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CHRISTCHURCH — "You're doing good work." That's what 19-year-old Alexia Hilbertidou was told by Queen Elizabeth at an awards ceremony in London this week.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives is delighted to see the significant reduction in deaths among pregnant women and new mothers reported by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Commission yesterday.
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While her school mates were getting their dresses ready for the school semi-formal at the weekend, one Rangi Ruru student was getting a formal dress on of a very different kind.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Babies and theatre are not usually two things one would automatically put together.
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MERAS’s pay equity claim on behalf of employed midwives is strongly supported by the College of Midwives.
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The union that represents the majority of employed midwives (DHB midwives) has lodged a pay equity claim with DHBs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The pool planned for Edgeware is out of the starting blocks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Wresting a New Zealand hula hooping record from the deep south will be a key part of the Super Heart Hoop-Off in October.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch insurance advocate and claims preparer Dean Lester says the Stevenson report out today is welcome however says there’s some low hanging fruit that the government has still to identify in improving things at EQC.
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CHRISTCHURCH — First it was the 2013 Faultlines Report then the February 2015 Monitoring Human Rights in the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Report that was buried on EQC's website and now the Stevenson Report.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Sold out before opening and a release of additional seats means this year’s joint drama production by Christ’s College and Rangi Ruru is one of the most successful ever.
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19 year old Esra McGoldrick has been recruited to play basketball and study at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives appreciates the funding announced today for Community Midwives however is sounding a word of caution.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives appreciates the funding announced today for Community Midwives however is sounding a word of caution.
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CHRISTCHURCH — As finger clicks resonate around the Christ’s College auditorium this week, the last fortnight of rehearsals for Westside Story heralds a powerful opening on May 16th.
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CANTERBURY — “A phenomenal response”.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Papanui Innes Community Board today hosted community groups and local school students for the first stage of an historic replanting in Papanui.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Southern Response earthquake claimant Peter Glasson ended his hunger strike on Tuesday evening.
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Rangi Ruru Students to Lay Wreath at London ANZAC Dawn Ceremony - HRH Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle in Attendance Four Rangi Ruru students, who are in London with 12 others as part of a hockey development tour, will be part of the ANZAC dawn celebrations in London on April 25th.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Housing and Urban Development Minister Hon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Peter Glasson, the Southern Response (SR) earthquake claimant who started a hunger strike at midnight on Monday 16 April is increasingly disappointed by the lack of progress with he and his wife’s insurance claim.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Sixteen hockey players from Rangi Ruru Girls' School are currently in the middle of a two week tour of Europe.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The following can be attributed to Southern Response Hunger Striker, Peter Glasson: "As the middle of day 6 of my hunger strike approaches, I feel no less resolve than when I started.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Southern Response earthquake claimant is starting a hunger strike tomorrow outside the Government insurers offices in Show Place in Christchurch.
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The New Zealand College of Midwives has welcomed the publication of a paper¹ which shows outcomes for pregnant women registered with a graduate midwife (in their first year of practice) are as good as those for women registered with more experienced midwives.
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The following can be attributed to Caroline Conroy, MERAS Co-Leader (Midwifery): "In some media stories about the NZNO MECA (multi-employer collective employment agreement) negotiations and industrial action mention is being made at times about ‘nurses and midwives’.
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CHRISTCHURCH — It wasn't only a top weekend for Rangi Ruru on the waters of Lake Ruataniwha in the Maadi Cup read here where they were won the title of top girls' school at rowing's Maadi Cup.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two Year 8 Rangi Ruru students have taken out two national titles in the New Zealand Schools Triathlon Championships - the final national event for the school season.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch's Rangi Ruru Girls' School has retained their title as top girls' school in rowing for the third time running at the Maadi Cup Regatta on Lake Ruataniwha.
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The man behind a successful Youth programme which was recently launched at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, shared some of his experiences with a school audience this week.
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Women and midwives have joined together on International Women’s Day to produce a series of video clips highlighting the issues facing the midwifery-led maternity system in New Zealand.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru Girls’ School will be rolling out the pink carpet a day early, celebrating International Women’s Day today.
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Rangi Ruru Girls' School has won the Canterbury Secondary School Touch Championships and taken away 16 medals at the Canterbury Junior Rowing Regatta in successful sporting outings over the weekend.
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Insurance and EQC advocate Ali Jones is warning people not to get too excited about the announcement that EQC is setting up a new "standalone" unit focused on resolving earthquake claims.
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The midwives’ union, MERAS has spoken out about the crisis in the midwifery workforce and is calling on the government and district health boards to act on pay and conditions.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Boys High School has announced an outstanding fundraising event for next month, as the lead up to the Maadi Cup ramps up.
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Midwives are appealing to the new Government to act urgently to deal with the unfolding crisis in New Zealand’s midwifery workforce.
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CHRISTCHURCH — There's been a positive response from the new Government following the launch of a Christchurch Earthquake claimant campaign this week – the Minister will talk to the group tomorrow.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Watch this space.......
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CHRISTCHURCH — Congratulations to the following girls who have successfully auditioned as members of the 2018 NZ Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra. They will meet with other talented instrumentalists from all over New Zealand during the April term break for rehearsals and concerts.
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The Rangi Ruru rowers had a successful weekend at the South Island Club Champs this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru Girls’ School in Christchurch continues to be an “NCEA results” standout in decile 8-10 schools across New Zealand.
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CHRISTCHURCH — With summer in full swing and the new school term not too far away, Rangi Ruru’s new Year 9’s will soon be getting into the pool to learn lifesaving skills, as part of their school day.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Undertake “a pre-purchase building or engineering inspection as a regular course of action” is part of the advice the Real Estate Institute is offering home buyers in “earthquake affected areas”.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Any and all houses that have had EQC repairs should not be allowed to be sold until they are signed off as "complete and correctly repaired".
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CHRISTCHURCH — "A good start to the racing phase of the season." That from Rangi Ruru Girls' School Head Rowing Coach Mark Cotham after the Canterbury Rowing Champs at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The following was posted on Facebook by Christchurch professional and mother of two, Jo Scott.
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“It’s been seven years and almost every day there’s another awful story.
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The following can be attributed to the NZ College of Midwives Chief Executive, Karen Guilliland: The NZ College of Midwives is delighted that the Government has passed legislation to extend Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to 22 weeks, from July 1, 2018.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru Year’s 7 and 8’s this week held their annual Market Day on the lawn of the school’s homestead, Te Koraha, raising $1400 for Christmas presents for girls their age with a mum or dad in prison.
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Up against some of the world’s leading equestrians, the New Zealand Mounted Games Under 17 Team, including Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Year 11 student Leah Zydenbos, has been named World Champions at Equitana in Auckland this weekend.
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CANTERBURY — “Don’t rely on assurances from EQC.” That from a lawyer who is working with claimants who bought Christchurch houses they thought had been correctly repaired.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Head of Design at Rangi Ruru Girls' School, Anton Mogridge, has opened his portrait exhibition of members from "The 27 Club".
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CANTERBURY — The insurance lawyer who has already filed more than a dozen cases in the High Court, for clients who have bought houses with botched EQC repairs, says the Minister for EQC’s comments in the media tonight are positive.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Flautist and Year 13 student at Rangi Ruru, Isabella Gregory, has again impressed audiences at a public concert at The Piano in Christchurch.
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KAIKOURA — EQC (via private insurers) is continuing to apply an incorrect part of the EQC Act in its assessment process of earthquake damage in Kaikoura.
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CHRISTCHURCH — When Disney's High School Musical hit TV screens in the US eleven years ago, more than seven and a half million people tuned in.
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CHRISTCHURCH — That’s one significant outcome around the publication of the second edition of an entirely student-driven and produced magazine at a Christchurch girls’ school.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru’s One Day Art Display will run from 8am-4pm on Wednesday 1 November however due to demand, an additional opportunity to view the works will be made available on Tuesday 31 October, 6-730pm.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A successful night at the Zonta Sports Awards for Rangi Ruru last night (Thursday).
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CHRISTCHURCH — On Monday 30 October, Rob Fuller, a former NASA and US Air Force engineer turned secondary school teacher, will take to the stage at Rangi Ruru’s Merivale Lane Theatre, to talk Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).
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CHRISTCHURCH — If you look very carefully, you can see a face.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Hard work is nothing new for Amy Huang and it’s the hard work that is paying off for this young Christchurch woman who has recently arrived in the United States to study.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A global challenge with big prizes and massive opportunities has a single Kiwi as one of its 15 finalists announced this week. The Super Happiness Challenge is looking for solutions to help people achieve true happiness, and has invited people from all over the world to share unique solutions to cocreate a happier world.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Burnside High School Year 10 Student Liam Morrison had an amazing experience on the Spirit of New Zealand, assisted by a grant from the Papanui Innes Community Board.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Long standing drainage issues will be addressed as the full turf replacement of St Albans Park gets underway.
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CHRISTCHURCH — In the city that the most prominent member of the New Zealand's women's suffrage movement made her home, the National Council of Women NZ, will hold its annual conference this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Year 13 Rangi Ruru student Anna Bruce has her school behind her as she waits to hear how she has done in the Wallace Secondary Schools Art Awards in Auckland.
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Rangi Ruru has won the title of top South Island Secondary School girls team and 2nd in the country after narrowly missing out on the national title in the final against St Cuthbert’s today.
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Rangi Ruru have retained the Canterbury Secondary School Basketball’s Whelan trophy after beating CGHS at Cowles stadium 51-37 last night.
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CANTERBURY — Two Christchurch lawyers are calling the Insurance Council of New Zealand's criticism of the establishment of an earthquake claim arbitration service, "rubbish".
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CHRISTCHURCH — Hockey Rangi Ruru Girls’ School won the Canterbury Secondary School Girls Premier hockey league final on Friday night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 16 year old Rangi Ruru student Jane Boyle has won her section (Fashion, Years 10-13) and is the Supreme Winner of the New Zealand Brother Design Stars competition.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has won two gold awards in the 2017 Chamber Music NZ national schools competition, at the weekend in Wellington.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Every year on August 2, Rangi Ruru Girls’ school celebrates Founders Day, when the school came into being and 2017 is the 128th anniversary of Rangi Ruru opening its doors.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Game of Thrones cast, Benedict Cumberbatch and Pet Shop Boys.
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CANTERBURY — More than half of the 2017 Young Farmer of the Year awards have been won by Lincoln University alumni, including the top spot of Young Farmer of the Year.
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A Lincoln University graduate is one of only four women to ever compete in a Grand Final of the Young Farmer of the Year, starting this Thursday in the Manawatu.
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Three senior chamber music groups from Rangi Ruru’s Girls’ School have made it through to the semi-finals of the prestigious NZCT National Chamber Music Competition.
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CHRISTCHURCH — One of the most beautiful wooden chapels in the country is now in the ownership of Rangi Ruru Girls' School.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Concerns from parents about red light running threatening the safety of St Albans schoolchildren are being addressed by the Papanui Innes Community Board and local police.
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CANTERBURY — “This incredible young woman continues to inspire people everywhere she goes.
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For the first time in New Zealand history, community based midwives (Lead Maternity Carers - LMCs) will be designing their own funding model for the country’s midwifery-led maternity system.
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CANTERBURY — The man behind a passenger rail proposal for greater Christchurch is disappointed staff advising a local government transport committee have knocked back the plan.
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"Apart from Mozart, no one knows more about music than Mrs K" The Director of Music at Rangi Ruru, Janet Kingsbury, has received an award for her outstanding contribution to music.
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CANTERBURY — “Extremely positive and pleasing,” is how the Isaac Community Association (ICA) spokesman Bud Caldwell is describing a meeting with Christchurch Ready Mix Concrete (CRMC) yesterday afternoon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s award-winning designer, Jenny Gillies, is looking forward to seeing her White Rose of York hat at a Buckingham Palace garden party later this month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Be bold, break barriers - That’s the motto for 2017 at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School and the upcoming senior drama production certainly does that.
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This year's theme of "Midwives, Mothers, and Families: Partners For Life" for International Midwives Day could not be more appropriate for the midwifery profession in New Zealand, and the maternity model that our midwives spearhead.
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2017's theme is "Midwives, Mothers, and Families: Partners For Life" and it could not be more appropriate for the midwifery profession in New Zealand, and the maternity model that our midwives spearhead.
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Christchurch’s Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has been named the Top Girls’ School at the Maadi Cup over the weekend, finishing an overall 5th equal in the national secondary schools rowing regatta.
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A new programme to help preschool children enjoy being active is being launched across Canterbury tomorrow.
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The NZ insurance council has forced a local district council to pull a video designed to assist earthquake claimants still struggling after the November Kaikoura earthquake.
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Christchurch’s Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has made a strong start to the Maadi Cup regatta at Lake Karapiro winning two golds and a bronze today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — “A fantastic result.” That from St Albans Pavilion and Pool Group President Paul Somerville after a Resource Consent has been approved for the build of a new complex on the former pool site on Edgeware Road.
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