisations and<br />

people in need<br />

• Free registration for people looking for<br />

volunteer roles on our website<br />

• Huge choice of volunteer roles<br />

available – over 230 roles across 40<br />

different categories<br />

• <strong>Community</strong> organisations can publish<br />

roles on our website<br />

• Regular workshops and network<br />

meetings relevant to volunteer<br />

management<br />

• Group volunteering opportunities for<br />

businesses and other groups<br />

• Promoting the value of voluntary<br />

work via presentations, awards, displays<br />

celebrating key events and social and<br />

print media<br />

• Advocating for volunteers and<br />

voluntary organisations<br />

why becoMe a<br />

voLunteer?<br />

• Connect with people<br />

• Be happier and create balance in your<br />

life<br />

• Help the community<br />

• Reduce the effects of poverty<br />

• Help save the environment<br />

• Make Canterbury an amazing place to<br />

live<br />

• Keep active<br />

• Boost confidence<br />

• Learn new skills and boost your CV<br />

how to voLunteer?<br />

1. As an Individual – create your free<br />

account at www.volcan.org.nz in a<br />

matter of minutes and find hundreds<br />

of volunteer roles. You can search for<br />

suitable roles by category, area and time<br />

commitment.<br />

2. Group Volunteering – if you’d like to<br />

volunteer as a group from work or as a<br />

team from another organisation, please<br />

contact them via the contact page of the<br />

website.<br />

3. Other Services. If you’d like more<br />

support, they welcome face-to-face<br />

visits, call them today on 03 366 2442 or<br />

0800 865 268.<br />

Volunteering<br />

Changes Lives.<br />

Find out how volunteering<br />

with us could help you.<br />

With over 230 volunteer roles<br />

to choose from, we’re here to<br />

help you make a difference,<br />

so together we can eliminate<br />

poverty, save the environment<br />

and make Canterbury the best<br />

place to live in the world.<br />

Sign up to our<br />

Volunteer Database at<br />

www.volcan.org.nz or<br />

call us on 03-366 2442.


6 coMMunity reSourceS <strong>2018</strong><br />

ChristChurCh School<br />

of Music<br />

The Christchurch School<br />

of Music is a family-oriented<br />

community aimed at providing<br />

quality music education in<br />

and around Christchurch. The<br />

school has been an important<br />

part of the music education<br />

scene for 62 years so why not<br />

come along and join us?<br />

On a Saturday morning<br />

the whole family can find<br />

something to suit. Preschool<br />

children can start their musical<br />

journey by joining in our “Take<br />

Off with Music” classes while<br />

older children may opt for<br />

group or individual lessons on<br />

a specific instrument (including<br />

voice). Those who already<br />

play are welcome to join in one<br />

of the great ensembles which<br />

all take part in regular concerts.<br />

Recitals where individuals can<br />

perform are also held regularly.<br />

CSM also provides a<br />

comprehensive music<br />

education to participating<br />

primary schools via its<br />

Outreach programme with<br />

tuition offered in band, strings,<br />

recorder, ukulele and classroom<br />

music.<br />

An area that has grown rapidly<br />

over the last few years is the<br />

Late Starters’ programme<br />

where adults approaching<br />

retirement with more time<br />

on their hands really enjoy<br />

learning an instrument and<br />

joining an ensemble with other<br />

like-minded adults.<br />

CSM also offers a range<br />

of weekday opportunities<br />

for music tuition and if<br />

affordability is an issue, CSM<br />

may be able to offer a discount<br />

through funding provided by<br />

the Rata Foundation.<br />

We can take new enrolments<br />

in most instruments and<br />

ensembles throughout the year.<br />

Please contact us via our<br />

website www.csm.org.nz and<br />

let us start you on a musical<br />

journey that will bring pleasure<br />

for a lifetime.<br />

Saving Lives<br />

Would you know what<br />

to do in an emergency?<br />

St John is one of the<br />

leading providers of first<br />

aid training in<br />

Canterbury. Teaching<br />

people first aid skills is<br />

critically important - first<br />

aid can help save a life.<br />

St John began in New<br />

Zealand 132 years ago<br />

and was started by<br />

community-minded<br />

people who were<br />

eager to promote first<br />

aid skills and training to<br />

the public. Saving lives<br />

and helping others was<br />

very important to them.<br />

They believed everyone<br />

should have some<br />

level of first aid ability,<br />

as accidents and medical<br />

emergencies can<br />

happen anywhere,<br />

anytime.<br />

St John First Aid courses<br />

provide the necessary<br />

knowledge and<br />

confidence to provide<br />

effective first aid<br />

whenever it’s required.<br />

Courses range from basic<br />

first aid training and<br />

industry specific<br />

modules through to<br />

advanced resuscitation<br />

for hospital employees.<br />

If you would like to know<br />

what to do in an<br />

emergency and would<br />

like to save someone’s<br />

life, a first aid course with<br />

St John’s qualified<br />

instructors will ensure<br />

you have all the skills<br />

you need when the time<br />

comes to save someone’s<br />

life.<br />

Visit www.stjohn.org.<br />

nz/firstaid or phone<br />

0800 FIRST AID (0800<br />

347 782) to book your<br />

first aid course today.


community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

7<br />

cantErBUry<br />

wea<br />

sUPPortinG People<br />

with diabetes<br />

The CWEA is old in years but<br />

not in outlook. We know that<br />

involvement and connection<br />

with others is what keeps<br />

communities working. We<br />

offer courses in many subject<br />

areas, some practical, some<br />

philosophical, some just for<br />

fun which keep connections<br />

going and support new<br />

ones being made. All while<br />

you learn things and are<br />

encouraged to enter into<br />

good and sometimes stroppy<br />

discussions. Always the<br />

courses have a focus of<br />

connecting people of all ages<br />

and giving them a chance<br />

to properly discuss issues<br />

and things they are thinking<br />

about. Some discussions are<br />

challenging and some are<br />

relaxing while you learn.<br />

In Term 3, which is August and<br />

September this year amongst<br />

what we offer we have a<br />

Science series alongside a<br />

course helping you create a<br />

handcrafted book without a<br />

computer; we have a series<br />

on 21st century economics<br />

alongside a very popular<br />

Italian singing class. We<br />

look at heritage Buildings<br />

in Christchurch, we talk<br />

with a range of community<br />

providers in the city, we play<br />

mah-jong, we can learn Latin<br />

and we unwind by travelling<br />

vicariously with the ever<br />

tempting armchair travel but<br />

even that is a learning event.<br />

We will always welcome new<br />

members and participants.<br />

Have a look on our website<br />

at cwea.org.nz, seek out<br />

our Programme booklets<br />

or just come and chat at 59<br />

Gloucester Street. Or phone at<br />

03 3660285 or email admin@<br />

cwea.org.nz<br />

We are a support organisation<br />

for Canterbury people who<br />

have diabetes, their family<br />

and friends. We offer support,<br />

information, advocacy and<br />

non-clinical education on all<br />

aspects of diabetes. Our shop<br />

has a wide range of products<br />

including blood glucose testing<br />

meters and strips, lancets,<br />

fingerpickers, ketone test<br />

strips, diabetes and gluten free<br />

cookbooks, hypo treatments,<br />

medical grade shoes and socks,<br />

travel bags, our popular Jok ‘n<br />

Al sauces and toppings, West’s<br />

range of sugar free drinks and<br />

sugar-free treats.<br />

Diabetes Christchurch<br />

membership offers you<br />

support, exercise and activities<br />

with age-related groups, and<br />

discounted shop products.<br />

From mid-August our offices<br />

and shop will be sited on the<br />

Ground Floor, at 25 Carlyle<br />

Street in Sydenham. Our new<br />

phone number will be 925-<br />

9972 and open Monday-Friday<br />

from 9.00am-4.00pm. Plus we<br />

have some parking available.<br />

Our staff can help you find<br />

further information about<br />

diabetes, links to other<br />

diabetes services or make<br />

an appointment for our<br />

subsidised podiatry toenail<br />

clipping service. You are<br />

welcome to become involved<br />

with our diabetes awareness<br />

programmes or other<br />

fundraising and volunteer<br />

activities in your area.<br />

Our shop products are also<br />

available online on our website<br />

www.diabeteschristchurch.<br />

co.nz and our Facebook page.<br />

All members receive our<br />

Viewpoint newsletter, which<br />

includes information on all<br />

aspects of diabetes, updates on<br />

local events, plus local, national<br />

and international diabetes<br />

research. Come and call into<br />

our new premises now.<br />

Once you<br />

stop learning...<br />

you start dying.<br />

- Albert Einstein<br />

Lifelong Learning.<br />

Learning for life.<br />

The team at the Canterbury Workers Educational Association know<br />

that learning is a life long journey. We offer courses to challenge your<br />

thinking and explore new ideas and skills. Thinking and being involved<br />

is part of truly being alive!<br />

We offer a large variety of courses from<br />

Belly Dancing to Latin, Science to Modern Art, Philosophy<br />

to Armchair Travel, Economics to Tai Chi and much more!<br />

Want to know more?<br />

Then jump on to www.cwea.org.nz,<br />

visit us at 59 Gloucester Street or call us on 03 366 0285<br />

to discover your next skill or to brush up on a passion you once had.<br />

The Canterbury Workers<br />

Educational Association<br />

Roopu Kaimahi Matauranga O Waitaha<br />

DO YOU HAVE DIABETES?<br />

Helping to support all people<br />

with diabetes by providing<br />

information, diabetes<br />

medical products, support,<br />

advocacy and education.<br />

Phone or call in:<br />

Ground Floor, 25 Carlyle Street<br />

Sydenham, Christchurch 8023<br />

Open 9am-4pm Monday to Friday<br />

PHONE: 925 9972<br />

DIABETES<br />

CHrISTCHurCH<br />

INC


Investing in our<br />

communities<br />

We are proud to be the South Island’s largest philanthropic<br />

funder. With an over $600 million endowment, we fund<br />

$20 million in grants each year.<br />

To find out what we do and how we do it, visit our website: ratafoundation.org.nz


community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

9<br />

Taking<br />

philanthropy<br />

from good<br />

to great<br />

Rātā Foundation is the guardian<br />

of a $600 million endowment or<br />

putea, making around $20 million<br />

in grants per annum, across its<br />

four funding regions — Canterbury,<br />

Nelson, Marlborough and the<br />

Chatham Islands.<br />

Chief Executive, Leighton Evans says “the<br />

Foundation gets the best results by working with<br />

partners who know the most about the areas we<br />

want to support. This also means we are taking<br />

an intergenerational view around investing in<br />

our communities.”<br />

In the past few years Rātā Foundation has invested<br />

$80m plus through partnerships, as well as supporting<br />

a wide range of programmes managed by established<br />

and well-regarded organisations that are experts in their<br />

fields. “We aim to add value to our partnerships through<br />

our funding, connections and knowledge,” says Mr Evans.<br />

Rātā Foundation as a funder is keenly aware of the<br />

need to keep evolving and adapting its thinking around<br />

its funding programme. Mr Evans says he wants the<br />

organisation to be involved<br />

in transformational work,<br />

across all sectors, by<br />

supporting high impact<br />

projects which reach into<br />

communities, alongside its<br />

business as usual funding.<br />

“We want to engage with<br />

communities, energising<br />

them to be part of the<br />

change,” he says and cites<br />

Leighton Evans, Chief Executive<br />

the Foundation’s recent<br />

partnership with Maia Foundation, on its successful<br />

13 Minute campaign as an example of this thinking.<br />

Rātā Foundation partnered with Māia Health Foundation<br />

to launch a crowd-funding campaign which aimed to<br />

raise $500,000 from the community, with Rātā matching<br />

that contribution dollar for dollar.<br />

Christchurch Hospital is New Zealand’s busiest trauma<br />

centre and the only major hospital without a helipad on<br />

site. In addition, the use of helicopters for emergencies<br />

and patient transfers has increased approximately 40%<br />

over the last three years. Christchurch and the South<br />

Island need a helipad<br />

that will cope with<br />

current and future<br />

demand for this service.<br />

Currently, it takes<br />

13 minutes on<br />

average to transfer<br />

by ambulance to<br />

Christchurch Hospital,<br />

after landing in Hagley<br />

Park. A larger helipad and purpose built rooftop clinical<br />

support unit will mean critically unwell patients receive<br />

emergency hospital care immediately on touchdown,<br />

and a quicker transition to full care for routine transfers.<br />

Of their support Mr Evans says the helipad will be a game<br />

changer for the region and the Foundation was proud to<br />

support a health initiative which will demonstrably save<br />

lives. The campaign has raised over $1million.<br />

“The partnership with Maia to match every dollar raised<br />

was an innovative approach which has proved very<br />

successful, with our contribution directly at the level of<br />

community support. No-one is disappointed to see their<br />

money double — especially when that money is going<br />

to a good cause and their impact is amplified.”<br />

“Our aim for the future is to strengthen and build on<br />

the existing culture of collaboration, both within the<br />

organisation and externally. We are keen to learn and<br />

create conversations, with key partners which will<br />

see us leverage our relationships and resources to<br />

strengthen the local impact of our grants.”<br />

For more information on Rātā Foundation,<br />

visit ratafoundation.org.nz


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Dr. Emma<br />

Stoney<br />

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Frost<br />

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Richards<br />

Jo Talarico<br />

Nurse Practitioner<br />

Dr. Marie Burke<br />

Dr. Emma Stoney<br />

Nurse Practitioner<br />

Dr. Philip M. Frost<br />

Dr. David Richards<br />

Jo Talarico<br />

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community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

11<br />

Care in the <strong>Community</strong><br />

for over 35 years<br />

Hoon Hay Medical Centre is a friendly<br />

and professional general practice, dedicated<br />

to providing high quality primary<br />

healthcare for over 35 years. Proudly<br />

achieving the Foundation Standard for<br />

quality healthcare, our team of eight<br />

doctors are supported by five Registered<br />

Nurses and a front of house reception<br />

team, providing excellent customer<br />

service.<br />

Doctor choice means patient choice -<br />

the choice to consult with your preferred<br />

doctor or to build up a relationship with<br />

a couple of our doctors. That way, if your<br />

usual doctor is on leave, you can still<br />

consult with a familiar doctor.<br />

Open from 8:15am to 5.30 pm, Monday<br />

to Friday, our first appointments are<br />

available from 8:30am. Our on-line appointment<br />

booking system – available<br />

through our website, is a safe and efficient<br />

way to pre-book your appointment.<br />

Repeat prescription requests for regularly<br />

prescribed medications in between<br />

your medication review appointments<br />

may also be made through our website.<br />

Our purpose-built medical centre is<br />

regularly upgraded to ensure the comfort<br />

of our patients. In <strong>2018</strong> we have<br />

installed heat pumps and introduced<br />

electric medical beds to all consulting<br />

rooms.<br />

New enrolments are always welcome.<br />

Make Hoon Hay Medical Centre your<br />

first choice for your primary healthcare<br />

needs.<br />

HOON HAY<br />

MEDICAL CENTRE<br />

Meet our<br />

team of<br />

doctors<br />

Rod Kirkwood Mary-Anne Bellamy Sarah Barnes Damian Wilkinson<br />

• Patient choice of doctor<br />

• Appointment Availability<br />

• Established GP/Nurse Team<br />

Online repeat prescriptions<br />

and appointment bookings<br />

We look forward to providing you and your<br />

family with ongoing professional healthcare<br />

Liz Johnson Julie Gilmore Caroline Gibb Peter Morrison<br />

Ph: 338 8179 www.hoonhaymc.co.nz


<strong>12</strong> community resources <strong>2018</strong><br />

rEd cross<br />

wintEr energy payment<br />

Monday to Friday Red Cross<br />

has volunteers driving with<br />

two vital programmes in<br />

Christchurch city. Both Meals<br />

on Wheels and <strong>Community</strong><br />

Transport relies on generous<br />

people giving their time to<br />

help many across the suburbs.<br />

<strong>Community</strong> Transport offers a<br />

lifeline to people who need to<br />

get to medical appointments,<br />

who have no transport of<br />

their own and cannot use<br />

public transport for some<br />

reason. This service has been<br />

operating since 2013 and has<br />

grown from one van to two<br />

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Meals on Wheels has operated<br />

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Transport<br />

The Government’s new Winter<br />

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October from 2019 onwards.<br />

Single people will get $20.46<br />

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Travelling overseas during the<br />

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