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The following can be attributed to the College of Midwives Chief Executive, Alison Eddy: The suspension of services at the Ōpōtiki Primary Maternity Unit is yet another reduction of choice and services for women, which is hugely disappointing.
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GISBORNE — Wellbeing specialist, Sarah McGuinness has partnered with Tairāwhiti Menzshed (video here), to support men’s mental health.
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GISBORNE — “Be kind to yourself and the world.” That from wellbeing specialist, Sarah McGuinness, at what can be an extremely difficult time of the year for many.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Around forty people gathered at Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch today to celebrate the launch of a cookbook that five Rangi students have spent over a year producing (four core team members - Lucy Johnson, Tulsi Lathia, Saraha Lawrence and Victoria Park - all Year 13; plus their photographer Mette Van Pallandt).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Spoonful of Spice is full of amazing recipes; however it is far more than a cookbook.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Join us for this fantastic pampering and self-care event, brought to you by Whakamana - Christchurch's Cannabis Museum.
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CHRISTCHURCH — One of the country’s best known and most successful social entrepreneurs, sparked a great deal of interest around cannabis when he addressed students at the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship in Christchurch recently.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch restaurant, The China Kitchen, which closed as the result of a fire in early November, is looking for new premises.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Early Investor Opportunity Opens Noon Tomorrow (Monday 11 Nov) Public Investor Opportunity Opens 10am Tuesday 12th The NZ Institute for Cannabis Education, Research and Development based in Christchurch, is rallying people who are passionate about cannabis to support a world-leading Kiwi initiative.
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The biggest ever Australian study on where women give birth has shown that giving birth at home or in a birthing unit is safe for well-women and babies.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s oldest wooden commercial building will re-open to the public tomorrow for the first time since the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s oldest wooden commercial building will re-open to the public tomorrow for the first time since the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Grace Fissenden (Year 13) from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has taken away the Most Valued Contribution to a Team award at the Zonta Sports Awards in Christchurch last night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Insurance claimant advocate, Ali Jones, says a number of key questions remain around the announcement that EQC will take on the remaining Southern Response claims at the end of this year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZ Institute for Cannabis Education, Research and Development based in Christchurch, says a new study released by the University of Bath, underscores the importance of introducing standard units for cannabis.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Deon Swiggs welcomes the call, from one of the complainants 'Josh', to participate in the Code of Conduct process (if that is in fact available) investigating allegations against the former Christchurch City Councillor.
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CHRISTCHURCH — I would like to congratulate the Councillor-elect for the Christchurch City Council Central Ward, Jake McLellan.
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CHRISTCHURCH — From Hayley Guglietta - one of the campaign organisers for Cr Deon Swiggs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Cr Deon Swiggs is urging people, particularly in his Central ward, to get out and vote in the local body elections.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch-based Frank Film drops the first episode in its second series on Monday at 7am.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The National Council of Women NZ has today welcomed the news that the Government has purchased Kate Sheppard's house in Christchurch, the base for the NZ suffrage campaign.
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"Recruiting midwives from overseas tells us the DHB just doesn't get it." That from the chair of the Wellington Region of the College of Midwives, Siobhan Connor, following the news that Hutt Valley District Health Board is targeting midwives from overseas to help fill gaps in maternity units.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Insurance advocate, Ali Jones, is hugely disappointed that Government insurer Southern Response has decided to appeal the recent double DRA court finding.
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CHRISTCHURCH — “Still plenty to do but good progress.” That from Chair of the Homeowners Advisory Group (HOAG), Tom McBrearty following last week’s report from the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The EQC Claimants Reference Group (CRG) is pleased an option for a group of 'on sold' claimants has been presented today, by the Government.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two of the oldest buildings in Christchurch are set to house New Zealand’s first Cannabis social enterprise.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The second He Says She Says fundraiser production by Blackboard Theatre Collective (BTC), hits The Piano stage this Saturday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An engineering brief template developed to improve outcomes for claimants with earthquake damaged homes, has been given the thumbs up.
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Ensuring midwives' voices are heard is key in addressing staffing issues in DHB, says the Midwives' Union, MERAS (Midwifery Representation and Advisory Service).
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CANTERBURY — Concerns that people still don’t know what earthquake damage their homes may have, has been raised at a meeting today.
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Nicole Pihema of Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa descent is the first Māori President, and is currently the chairperson for the Te Taitokerau region of the College.
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The number of midwives holding an Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) is at the highest level ever.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru Girls' School alumna Bryony Gibson-Cornish is a member of an emerging London-based string quartet that has been awarded the top prize in a prestigious international music competition.
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A new mum popped in to meet the midwives at Fieldays today.
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HAMILTON — For this first time this year, midwives will have a stand at Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Just under 100 greyhounds and their owners took part in the Christchurch event for the Great Global Greyhound Walk (GGGW) today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The team at Christchurch based Frank Film sends their congratulations to Dr Sue Bagshaw this morning following the news of her Queen’s Birthday honour.
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“Disappointing” is how the College of Midwives is describing the budget announcement today.
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SOUTHLAND — The College of Midwives is calling on health officials and the Minister to urgently address the shortage of midwives and facilities in the Southland DHB region.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A model for other New Zealand schools and institutions.
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While the details of the upcoming nationwide teachers strike on Wednesday 29 May are not yet clear, many working parents will already be wondering how to accommodate children not able to attend school on that day? New Zealand has over 800,000 primary and secondary school students, which means it is likely to be a very disruptive day for families and businesses around the country.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Papanui Innes and Linwood Central Heathcote Community Boards took part in a workshop with City Council officers yesterday morning (15 May 2019) around the Downstream Effects Management Plan (DEMP) for the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC). 26 submissions were heard last week by board members, from residents involved in the recent consultation on the DEMP.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Students from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School will head out to Kerrs Reach in Avonside this Saturday to help in the ‘Mother of all Clean-Ups’.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Lying somewhere between Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood and the Ian Mune film Came A Hot Friday, Wheeler's Luck is a raucous tale of the battle between preservation and development in a small rural sea-side community.
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Following midwives voting on Friday overwhelmingly YES to a pay settlement, the Midwifery Workforce Accord was signed today in Wellington.
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Midwives employed by DHBs have voted overwhelmingly YES to a pay settlement.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Consultation around a proposed temporary pump track on Shirley Road can go ahead now funding has been approved for the project.
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Finally a breakthrough and positive outcome for employed midwives.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The new closing date of a petition aiming to better protect older members of our society is May 3.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Year 9 Rangi Ruru student, Lily Greenwood, is the 2019 U13 New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon Champion.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch's Rangi Ruru Girls' School has won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals at the Maadi Cup held at Lake Karapiro this week with finals held this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The awards ceremony for the 7th Waipapa / Papanui - Innes Edible Garden Awards was held on Monday 25 March at 6pm and attracted more than 100 guests, members of the Canterbury Horticultural Society and elected members from the Papanui-Innes Community Board.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The following can be attributed to Violet Clapham, Chair of the NZCOM Canterbury/West Coast Region The College is liaising very closely with the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), Community and Public Health specialists and of course our member midwives.
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CHRISTCHURCH — As the weather cools slightly and the months march on, the outstanding Autumn work by internationally renowned designer Jenny Gillies takes pride of place in the new exhibition building "The Enchanted Garden" now inhabits.
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CHRISTCHURCH — With 4 Gold Medals, 6 Silver and 3 Bronze, Rangi Ruru is once again the top girls' school in the South Island for rowing.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives has a very simple message for its members and women around the country today, March 8th – you’re awesome and be kind to yourself.
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Ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow, a group of students from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School and Christ’s College got together to consider which women they most admire and why? Author JK Rowling, female politicians and of course mums and sisters were among those identified by the students, as well as a group of sisters from Christchurch in the late 1880’s.
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CHRISTCHURCH — "Students in flats are better protected than our most vulnerable members of society".
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CHRISTCHURCH — The 2019 Rocket Foods New Zealand Rowing Championships were held at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel on 19th - 23rd February.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Dissolving the deceased in water is a far more environmentally sustainable way of dealing with the departed than cremation or burial.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Giant poppies and a potting shed are just two of the new elements in the Enchanted Garden exhibition reopening in the Botanic Gardens old information centre next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZQA Scholarship Awards for 2018 have been have been announced and two Rangi Ruru Girls’ School students are among the recipients.
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MERAS, the union representing midwives, has withdrawn its strike for Nelson-Marlborough DHB in light of the continuing state of emergency.
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Jane Zuster - Collaged photographs of living rooms with missing walls revealing quake sites http://www.newzealandpainting.co.nz/2012/04/christchurch-art-after-the-quakes/ Jane has hand sewn the photographs together in banners, one under each other (see attached images).
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"If you love your Mama, march with midwives next week".
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CHRISTCHURCH — The eighth anniversary of the 22 February Canterbury earthquake will see a new adaptation of Kathleen Gallagher’s novel “Earthquakes and Butterflies” take the stage in the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral.
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The midwives’ union, MERAS, is cautiously optimistic following a positive session of the full negotiating teams in facilitation today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Rangi Ruru school year has started strongly with outstanding 2018 NCEA results announced in January.
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The midwives' union MERAS has issued strike notices for 12-hour strikes from 9am-9pm, on 11-14 February.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives has appointed Alison Eddy as its new Chief Executive.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The man considered by many as the greatest strongman of all time, is coming to Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An innovative newcomer to the construction industry is going national.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Midwives will picket in Christchurch tomorrow, opposite Christchurch Women’s Hospital.
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More than 1150 DHB-employed midwives will begin strike action tomorrow (Thursday, 22 November).
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Midwives agree that access to high quality care for 48 hours after birth is vital to the wellbeing of mothers and babies and should be an urgent priority for the health service.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Ali Harper has picked up the Best One-Woman Show at the United Solo Festival Awards Gala tonight in New York.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Claimants Reference Group (CRG), established from the recommendations from the Stevenson Report, is welcoming the announcement today of a Commission of Inquiry into The Earthquake Commission.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The announcement of a Public Inquiry into EQC is welcomed today by claimants’ group EQCFix.
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AUCKLAND — Around 80% of the samples taken from the ocean by Phil Somerville on his six-month journey from LA to New Zealand, had plastic in them.
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An international team of scientists, celebrities, and environmental citizens is set to complete a trans-Pacific voyage to combat plastic pollution.
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CHRISTCHURCH — You could have knocked Christchurch actress and a chanteuse Ali Harper over with a feather, more than once in recent weeks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A refugee and immigrant focused cookbook, ‘Spoonful of Spice’ created by a group of Year 12 Rangi Ruru students, will hit the shelves in the next few weeks.
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More than 1100 District Health Board (DHB) employed midwives have voted overwhelmingly to reject the DHBs’ pay offer and to go on strike.
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“I haven’t got time”.
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“If there’s nothing wrong with the product, indemnify property owners.” That’s the challenge lawyer Adina Thorn is presenting to Steel & Tube today after it was reported their Chief Executive Mark Malpass said the company has full confidence in the quality of their product (referring to non-compliant steel mesh).
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CHRISTCHURCH — The release of extra seats to the Friday night Rocky Horror sing-a-long event has seen a speedy snapping up of almost all the tickets.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A council staff report is recommending that the Enchanted Garden Exhibition be turned down in favour of the Horticultural Society as long-term tenant of the Tea Kiosk in the Botanic Gardens
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Today's District Court decision to fine Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd $1.885 million on 24 charges relating to the sale of non-compliant steel mesh delivers nothing to those home owners and contractors who have used the company's products in good faith, says litigation lawyer Adina Thorn.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The post-apocalyptic city will be linking up with the world's largest zombie crowd on Sunday October 28 at 11am as part of a global community of ghouls getting their freak on to Michael Jackson's Thriller.
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CHRISTCHURCH — It's less than two weeks before the biggest hoop-off many have ever seen will hit Hagley Park in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Zombies, a Circus of Horrors and a roving scary story vending machine are only three of a number of spine-tingling selections being brought to Christchurch this Halloween weekend.
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The ink is barely dry on a supply agreement signed with Bunnings, now leading appliance and technology retailer Noel Leeming has joined the Combined Building Supplies Co-operative supplier family.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The inaugural GirlBoss Awards were announced in Auckland on 19 Sept and a 17 year old Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student, Tulsi Lathia, took away the coveted Innovation Award.
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Yr 11 Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student, Charlotte Spurway, has today taken out the U16 National School Road Race title in Loburn, 45 minutes north of Christchurch.
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"A major win for shareholders." That from Combined Building Supplies Co-operative spokesman, Ian Lamb, who says the recently signed agreement with Bunnings, which is worth many millions of dollars to the Co-op's shareholders, gives CBS shareholders New Zealand-wide access to the equivalent of Group Home Buying rates.
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