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May 2009
Caroline Eve Charity Fashion Parade
Published May 14th 2009, Posted in Northland
This event, held in Kerikeri on Saturday May 2nd at The Razza, lived up to its promise of being an evening of style and fun - thanks to a great team of helpers and volunteers, who ensured that everything was “all right on the night”!
Diane, Manager of Caroline Eve and her wonderful volunteer models performed very professionally – showing off the fashions to an appreciative crowd of around 100 people. Sally Macauley, Deputy Mayor of the Far North, coordinated her commentary beautifully with the models and created a very warm rapport with the audience.
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TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury?
Published May 14th 2009, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment
A story by Andrew Bell
For all you people out there having cause to read this, you will know that the very phrase cuts deep into you and can leave you feeling dejected and scared about the future, whether for yourself or another affected by this beast.
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Lack of parking faulted - Disabled not consulted
Published May 14th 2009, Posted in Northland
Story curtesy of the Northern Advocate by André Hueber
An advocate for people with disabilities has criticised the Whangarei District Council about the lack of disabled carparking near the city’s new police station.
The council gave the police station a waiver to reduce the carparks in its underground fleet parking area from more than 100 to about 90. But Whangarei’s Disability Sector Reference Group chairman, Jonny Wilkinson, said there had been a lack of consultation with the group about the need for disabled carparks in the area.
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Tiaho learns to finger spell
Published May 13th 2009, Posted in National
Tiaho Trust was visited by Catherine Bagley, Glennis Walkinshaw, Eddie Hokianga and Manaia Tautari from Deaf Aotearoa Northland to learn some basic New Zealand Sign Language and celebrate New Zealand Sign Language Week.
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Charity Quiz Night
Published May 12th 2009, Posted in National / 1 Comment
Get your gang together for an evening of fun and laughs with Quiz Mistress Noeline Dean.
Brain Injury Association Northland is holding this evening to help raise funds to support the work they do in Northland.
Come along to the Whangarei Table Tennis Centre Kensington on Saturday 6th June at 7pm for loads of great spot prizes and quick fire auctions.
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Northland ‘SibsHop Day’
Published May 06th 2009, Posted in Northland
Parent to Parent Northland are holding a ‘SibsHop Day’ on Sunday 14th June 2009 from 10am till 3pm (Venue to be advised)
This is a day for Siblings aged between 8 and 18 years who have, or have had, brothers or sisters with disabilities but who do not have special needs or health conditions themselves.
The aim of the day is to provide siblings with an experience that will assist them to cope with the challenges of living with a brother or sister who has a disability or special needs.
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Planning for disabled criticised
Published May 06th 2009, Posted in National / 2 CommentsBy Mike Houlahan - The Press
A new Government committee to oversee disability issues has been condemned as “window dressing” by the Disabled Persons Assembly.
In February the Government announced it would establish a ministerial committee on disability issues as its response to a scathing select-committee report into support for disabled people. That report said the needs of disabled people were frequently neglected, and its 22 recommendations included setting up a Disability Commission a move the Government rejected, calling it a “significant and costly structural change”.
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Parent Support Programme
Published May 06th 2009, Posted in National
Press Release: Parent to Parent’s ‘Parent Support Programme’
In this age of Satellite Navigation and the World Wide Web you would think none of us would ever feel lost or ill informed. However finding out our children or family members have disabilities, health impairments or special needs has been likened to finding yourself on an unexpected journey, one for which there are still painfully few maps or guidebooks.
Parent to Parent New Zealand has over 25 years experience in helping parents, caregivers and whanau on these journeys, through support and the provision of information.
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Alltogether Austism Coordination Role
Published May 04th 2009, Posted in Northland
Altogether Autism is pleased to advise that Autism New Zealand is to undertake provision of Information Coordination roles in regions throughout New Zealand under contract to Altogether Autism.
This follows the recent disestablishment of ASD Advisor positions and the signalled transformation of the approach to provision of regional services.
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EKO Fishing Club Adventure!
Published May 01st 2009, Posted in Northland
The EKO Fishign Club has recieved an invitation by one of their members, Halley Roadly, to visit Maungaroto, Battly Road (beautiful private farm on edge of water’s edge) to go fishing.
Halley is prepared to organise three boats with other attractions including freshly smoked mullet - yum yum! - an old homestead (was a hotel) oyster farm, remains of old mullet factory - very interesting… family history…
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