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Building Communities by Building Buildings
Jan 19, 2018
Contacts: 021 1125 087 Camia@ohu.nz Bio I am a Social Intrepreneur; my work brings together projects that bridge the entrepreneurial world and local government. I am passionate about building 21st Century cities. Since moving to Christchurch I have been involved in several community minded initiatives including Ohu (Office for Holistic Urbanism), XCHC (Exchange Christchurch), Te PÅ«tahi: Christchurch Centre for Architecture and City Making, the Gap Filler Pallet Pavilion, and Studio Christchurch. Before moving to New Zealand, I practiced as an Architect in Europe with Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Holland and Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland. While there I worked on a number of large scale civic projects and urban master plans. Today I serve as a trustee on several boards, I am the Director of both Ohu Development and XCHC, and I work for Development Christchurch, the Christchurch City Council’s urban development agency. A superbly trained American architect could live anywhere in the world. She chose Christchurch. WILL HARVIE explains why.
Camia Young remembers the day she decided to make Christchurch her home. It was August 30, 2011, her 37th birthday and she was out for dinner with new friends. She'd been in Christchurch for only a couple of weeks, here to see the place six months after the February quake. It was "unbelievably depressing, the [damaged] buildings and the red zone. I was overwhelmed," says the American-born architect. She'd recently resigned from one of the top global architecture firms, where she worked on some of the highest-profile commissions on the planet and was looking for somewhere to start again. |
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Regenerate Christchurch
Feb 02, 2018
Contact: anna.johnstone@regeneratechristchurch.nz General Manager, Partnerships and Engagement Chris is an engagement specialist who has played a significant role in post-earthquake crisis response, recovery and transformation facilitation with communities around greater Christchurch. One of only two New Zealand based accredited trainers and a hands on practitioner of International Association of Public Participation. Chris also contributes to Christchurch via his extensive involvement in the health, education, local government, social service and philanthropic sectors. Chris will play a key part in ensuring that Regenerate Christchurch engages communities in a meaningful and respectful manner to ensure they are able to participate and be involved in decision making processes that affect them. The organisation currently has an interim team of 15 and through recruitment will employ a core team of 25 staff for the next five years.
Chris Mene Solutions - See http://www.menes.co.nz/ Phone: 021 610 931| Email: chris@menes.co.nz As a facilitator, director, coach, trainer and advisor I listen and learn, communicate and collaborate, and bring clarity and direction to the clients I partner with. I work with schools, churches, businesses, government agencies, NGO’s and philanthropic organisations, providing a range of services such as brokering, facilitation and transformation processes. |
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How to write a best seller
Feb 09, 2018
Contact Details: chch.dawsons@gmail.com 027 697 0926
The Book - Slave Power Slave Power Written by Raewyn Dawson and published by Mary Egan Publishing on 10 July 2017, RRP $25.00 The first in a new series by local author Raewyn Dawson. With shades of The Hunger Games and Clan of the Cave Bear, Slave Power introduces a stunning new voice in publishing for Young Adults. Will the Peace Way succeed? East of the Black Sea, c.300 BC: Fifteen-year- old Melo is one of the most gifted Riders in the Wild Horse Tribe, destined to become a leader in her female warrior clan. Her old rival Mithrida, however, has cunning plans of her own. But when city slave traders cut a violent path through the Plains, all the Amazon Tribes are under threat. Far, far away on the Holy Island, Sofia, a young priestess-in- training, wonders why these strangers have landed on their isolated shore. Can she find the answers from the Black Rock? When the worlds of traders, slaves and arriors collide, new alliances come from unexpected sources and new powers are harnessed. But is it enough for the Peace Way to succeed? For media queries, review and giveaway copies, extracts and interviews, please contact publicist Karen McKenzie, 027 693 9044, karen@lighthousepr.co.nz, www.lighthousepr.co.nz Praise: 'Fast paced and elegantly written. A pleasure to read a young adult novel with strong female protagonists that can be safely put into the hands of younger teens. This debut novel breaks new ground exploring themes of cooperation and peaceful resolution of conflict.' Johnann Williams, School Librarian
‘Slave Power is a novel that gripped from the opening page with its pacey plot and dynamic characters. While technically a novel for young adults, this book will be enjoyed by an older audience as well. I am so pleased this is the first in a planned series as I can’t wait to devour the next instalment!’ Karen McMillan, author of The Paris of the East.
About the author: Raewyn Dawson is a recognised poet, award-winning public speaker, previous Classical Studies teacher and pianist. Born in Wellington, she is one of seven children brought up in harsh conditions on a pig farm in Dunedin. She has lived and worked in the Pacific, and now lives in Christchurch with her husband.
Raewyn belongs to Toastmasters International in NZ, and has the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, as well as representing NZ in the semi-finals in San Diego. She was the founding Academic Principal of Victoria English College, and has taught in high schools in Christchurch and Auckland. When teaching Classical Studies, Raewyn’s hero was Alexander the Great, hence this book series’ time scale. ‘I intend to keep writing this series because I believe young women of all ages need stories of hope and peace achieved through hardship and strong communities,’ says Raewyn.
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Pain in NZ
Feb 23, 2018
Dr Bronwyn Lennox ThompsonClinical Senior Lecturer PhD (Cant) Msc Hons(Cant), DipOccTh(CIT) Email: bronwyn.thompson@otago.ac.nz Bronwyn Thompson has worked in the field of pain management for most of her clinical career. Her roles have included:
Bronwyn has recently completed a PhD developing a theory of living well with chronic pain. She also holds a MSc (1st class hons) in Psychology from Canterbury University, and a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from CIT. She teaches postgraduate papers in pain and pain management, with a particular focus on psychosocial factors, coping and resilience. Professional Interests
PublicationsDarlow, B., Brown, M., Lennox Thompson, B., Hudson, B., Abbott, J., McKinlay, E., & Grainger, R. (2017). Walking a fine line (carefully): An exploration of beliefs about knee pain in people with osteoarthritis. Internal Medicine Journal, 47(Suppl. 2), (pp. 11). doi: 10.1111/imj.13426 Darlow, B., Hudson, B., McKinlay, E., Brown, M., Thompson, B., Abbott, H., & Grainger, R. (2017). Walking a fine line (carefully): An exploration of beliefs about knee pain in people with osteoarthritis. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care and General Practice Research Weekend. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice/research/ Lagerman, P., & Lennox Thompson, B. (2017, March). Should occupational therapists and physiotherapists deliver graded exposure in pain management? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nelson, New Zealand. Lennox Thompson, B. (2016). Making sense: Regaining self-coherence. In S. van Rysewyk (Ed.), Meanings of pain. (pp. 309-324). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49022-9_19 Lennox Thompson, B. (2016). Pain theory and models for treatment. In D. L. Thompson & M. Brooks (Eds.), Integrative pain management: Massage, movement, and mindfulness based approaches. Pencaitland, UK: Handspring.
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Building community through the reinvention of publicly owned land
Mar 23, 2018
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On site at 73 Grays Rd, CHC Airport
Apr 20, 2018
Christine Prince Chief Executive Officer ABOUT THE AIR RESCUE TRUSTOur vision is that people across the vast and rugged Canterbury and West Coast regions can live their lives to the full assured that if they have a serious accident or medical emergency that the Air Rescue and Air Ambulance Service will be there day or night, free of charge to look after them and their families.
We are part of a charter called the Air Rescue Group (A.R.G.) which covers the whole of New Zealand which ensures a comprehensive life-saving service from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Together we work to embrace new technologies and advanced training methods as we strive to be one of the best Air Rescue Services in the world. The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust has been funding the life-saving Air Rescue and Air Ambulance Service in Canterbury and the West Coast since 1989. In this time the Service has successfully undertaken over 10,000 rescue missions. This has been achieved in partnership with Garden City Helicopters who are the contracted operator of the Service. We work with a lot of dedicated people from the Ministry of Health, the District Health Board, ACC, Police, Fire, St John, Search and Rescue, Mines Rescue, and many more services.
The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and New Zealand Flying Doctor's Trust needs to raise $7 million each year to provide this Service. We fundraise through a variety of channels including trusts and foundation grants, community fundraising, events, business sponsorship, direct marketing, digital marketing, bequests, and more. Approximately 50% of what’s necessary to keep our Air Rescue Service operational every year comes from ACC, Ministry of Health and DHB payments. The rest of this significant cost is met by the goodwill and generosity of our community. The community are our main supporters. Individuals and businesses who support us are the ones who keep the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and New Zealand Flying Doctor's Service in the air. It is embedded as part of the Kiwi culture to help those in need and to support our local life-saving organisations. Our generous supporters see the inherent value of contributing to saving lives and doing their part to help the community. Their generosity enables the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter, West Coast NZCC Rescue Helicopter and Flying Doctor's to be available to anyone in Canterbury or in the West Coast if they need specialist care. |
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Apr 25, 2018 8:00 AM - 10:46 AM
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Apr 29, 2018 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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May 04, 2018 - May 06, 2018
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PTSD army/emergency services
May 11, 2018
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May 12, 2018 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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May 16, 2018 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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ARA industry placements and collaboration
May 18, 2018
Maria Roe is Ara' s Industry placement coordinator. Ara has a number of skilled students looking for work placements in various areas of expertise. This where academic education and industry merge to provide collaborative solutions and opportunities. 'Ara aims to support the driver of innovation and be the creators of solutions for community needs.' Maria.Roe@ara.ac.nz |
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Global geo-politics and the financial markets - the current state of play
May 25, 2018
andrew.ott@forsythbarr.co.nz
The state of global geopolitics is rapidly shifting - old alliances are strained to breaking point and nationalism is on the rise. Whether it's Brexit or America first, international terms of trade are being rewritten and the ripples are felt across the globe. Our own Andrew Ott is an expert on the financial markets and an Investment advisor for Forsyth Barr - Andrew cautions " New Zealand is not immune from what's happening overseas". This is a must hear talk.
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Dealing with disaster claims - Puerto Rico's losses following Hurricane Maria
Jun 01, 2018
HBlair@cl-nz.com
Hamish Blair is Branch Manager for Cunningham Lindsey in Christchurch. He recently travelled to Puerto Rico on secondment as a Catastrophe Manager in Puerto Rico, responsible for coordinating our company’s response to insurance claims from Hurricane Maria. |
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Youth mental health and wellbeing
Jun 08, 2018
p.s.bagshaw@gmail.com
Sue is one of this city's treasurers, someone who has battled tirelessly to support our homeless youth and to provide services to young people requiring medical and counselling help. She is now working on plans for a new youth hub, where various agencies group together to support young people in need. Dr Sue Bagshaw (BSc (Hons) MB BS FRACShM Hon FRNZCGP CNZM)Sue Bagshaw works as a primary care doctor specialising in adolescent/youth health at a one-stop community youth health centre for 10-25 year olds, which she helped to set up, under a trust called Korowai Youth Well-being Trust. She is working with others to set up a Youth Hub of services and transition housing. She is a senior lecturer in adolescent health in the department of Paediatrics at the Christchurch School of Medicine, and she is Training Manager at the Collaborative Trust (a research and training centre for youth health and development). She worked for the Family Planning Association for 20 years and worked for ten years part-time on the Methadone programme in Christchurch: which is why she has interests in common with young people – sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll! |
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Ministry of Awesome
Jun 15, 2018
Marian@ministryofawesome.com Ministry of Awesome is a collaboration between people who share the desire to see post-quake 21st century Christchurch City rebuilt in a smarter, cooler, hipper, greener, connected and generally more awesome way than it ever was before. Marian is the Ministry's Chief Awesome Officer. She is an experienced business strategy and growth leader having bootstrapped at local tech startups as well as exercised the executional power and resource of multinationals like Universal Entertainment and Discovery Networks. She has a passion for creativity and the beautiful optimism of this innovative 21st Century. |
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Jun 16, 2018 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Tackling the turtle threat - it's real.
Jun 22, 2018
donnamoot1@gmail.com
Donna usually has 80 to 90 turtles at home depending on her ability to rehouse the critters. Turtles live for 50 plus years and the problem is that as pets they tend to out live their owners. She's calling for a ban on turtle breeding for the pet industry in New Zealand - of particular concern the Red -eared Slider turtle. Donna's winter power bill gets up to a thousand dollars a month and she's paying that herself. Its the cost of caring for turtles and their welfare when others have lost interest. |
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