Tag: online

Online water tool launches

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[ad_1] The tool called Wai map – Ngā wai o Ōtautahi me Te Pātaka o Rākaihoutū has been designed to help the community, especially key waterways-focused groups, understand the Council’s water quality measurements. The map shows Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s seven distinct water catchment areas.  “The name is fitting, with Wai standing for Waterways Assessment Index and of course wai meaning water in te reo Māori,” says Gavin Hutchison, Christchurch City Council Head of Three Waters.  “The tool will display data from…

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Browse, book and pay for Council venues online

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[ad_1] People can browse, book and pay for Council venues online through a new website, Ō Tātou Wāhi – Our Spaces, which has been launched by the Council this month. Spaces include, but are not limited to: Gardens, lawns, picnic areas Sports fields, changing rooms Courts, gymnasiums, dance studios Pools, lane hire, dive pools, hydrotherapy…

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Local election candidate videos now live online

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[ad_1] All candidates for Mayor, Council and Community board were offered the opportunity to film a short video, answering election-related questions. The videos were filmed at Council premises in August to provide Christchurch voters with more information about their candidates. Ninety-two of the 97 candidates took up the offer to film a short video about…

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Candidate profiles for October election now online

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[ad_1] The Christchurch City Council has today published candidate profile statements and photos on its website. Key dates 9 September: Voting and special voting begins.  Between 9 September and 22 September: Voting documents delivered.  11 October: Election Day. Voting closes at noon. Progress results will be available that afternoon. By 19 October: Declaration of results. The…

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Online sessions new way to connect with residents

Online sessions new way to connect with residents

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[ad_1] Residents will increasingly be able to engage in Christchurch City Council’s decision-making processes from the comfort of their own home. With most people now having access to either a smartphone or a computer, the Council is moving to introduce online meeting sessions – often referred to as webinars – for public consultations on key…

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Online bike register to help deter thefts

Online bike register to help deter thefts

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[ad_1] To help discourage bike thefts in the community, Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Police are teaming up with 529 Garage to provide a free registration scheme for bikes. 529 Garage is a community-powered bike recovery service that began in North America and has recently started operating in New Zealand. The service works by encouraging…

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New bill to counter violent extremism online heads to select committee – Tinetti

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[ad_1] “New Zealanders can now have their say on a new Bill to make livestreaming objectionable content a criminal offence and better protect all of us from inadvertently viewing harmful online content,” says Minister for Internal Affairs, Jan Tinetti. The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm)…

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Countdown delivers the latest online shopping tech to Christchurch shoppers

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[ad_1] As demand for online shopping continues to grow in Christchurch, Countdown is today introducing brand new technology to its Moorhouse store which will increase the availability of online shopping in the city by an additional 4,000 orders per week. Known as Order Storage Retrieval (OSR) units, these state-of-the-art semi-automated micro-fulfilment centres can hold up…

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Countdown announces new eStore in Wellington

Terror-Fi Film Festival to celebrate its fifth anniversary with ‘in cinema’ and ‘online’ screenings

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[ad_1] The Terror-Fi Film Festival turns five this year and launched its 2021 line-up this week; with Wellington tickets on sale now. “Like the rest of the country, the festival has been nervously following the COVID situation,” said festival director James Partridge. “However, we’re incredibly excited to officially confirm that Terror-Fi is going ahead in…

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Customs arrests four men for online child sexual exploitation

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[ad_1] Customs has arrested four men in separate investigations across the country in the past month for sharing child exploitation material online, sending a stark warning to other offenders that they will be tracked down and held accountable for this serious crime. A 20-year-old Auckland man was arrested by investigators from Customs’ Child Exploitation Operations…

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Waltham investment key to the future of South Island rail - Peters and Jones

New tools to deal with harmful illegal material online – DIA

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[ad_1] New tools to help deal with online material that is illegal have been welcomed by Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs. A new Act – the Films, Videos, and Publications (Urgent Interim Classification and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act – has received Royal Assent and criminalises the livestreaming of objectionable material and…

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‘Peace through Interfaith Harmony’ camp held online with New Zealand religious leaders

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[ad_1] Despite months of lockdown, New Zealand religious leaders and youths from various religions participated in the ‘Online Religious Youth Peace Camp’ to resolve conflicts caused by cultural and religious misunderstandings. The camp was held online, by the New Zealand branch of an international peace organization named HWPL on December 11. Although the first time…

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Online advice offers a hand up to children with autism

Online advice offers a hand up to children with autism

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[ad_1] Online advice offers a hand up to children with autism Canterbury researchers are exploring how web-based support could benefit children on the autism spectrum and their families as demand for services grows. University of Canterbury Associate Professor Laurie McLay is leading two studies investigating “telehealth” advice for children on the autism spectrum and their…

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Children live online more than ever – we need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time

Children live online more than ever – we need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time

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[ad_1] Children live online more than ever – we need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time In an article on The Conversation, University of Canterbury Associate Professors Kathryn MacCallum and Cheryl Brown explain how the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to redefine good and bad screen time and recommended hourly use for…

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Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

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[ad_1] Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning? In corporation with academics from other universities around Aotearoa, Associate Professor Cheryl Brown stresses the lack of consideration of students voices on online learning and introduces their Student Online Learning Experiences survey to rectify this issue in an…

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Online work-outs prove a lockdown hit

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[ad_1] Thousands of people have been working up a sweat over lockdown by taking part in Christchurch City Council’s online group fitness classes. The classes are run by group fitness instructors working from their home work-out spaces and are beamed into people’s homes via Christchurch Recreation and Sports Centres’ Facebook page. People do not need to…

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Online fitness classes available over lockdown

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[ad_1] Our sport and recreation centres may be closed but you can still exercise with us. We will be delivering our popular live stream fitness classes on Facebook until our centres reopen. You can take part in the classes through the Christchurch Recreation and Sport Facebook page. Memberships will be frozen and Concession Cards extended…

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Online community connections benefit housing tenants

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[ad_1] Moves are under way to deliver free internet access to Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (ŌCHT) tenants. Christchurch fibre company Enable has formed a 10-year partnership with the housing provider to “eliminate digital inequity”. More than 60 per cent of the ŌCHT tenants are not connected to the internet at home, missing out on many benefits…

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Filipino teachers learn online through UC

Filipino teachers learn online through UC

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[ad_1] Filipino teachers learn online through UC Teachers in the Philippines are benefiting from the knowledge and experience of expert educators from the University of Canterbury (UC) this year. Primary and secondary teachers were among 50 people in the Philippines who took part in a new online education course offered by the University of Canterbury…

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Smart move to share Christchurch innovation online

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[ad_1] The Smart Christchurch programme will share innovative local initiatives with a “massive” online audience from next month. Working with the University of Canterbury (UC), Smart Christchurch plans to inspire people to become co-creators of smart and sustainable cities via a massive open online course (MOOC). The new UC online platform, UCx, will initially offer…

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UC launches free global online short courses

UC launches free global online short courses

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[ad_1] UC launches free global online short courses The University of Canterbury (UC) is joining global online learning platform edX to offer free, short courses to the world. Associate Professor Ben Kennedy will lead the Exploring Volcanoes and Their Hazards: Iceland and New Zealand Course. From November, UCx will start offering MOOCs. Courses that will…

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