Denise GreenUpper South Regional Coordinator03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333Kia ora koutou/Hi everyone, Another round of school holidays has come and gone. I was lucky enough to take the whole whānau to the Bay of Islands for a holiday which was a mission but we had an...
Denise GreenUpper South Regional Coordinator03 929 6578 or 027 369 3333Kia ora koutou/Hi everyone, Well, it had to happen, the end of a very pleasant summer of mostly decent weather and long warm days. Autumn is upon us and so are the school holidays. Thank you for...
Tēna koutou katoa e te whanau, My thoughts go out to all our fellow caregivers and others that have been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Being recent recipients of floods in our own region we can empathize with the massive job that those affected will be facing, there...
Tēna koutou katoa e te whanau, We are skating into the new year with the holidays already a distant memory, as we fight the budget and rush to get tamariki back to kura/school. The bound to happen 'not available' signs - due to supply issues, will be out and adding to...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, Oh my goodness, here is the last newsletter of 2022 and I look back and see a very busy year rapidly disappearing behind us! As I pen this, we have just had the end of year fishing event in Nelson, wet but very fun. A few lucky tamariki...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, Isn’t it fabulous to get a taste of Spring! After the past few months weather we can hopefully look forward to a spot of warmer weather. Daylight savings reminds us to look forward to some outdoor fun. I have just returned from our...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, Well haven’t we all experienced a very challenging time with our weather. My thoughts are with everyone that has been affected and will continue to be for a wee time to come. There have been cancellations and postponements, particularly...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone I have just returned back from a trip to the beautiful West Coast. It was lovely to catch up with some of you and exciting to see a group caregivers keen on connecting regularly in Greymouth! I’ll keep you posted on progress and please get...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone What a busy winter we are having. I hope that everyone enjoyed our first Matariki holiday weekend in Aotearoa. There were a lot of lovely celebrations and events and I hope you were able to attend one or two. I really enjoyed our movie...
Kia ora koutou, Well, hasn’t the last few weeks been an introduction to Winter! Snow capped hills and a bite to the wind has prompted me to shake out the winter sheets and clean the heatpump to take the chill off. I have really enjoyed being kanohi ki te kanohi (face...
Kia ora koutou katoa, I hope you all enjoyed both Easter and the school holiday break. Let’s hope that this term is the beginning of a step towards normality. For those that have had Omicron in their household, I hope you have recovered well. I know for some the...
Kia ora e te whānau Well here we have it, Autumn. Darker mornings are happening already and the change from daylight savings hours mean a check in with smoke alarms. Change those batteries! It is also a time to reflect on the crazy days of summer and all the...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone, I was going to open with a hope that everyone has had a relatively normal and good start to the year with tamariki and rangitahi heading off to the start of a new school year, giving caregivers a much needed “respite” after a lengthy...
Kia ora koutou, ngā mihi o te Tau Hou/ Greetings for the New Year. The start of the year always brings hope, anticipation and a little sigh of relief that we got through the last one! I hope over the Christmas break you were able to get some R&R and some time to...
Kia ora Kotou Katoa, As we approach another Christmas where life looks very different to a few short years ago, and our country enters another system that we are yet to get our heads around, I wanted to take the time to express my gratitude to the caregivers that have...
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa / Warm greetings to you all, Well, here we are already in Term 4 and COVID-19 is still creating uncertainty in our lives. We are fortunate to be able to continue for the time being with some face-to-face trainings but of course, this...
Kia ora koutou katoa, It’s been a tough couple of months for some and I hope everyone is doing okay? Remember there is help out there if you need it. The Ministry of Health has COVID-19 mental health and wellbeing resources on their website to help you and your loved...
Kia ora koutou katoa, Here we are again in an extended lockdown, this time with little notice to get too much organised. I happened to have been away from home in Blenheim when the announcement came, so had no opportunity to grab anything from the office and only have...
Kia ora koutou, As I pen this month's newsletter, it is the first day of term 3. It is teeming down with rain into grounds that are already sodden. These holidays have sent our region into another difficult time. Westport in particular, but also Marlborough and the...
Kia ora koutou, We are into July and the school holidays are fast looming! Now is the time to start planning for those winter activities and the “Plan Bs” for those wet inside days. If any of you have some great ideas to share with others, please feel free to post...