Kia ora everyone We certainly are in the thick of winter now. I hope you all have fared well with not much flooding and your roofs and trampolines are safely secured after what has occurred over the last couple of weeks. I know we all wish winter to hurry up and be...
Kia ora, I hope everyone is keeping warm during these chilly winter days we are having. We seem to be having a large amount of rain down South which makes for some interesting driving while in flood! I hope you all enjoyed the first Matariki public holiday. While in...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone I have just returned back from a trip to the beautiful West Coast. It was lovely to catch up with some of you and exciting to see a group caregivers keen on connecting regularly in Greymouth! I’ll keep you posted on progress and please get...
Kia ora koutou For those that I didn’t manage to contact and share with, my final day as Regional Coordinator for the East Coast was a couple of weeks ago. I am returning to a full-time role in Education due to some changes in my family’s needs. Thank you to all...
Tena koutou, Wow, winter is well and truly here! With these cold days and nights, I hope you are keeping warm and indulging in some yummy winter meals! I have to say winter soups and stews are what I love best about these colder months.Christine FrostCentral North...
Happy dry July everyone! With school holidays just around the corner our whānau are looking at some nana-friendly activities to do over the holidays. I have five primary school-aged tamariki and one who is itching to escape the creativity and freedom of Kindy. After...
Kia ora e te whānau, How are you keeping? Winter is definitely here, I have to admit it has taken me a bit of time to get back into the rhythm of cooler, shorter days. Making a hot cup of tea and reading a book, with a blanket, on the couch every so often has made it...
Tēnā koutou katoa-I hurihia e ahau toku ingoa! Ko RuruHana ahau. / Greetings Everyone, I’ve changed my name! I’m RuruHana. It marks a significant personal milestone (turning 60!) and to mark Matariki being acknowledged by the wider community, although celebrated in...
Kia ora tatou, Ko Gavin toku ingoa. Hi, I'm Gavin, the new Regional Coordinator for North-West. I have a background in nursing. I’ve had a lot of roles providing support and education to patients, their whānau, and fellow health professionals. I have had a lot of...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone What a busy winter we are having. I hope that everyone enjoyed our first Matariki holiday weekend in Aotearoa. There were a lot of lovely celebrations and events and I hope you were able to attend one or two. I really enjoyed our movie...
Kia ora koutou, Already we are over halfway through the year, with the shortest day now well behind us. I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy and celebrate in our first publicly recognised Matariki. On the Thursday night (23rd June) we had our Starry Night Skies...
Kia ora everyone Brrr…. We marked the winter solstice (shortest day) a couple of weeks ago, so eight more weeks of winter left. I hope you manage to enjoy the benefits of winter, taking advantage of chilling out with a cuddly blanket and enjoying some screen time...
Kia ora, My name is Kerri Oliver the new RC for the Lower South Region. As a qualified Social Worker, I previously worked in the Family Harm and Prison release areas. I worked for Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin (Woman’s Refuge) and Gore Woman’s Refuge, successfully...
Wow, Sixth month of 2022 already....where does the time go?? We have some great support, training and events for you this month...it’s a busy one for me. Events The event planned for Friday the 10th from 10.30am to 2pm in Rawene is to provide a ‘Care and Creativity’...
Kia ora e te whānau, Welcome to June! I’m not sure about you but I am a little shocked that we are nearly halfway through 2022! I hope you and your tamariki are keeping warm and dry as we settle into the cooler winter months. At this time of year, some of us will be...
Kia ora koutou katoa, June 2022 is a month of significance for maori this year as it is the month we acknowledge Matariki, and, we get to share this as a public holiday with all of Aotearoa. How cool is that! I have been doing my share of research around Matariki...
Kia ora koutou This year is speeding along and we are almost in June, halfway through the year. It seems to have gone so fast. We are well into winter now in Hawke's Bay and when I decided to walk into the village to get coffee today at 7:30am in the morning, my...
Kia ora everyone How did we arrive six months already into this year! WOW! Time just doesn’t seem to be flying by but racing by! Has anyone been taking up the opportunity to meet other Caregivers online with our virtual groups that meet monthly on a Tuesday – day and...
Kia ora everyone How did we arrive six months already into this year! WOW! Time just doesn’t seem to be flying by but racing by! Has anyone been taking up the opportunity to meet other Caregivers online with our virtual groups that meet monthly on a Tuesday – day and...
Kia ora koutou, Well, hasn’t the last few weeks been an introduction to Winter! Snow capped hills and a bite to the wind has prompted me to shake out the winter sheets and clean the heatpump to take the chill off. I have really enjoyed being kanohi ki te kanohi (face...