August 2026 Canterbury Caregiver NewsLisa Watson Canterbury Regional Coordinator Mobile: 027 501 0005 Email: canterbury@caringfamilies.org.nzKia ora koutou, It's hard to believe we are already into Term 3, the year is speeding by! I hope everyone managed to stay well...
June 2026 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora koutou, Your Regional Coordinator Lisa is still on leave but is due back the second week of June. We hope you have been enjoying Lisa's videos, created...
April 2026 Canterbury Caregiver News Canterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora koutou Happy Easter and the beginning of the school holidays for some of you. I don’t know about you, but this term has gone especially...
February 2026 Canterbury Caregiver News Canterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora whānau It’s great to welcome you back and share some of the exciting events we have planned for 2026! With Christmas festivities and holidays feeling...
December 2025 Canterbury Caregiver News Canterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora koutou It's hard to believe we are into the final month of 2025, and on the countdown to the summer holidays. I want to take this opportunity to...
October 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora! It certainly feels like there has been a change of season here in Canterbury, I know after a long Winter with a lot of sickness, the warmer weather is...
August 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora Whānau, It's hard to believe we are in August and on the home stretch to welcoming Spring. June was such a special month celebrating Matariki and I love...
June 2025 Canterbury Caregiver NewsCanterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Kia ora Whānau, I hope you are all keeping well and avoiding the coughs and colds that come with a change of season! Canterbury has certainly experienced all the...
Canterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora Caring Families Aotearoa Canterbury! What a great start to my CFA journey, I cannot quite believe it is December, and we are on the home stretch to Christmas and summer holidays. It was...
Canterbury Regional Coordinator Lisa Watson 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora Caring Families Aotearoa Canterbury! I am thrilled to be introducing myself as the new Canterbury Regional Coordinator for Caring Families Aotearoa. I came onboard at the perfect time; I was...
Canterbury Regional Coordinator Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Tena koutou katoa, I hope that you’re all keeping well and healthy over these winter months. Thank you everyone who attended the Caregiver Dinners in Rangiora and Lincoln at the end of June. It...
Canterbury Regional Coordinator Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora everyone, From my office I see the mountains getting whiter. Besides the cold, I am so happy to have seen so many faces at our Face-to-Face Training in Woodend and Christchurch in May....
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Jared Paranihi 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392Kia ora, In the beginning of March we started a 30 day ‘Self Care Challenge’ on our Canterbury Facebook Group, which was a wonderful reminder to look...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Jared Paranihi 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392Hello everybody, It’s already February 2024! Crazy how time flies when it’s summer and we all are living outside, more or less! I hope you enjoyed the...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Jared Paranihi 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392Hi everyone, Thank you so much for this fabulous year. It was so great to see you all at our training – face to face or online, at our support groups...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Jared Paranihi 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392Kia ora koutou/ Greetings all, It is already November and Spring! This year went by so fast. The last long weekend before Christmas time is the...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005 Jared Paranihi 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392Welcome to the first day of Spring! September is a very eventful month - Father’s Day on the 3rd, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week on the...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Jared Porter 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392 Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora koutou katoa, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou i tēnei taima Matariki. This year is passing by very quickly and offically winter has started. This is...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Jared Porter 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392 Caroline Graetz 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora koutou Canterbury Caregivers! Kia Ora, We hope you had a safe and eventful holiday season, and that the Easter bunny spoiled your...
Canterbury Regional Coordinators Jared Porter - 03 281 7495 / 027 501 0392 Caroline Graetz - 03 470 1277 / 027 501 0005Kia ora koutou Canterbury Caregivers! “Excuse me?”…”What!”….”Are you sure?” it's April and nearly Easter. We don’t know about you, but this year is...