North Canterbury News: July 20, 2023

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22 The North Canterbury News, July 20, 2023
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Community inputcritical
in shapingregion’s future
Environment
Canterbury Chair
Peter Scott
DO YOUFINDyourselfthinking about
what we could, or shoulddotoimprove
theenvironment andprotect it forfuture
generations? Me too.
Unfortunately,the environmentisn’t
in thecondition it shouldbe. Thisisdue
to decisions of thepast, whichwerewell
intentionedbut lacked thescience and
technologythatwehavenow,which we
can’tignore.
Now’snot thetimetopoint fingers,
instead we need to work together –and
fast –toturnthe tide of environmental
degradationinsomeparts of ourregion
to protect ourwater,landand air, and to
improve biodiversity.
Canterbury Regional Council(EnvironmentCanterbury)
is responsiblefor
enforcingthe rules that dictate howCantabrians
useand enjoythe environment.
Over thenext 18 months we will be
working to writeand update anumber of
long-termand strategicplans to reflect
thedirectionsset by Government,meet
theexpectationsofmanawhenuaand
thewider community,and to respond to
climatechange.
The changes we make to theseplans
will have an impact andwill give us a
better chance at safeguardingthe environmentfor
thefuture. We’vegot alot of
ground to cover–and we canonlydo it
well with your help.
We need thecommunity to help us
Feelingbloated
or have asorestomach?
TheSootheStudy is recruiting now.
writethe changesthatare needed, to
ensure theway forwardrepresentsall
Cantabrians.
We have developedasurveywhich I
encourage youtoseek out andcomplete.
We’reaskingyou to share your experiences
andopinions on some of thedifferentenvironmental
challengesweface in
Canterbury/Waitaha. What is important
to you, andwhatare your aspirationsfor
theregion’sfuture?
The survey isn’taonce-onlyopportunity;later
this year,wewillreflect back on
what we have heardand test some potential
solutions with thewider community,
andanyonewho hastaken part in this
initial survey.
Everyone has theright to enjoythe
environment, andinturn, everyone has a
responsibility to protectit. Ihopeyou will
take time to help us developsomesolutions.
•Tocomplete the survey visit
www.ecan.govt.nz/ourfuture or
call 0800 324 636 between 8am
and 5pm Monday toFriday. This
initial survey closes on Sunday,
August 27.
We arelooking for people with functional dyspepsia (indigestion) to
participate in aresearch studyinvestigating thedigestive health effects
of consuming mānuka honey.
Symptomsoffunctionaldyspepsia include:
• pain or burning in thestomach,bloating,excessive belching (burping)
or nauseaafter meals
• anearly feeling of fullnesswheneating
• pain in thestomach that may sometimesoccur unrelated to meals or
may be relieved by eating.
Afteratwo-weeklead-in period, we will provide you with mānuka honey
or ahoney-likeproduct to eatbefore breakfast anddinner everyday for
six-weeks. Twoweeks laterwewill againask you aboutyourfunctional
dyspepsia symptoms.
Thetimecommitment for this study will be about10hours and you will
attend sixclinic visits in total. Youwill receive up to $220 in supermarket
vouchers in recognition of the actual or reasonable costsassociatedwith
participating in this study(e.g.,parking and/ortravel costs).
If you experiencesymptomsoffunctional dyspepsia,and areaged
18 to 70 yearswewould love to hear from you.
InCommon campaign
By SHELLEY TOPP
Aposter campaign focusing on the
similarities between people, rather
than theirdifferences, is being
planned in Waimakariri.
The InCommon campaign was
initially developedinresponse to
the ChristchurchMosque shootings
in 2019.
It encourages people to examine
theirthoughts and beliefs about
others, who at first glance might
seem differenttothem, andfocus on
the common thingshumansshare.
The Waimakariri poster campaign
is acollaboration betweenthe
Waimakariri District Council’s
communityteam and the InCommon
project team.
InCommon project manager Holly
Griffin says she is excitedtobe
collaborating with the council for
this campaign.
‘‘We have already seensome
lovely connections formed between
participants`models' in the
campaign,’’she says.
‘‘This is thesecondposter
campaignfocused on inclusivity that
we have collaborated on with a
partner.
‘‘Ourfirst was with health
promotion students at Ara Institute
of Canterbury in October last year.’’
InCommon is across­sector
initiative thatwas established by a
groupofpeople who wanted to
contribute to help bringabout a
kinder, more socially inclusive
society.
HollyisInCommon’s sole
employee, but she is supported by a
cross­sectorworking group of
people from the health sector,local
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and central government, community
sectorand business, plus an
advisory group with representatives
from Mana Whenua, the Pacific,
Asian,Muslim, Christian, former
refugee and LQBTQI communities.
Council community development
facilitator Martin Pugh says the
council supports the kaupapa
(principle) of the project.
He has been working withmigrant
support group Global Locals of
Waimakariri (GLOW), Waimakariri
AccessGroup and others to localise
the campaign.
‘‘We were inspired by seeing the
campaign in Christchurch and
thought we could localisethis to
Waimakariri,’’ he says.
‘‘We want to showthe connections
that we haveacrossour differences,
acrosscultural barriers, across
disability and accessibility issues,
acrossage and stages of life. As a
district Waimakariri is becoming
more diverse everyyear and we want
to celebrate our growing diversity.
‘‘It has been great to work with
community members and put
together agreat campaignspecific
to Waimakaririinvolving our
migrant and other smaller
communities.’’
The Waimakariri campaignwill be
launched at apublic event being
held at the Woodend Community
CentreonAugust3,starting at
5.30pm.
Shortly after the launch, campaign
posters willbedisplayed in
prominent areas around the
Waimakariri district.
Businesses willalso be
encouraged to displaythe posters in
their shopswindows.
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Name: _______________________
Contact No:___________________
Email: _______________________
Department of Human Nutrition
Laura Ombasa |PhD student
soothestudy@otago.ac.nz |Tel 021279 0140
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This project hasbeenreviewed and approvedby theUniversity of Otago
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