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Report shows importance of reducing emissions for better air quality A recent report shows how air quality impacts the health of New Zealanders, especially the young, elderly, asthmatics and people with pre-existing heart or lung disease. The third Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand report, ‘HAPINZ 3.0’ uses air quality data from 2016 and…
A name change for Avonhead Park Cemetery will reflect its significant location as the interment site of the unidentified victims of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Following the February 2011 earthquake, the Christchurch City Council designed an interment site for victims at Avonhead Park Cemetery. The central feature was a gift from the city to…
Loving Learning – the importance of emotion in second-chance education University of Canterbury (UC) Doctor of Education graduate, and previous Fulbright Distinguished Teacher, Lynnette Brice has collected and analysed stories from her career working in teen parent education, alternative education and education in Corrections facilities to better understand the powerful role that emotions can play…
The importance of mahinga kai During our June Zone Committee meeting, Environment Canterbury Tangata Whenua Facilitator Brad Waldon-Gibbons shared a presentation on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) mahinga kai targets and goals for our water zone. Mahinga kai can be difficult to explain in simple English. I often think of mahinga kai as the resources…