Health / April 2020
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Work resumes on your New Children’s Hospital at Alert Level Three
- Wellington Health Foundation
- The New Children’s Hospital is a key infrastructure project for the Greater Wellington Region and it’s wonderful to see construction resume so quickly.
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What you love most about living in Ngaio or Crofton Downs
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Even in these uncertain times, there’s one thing we know for sure – staying home for 4 weeks has given us chance to spend more time than we ever thought possible in Wellington’s best little suburb – Ngaio Crofton Downs! So it’s just the time – we thought – to ask you what things you most LOVE about living here? Is it the people? the bush? the wildlife? the hills? the clean air? or something else…? And while we’ve been staying home, what have you enjoyed most? Walking down the middle of your street without fear of being bowled over by the traffic? the peace and quiet? The call of the Tui and the Kereru? talking with your neighbours over the fence? or something else…? Upload a video, a photo, a message or an audio and tell us what you love most about living in Ngaio or Crofton Downs. And what’s been best about staying-home here – things you want to keep hold of, even when Covid-19 is beaten! Keeping down our carbon footprint and keeping up our healthier lifestyles and communities maybe…? How to get your entry to us? – send them from online at this link– or email info@ngaio.org.nz, or post to a cloud sharing facility and send us a link. DEADLINE – 5.00pm 22 May
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COVID-19: Wairarapa train services to resume
- Metlink
- Wairarapa Train services will return to their regular timetable from Monday, May 4 in line with the return to normal timetables for all Metlink rail services.
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Wellington City Council offers support to local hospitality sector
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is doing its bit to #LoveLocal by providing partial fee refunds to the hospitality sector.
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Capturing the capital under lockdown
- Wellington City Council
- Life changed for everyone at 11.59pm on 25 March as the country entered Alert Level 4 of our Covid-19 pandemic response.
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Lockdown with Malcolm Mashingaidze
- Marist St Pats Rugby
- We're catching up with our players to hear how they have been through the COVID-19 lockdown period....
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Getting your foodie fix at Alert Level 3
- Wellington City Council
- Slowly but surely the Wellington buzz is starting to return to our city, starting with the hospitality industry, which is now operating on a click and collect/contactless delivery basis.
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Geopolitics after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Given our inability to expect responsible leadership from China or the US, and the risks of reigniting the spread of COVID-19, coalitions of the trusted will only emerge slowly, write Professor Robert Ayson and Associate Professor David Capie.
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Why religion will look different after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Coronavirus will have profound and epoch-making implications for religion, write Dr Philip Fountain and Dr Geoffrey Troughton.
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COVID Kai research explores how cooking, shopping, and eating has changed during lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From sourdough starters to supermarket queues, the COVID-19 lockdown has influenced our eating and cooking behaviour. Now researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland are contributing to a global survey looking at these changes.
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Day in the life of an emergency essential worker
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group, alongside the District Health Boards, and Regional Public Health, has been working hard to support the pandemic response since the State of National Emergency was declared on 25 March 2020.
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Day-in-the-life of a COVID-19 contact tracer
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Liz Macdonald from Regional Public Health gives us a glimpse into life for contact tracing teams at the frontline of the COVID-19 response in Wellington.
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Lockdown with Monica Tagoai
- Marist St Pats Rugby
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Day-in-the-life of a COVID-19 contact tracer
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Liz Macdonald from Regional Public Health gives us a glimpse into life for contact tracing teams at the frontline of the COVID-19 response in Wellington.
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COVID-19: IMPORTANT UPDATE – 28 April
- Te Omanga Hospice
- We have updated our visiting hours to keep patients, families, and staff safe during Alert Level 3.
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Coffee (and everything else) to go in the Capital
- Wellington City Council
- With the announcement that some food businesses can operate under Alert Level 3, Wellington City Council’s Public Health team has been working with owners of food trucks, cafes, restaurants, and coffee carts to get these operations up and running in accordance with the new guidelines.
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Postcard from Quarantine – Herms Townsley
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Herms Townsley is a runner and a doctor. In this episode of Postcards from Quarantine, she tells us about life at Wellington Hospital, running the hills of Vogeltown, and sourcing good coffee during lockdown.
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Lockdown with Aaron Bouzaid
- Marist St Pats Rugby
- We're catching up with our players to hear how they have been through the COVID-19 lockdown period...
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Seize it or miss it: COVID stimulus and regeneration
- Talk Wellington
- We’re approaching a shift to “less bad”, but COVID-19 is going to rattle our country for years to come.
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WRC remains closed at Alert Level 3
- Wellington Rowing Club
- Kia ora all Members, As you will be aware NZ will move to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28th of April.
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Anzac Day 2020 - A look to Services past
- Roseneath Residents Association
- Due to the current Covid-19 lockdown we’re unable to hold our usual Anzac Day Service this year. We’ve taken the opportunity to look back on ANZAC services of the past and to provide some
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COVID 19 – NZ Rugby update (24 April)
- College Sport Wellington
- Please see below and attached updates and advice from NZ Rugby regarding Return to Play Guidelines, following consultation with Government and Sport NZ.
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Work, but not as we know it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If we see the COVID-19 lockdown as a catalyst for the evolution of its workforce, there are a few things New Zealand could do to make sure it lands well, write Malcolm Foo and Professor Alexander Richter.
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Is local government up to the COVID-19 recovery?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What's coming demands innovative and agile responses, and central government alone can't provide the answer, writes Dr Chris Eichbaum.
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Āwhina providing cultural connection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Ani Eparaima and her team at Āwhina are focused on fostering and celebrating Māori student success. Over the lockdown, they have been making sure the 1,800 Māori students enrolled at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington remain healthy in body and mind.
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Virtual doors open a world of culture for the capital
- Wellington City Council
- Arts and events have been severely affected by the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, but many have adapted by virtually opening doors to old audiences – and new.
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Lockdown with Aidan Morgan
- Marist St Pats Rugby
- We're catching up with our players to hear how they have been through the COVID-19 lockdown period...
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New Zealand Football Update | Community football the focus as cups cancelled
- Capital Football
- With all sport in this country on hold indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand Football is currently...
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Airport support underwrite approved
- Wellington City Council
- Today Wellington City Council considered a proposal from Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) to, alongside the other shareholder Infratil, provide shareholder support to the airport as it deals with the impacts of Covid-19.
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Rugby in 2020 – an update
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Fulltime in the Poneke-Tukapa pre-season match for the Zemba Cup was almost two months ago. Players and supporters alike are hoping for some rugby soon. PHOTO: Tom Minton. While the move back to normality commences with this coming Monday night’s move to Level 3 on the Covid-19 response chart, rugby will remain dormant. Sports that...
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Honouring the Anzac spirit
- Wellington City Council
- This Anzac Day will be like no other. We’ll stand together apart to remember those who served our country, forgoing public commemorations to ensure the health and safety of the nation.
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Why humans take risks in a COVID-19 world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Snita Ahir-Knight explains why those vulnerable to COVID-19 might choose to avoid risks only to a certain degree.
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The freedom from lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a woman under COVID-19 lockdown, it is remarkable to be in the outdoors at night without having to walk briskly, keys in hand and cellphone at the ready, writes Dr Sarah Monod de Froideville.
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Lockdown with Georgia Broughton
- Marist St Pats Rugby
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Watch: What to expect when you come to our emergency departments
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- You may be unsure about coming to our emergency departments, but please reach out and get the help you need. We're open to care for you, and we’re taking precautions to keep everyone safe.
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Watch: What to expect when you come to our emergency departments
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- You may be unsure about coming to our emergency departments, but please reach out and get the help you need. We're open to care for you, and we’re taking precautions to keep everyone safe.
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Helping the arts community find its feet
- Wellington City Council
- While it’s been a tough time for Wellington’s creative scene, the arts community has been given a funding boost. And despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, Wellington City Council continues to welcome grant applications for funding from arts and culture, recreation, building, and waste minimisation funds.
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Mayoral update for 22 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. Today we had just six new Covid cases reported across our whole country.
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COVID-19 update 21.4.2020
- Wellington High School
- Kia ora koutou We hope that Term 2 and our remote learning programme has been a success for your student(s) so far.
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COVID-19: Return to full timetables on trains and buses under level 3
- Metlink
- Following the Government’s COVID-19 alert level 3 announcement, Metlink has revealed its plans to return to full regular timetables on buses starting on Sunday 26 April and trains on Monday 4 May.
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A Stitch in (Unusual) Time …
- Wellington Health Foundation
- If you’ve listened closely during lockdown, you might have heard the rhythmic clickety-clack of hundreds of knitting needles and the gentle hum of sewing machines.
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Lockdown with James Zino
- Marist St Pats Rugby
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Level 3!!
- Slow Boat Records
- Well, the decision we have been waiting for, delivered by the PM, Jacinda Ardern and Director of Health, Dr.
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Don’t leave home—but then go see your country
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Ian Yeoman predicts how New Zealand's tourism sector, and our personal tourism ambitions and experiences, might change in the wake of COVID-19.
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Data isn’t enough for this decision
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 numbers can only tell us so much about what kind of society we are and what is acceptable risk for the vulnerable among us, writes Courtney Addison.
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From Anzac Day to a future Lockdown Day
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The story of New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown has the makings of a powerful unifying national myth such as Gallipoli, writes Professor Nicholas Agar ahead of Anzac Day.
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MANSFIELD IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
- Katherine Mansfield House
- Katherine Mansfield rarely fails to be relevant. Even now, in this time of COVID-19, Mansfield’s experience offers insight. From the cholera and typhoid outbreaks of her youth, to the 1918 influenza pandemic and the tuberculosis that would cause her death, Mansfield was no stranger to public health emergencies.
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Whānau tuning in to healthier lifestyles under lockdown
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- One of Wellington’s biggest Māori health services is getting whānau healthier and fitter under lockdown using virtual whanaungatanga.
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Cutting costs is about values - a response to Kerry Prendergast
- Councillor Jenny Condie
- As WCC has worked through the effect of the pandemic on your rates bill many people have been asking us to cut wasteful, “nice-to-have”...
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Stand apart together this Anzac Day
- Wellington City Council
- In response to Covid-19, there will be no public events to commemorate Anzac Day this Saturday 25 April – instead the nation will mark the anniversary by standing together apart with virtual services and online events.
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Staff Welfare Fund and New Children’s Hospital Update
- Wellington Health Foundation
- We are very grateful for the ongoing support of our donors at this time.
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Care that’s always there: Care is only a phone call away
- Mary Potter Hospice
- In the current COVID-19 climate, Mary Potter Hospice staff are finding innovative ways to provide care. That involves medical staff using technology to continue to
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University gains funding for COVID-19 research projects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research projects have received fast- tracked funding for COVID-19-related work.
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The future of energy after Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This time of crisis gives us an opportunity to consider retooling and re-skilling our capabilities and positioning our future workforce to meet the challenges we face in the energy sector, writes Professor Alan Brent.
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Harvesting for Rongoā to improve health and wellbeing
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A collective of Rongoā Māori practitioners recently harvested from plants across the Wellington region to produce traditional medicines for whānau, hapū, iwi and the broader community.
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Foundation Supporters Donate a New Giraffe Incubator
- Wellington Health Foundation
- Born more than 3 months early by emergency caesarean, Nick and Ashleigh’s three gorgeous boys Jay, Finn and Kye (a singleton and identical twins) spent a worrying three and half months in Wellington Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being strong enough to be allowed home.
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Turere Ridge and Turere Stream (aka last club trip before lockdown)
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Matt had put a huge amount of work into organizing bushcraft but unfortunately the uncertainty with the rapidly changing Covid-19 situation meant the planned course could not go ahead. Instead Matt proposed a day trip of navigation, route finding and river travel in the Remutaka Forest Park. Eight of us set off from the Catchpool ... Read more
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China, Covid-19 and the end of globalisation as we knew it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For China, the handling of Covid-19 has been a tale of two halves. Its early failures undermined the possibility of an effective, joined-up international response, writes Associate Professor Jason Young.
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How to tame ‘wicked problems’ like Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In times of turbulence, we can't afford to react with yesterday's logic, writes Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Matevž Rašković.
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The psychology of lockdown suggests sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation continues, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
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The shape of New Zealand’s post-Covid-19 economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Economists across the globe are debating the shape of the post-Covid global economic recovery, writes Professor Norman Gemmell, Chair of Public Finance at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Regional response to COVID-19 essential to economic recovery and resilience
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Chair of Wellington’s Mayoral Forum and Upper Hutt City Council Mayor Wayne Guppy says the region’s Councils are pulling together to respond to the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 and developing a coordinated response to the government’s infrastructure investment strategy.
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$650 million ‘shovel ready’ project list submitted to Government
- Wellington City Council
- A list of 10 ‘shovel ready’ construction projects, totalling almost $650 million and potentially generating more than 2200 jobs, has been compiled by Wellington City Council in response to a Government call for initiatives that can be funded to help the country’s economic bounce-back from Covid-19.
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Arborist saves the day for two nurses
- Wellington City Council
- Removing a tree that had fallen on the cars of two nurses so they could get to work at the hospital was all in a day’s work for Senior Arborist Ryan Hopps.
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Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 3)
- College Sport Wellington
- What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Two more local sports students are Toby Cook (Wellington College), who spent the summer preparing to travel with his school’s rugby party to Argentina and Jacob Madigan (St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie) who was winding up his summer sport and about to start his winter code. We asked them what they are doing during lockdown: Jacob Madigan in action for St Patricks Kilbirnie (Photo by Hamish Wareham) College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Toby: As I was a part of the Wellington College touring rugby squad to Argentina, 30 of us boys had been training pretty hard from the end of last year. Although three weeks before the lockdown started we were informed the trip had been cancelled, we then shifted our focus to training for the regular season which is also currently at a standstill. Jacob: I was involved with the St Pats First XI cricket team and we were nearing the end of the season with only one game left plus a T20 tournament during summer tournament week. On that same weekend we had our first preseason First XI football games up in Palmerston North, which got cancelled CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Toby: Our coaches and trainers from school have been great in sending out information so you can train no matter what equipment you have. My sister was also able to bring home an erg which is a welcome change from running. As well as trying to get a session in each day I’m also trying to keep up my basic skills. Jacob: Our football coach gave us a programme to do over the lockdown period which means hopefully we can be fit going into the season. I have also been doing some technical work for football and cricket in my back garden and at the park. CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Toby: I normally try to complete my training in the morning as I find it gets it out of the way and sets you up for the rest of the day. Another thing I’ve found helpful is our trainer turned our sessions into a competition and we have to record and send in our training and time which keeps us accountable. Jacob: Keep doing something relating to your sport. It is hard in these times to keep motivated when you can’t actually go and train and play but if you keep doing fitness or technical work, then you will be good to go when the season comes. Also track your times of what you are doing and compare them to a friend and see who can do better as a bit of motivation. CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Toby: As above, the majority of the squad have been videoing and sending through their workouts to our chat. This has been great as it allows us to see what everyone else is doing to motivate each other, the videos also keep us accountable for the work we are doing. Jacob: Yes, I’ve been talking to the boys about how they are going and a few of them send me daily photos of them doing the exercises. I have also been talking to friends outside of school who are doing their own fitness work just to see what they are doing and how they are going. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 3) appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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New research shows health benefits for Wellington's backyard trappers
- Predator Free Wellington
- Time spent involved in backyard and reserve trapping is improving the health of Wellingtonians. Researcher Dr Danielle Shanahan from Zealandia's Centre for People and Nature surveyed 1200 Wellington residents, and found that levels of depression, anxiety and stress are lower in people who spend more time in…
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Help at hand for hospo industry
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Andy Foster says Wellington City Council is working hard to soften the blow of the pandemic for all Wellington businesses with an immediate focus on the city’s hospitality and retail sectors.
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A Covid-19 message from the Association President
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Greetings to all at this difficult timeI do hope that you are all safe and well at home, and of course following all the invaluable advice on https://covid19.
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Frontline hospital staff get Easter thank you treats
- Wellington Health Foundation
- Wellington Hospitals Foundation was pleased to bring a little chocolate-cheer to our frontline staff today by organising Easter eggs for all essential staff working at Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital and Hutt Hospital.
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Mayoral update for 11 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington. It has been a sad day for our country, with another two deaths related to Covid-19, bringing our total to four.
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Survey: Renting under lockdown
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- The lockdown is affecting us all in many ways. To help us fight for a fair deal for renters during the Covid-19 lockdown and the recession beyond, we need to know renters experiences. Complete our survey to let us know what you’ve faced since lockdown began: Take the Renting under Lockdown survey now The survey... More → The post Survey: Renting under lockdown appeared first on Renters United.
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Update from Capital Footbal
- Onslow Junior Soccer Club
- Dear Clubs,Below is the latest update from New Zealand Football regarding community football: Community football postponement extended until at least Queen’s Birthday weekend New Zealand Football and the seven Federations have announced that the community football postponement has been extended until at least Queen’s Birthday Weekend (Saturday 30 May 2020), due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Please continue to visit your GP, or come to ED if you need to
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- As we enter the Easter holiday, we want to remind you that our hospital Emergency Departments remain open to care for you - despite the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Please continue to visit your GP, or come to ED if you need to
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- As we enter the Easter holiday, we want to remind you that our hospital Emergency Departments remain open to care for you - despite the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Inverlochy Covid-19 T1 2020
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- Hi Everyone I hope you are all well and coping with the stresses this unusual event has caused.
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COVID-19: Total Mobility transport subsidy until 30 June
- Metlink
- As part of the national response to COVID-19, The NZ Transport Agency will implement a fare-reduction for Total Mobility customers from Tuesday, 14 April 2020.
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COVID 19 – NZ Rugby update
- College Sport Wellington
- Media Release: NZ Rugby 8 April 2020 Postponement of Community Rugby in line with Alert Levels Community and club rugby is postponed until COVID-19 alert levels are once again at a safe level for sport, in line with Ministry of Health guidance.
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Will an extended lockdown cost more lives than it saves?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The national COVID-19 lockdown was justifiable to protect the nation's intensive care capacity, but any prolonged lockdown and border closure will cause economic issues that lead to broader, indirect problems for our health and wellbeing, writes Professor Grant Guilford.
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Researchers working on decoy molecule to fool COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A decoy molecule that fools coronavirus by attracting it before it can attach to lung cells may provide a way forward in the fight against COVID-19.
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Easter closure
- Victoria University of Wellington
- During the COVID-19 level 4 alert period, the University campuses are closed and we are delivering services remotely.
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COVID-19 support packages will reshape the future economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We will be remiss if we mis-spend the money we are now borrowing from our children and grandchildren to fight COVID-19, writes Professor Ilan Noy.
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We must protect ‘gig economy’ workers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As COVID-19 restrictions affect people's ability to work, there's a growing segment of workers we must ensure aren't left out in the cold, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
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Letter to Councillors in response to Covid-19 Pandemic Response Plan
- Cycle Wellington
- The following email was sent to Councillors in response to the plan outlined in the meeting agenda here.
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Pacific spirit strong in testing times
- Porirua City Council
- Community spirit alive and well in battle against COVID-19
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Covid-19 - new meetings scheduled
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has introduced a new meetings schedule for April and May in response to the pandemic lockdown.
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Health and safety at heart of decision to put recycling on hold
- Wellington City Council
- Tens of thousands of beverage bottles that have touched people’s mouths isn’t what the average person would want to be handling during a life-threatening pandemic.
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Help is at hand with new online Support Services Map
- Wellington City Council
- Easily find support and essential services during the Covid-19 response lockdown.
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Changes to WCT funding in response to COVID-19
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- In response to the challenges communities are facing due to the COVID-19 virus, we have simplified our usual funding process for the next 6 months.
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An Update on the New Children’s Hospital
- Wellington Health Foundation
- Like most things in New Zealand at the moment the New Children’s Hospital building site has been shut down due to COVID19 as it’s not an essential service, but the current children’s Hospital is operating as best COVID19 will allow.
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Wellington Student Volunteer Army: COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE
- Roseneath Residents Association
- Wellington Student Volunteer Army is a group of more than 300+ Wellington student volunteers who want to provide support to anyone in the neighbourhood who may be struggling with self isolating or be feeling particularly vulnerable.
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Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2)
- College Sport Wellington
- Connor Lusty bowling in the Boys Premier Youth Cricket competition What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Following on from our catch-up with two Queen Margaret College rower Mollie Nicol and Wellington Girls’ College runner Emma Douglass HERE, we check in with two local male athletes to see what they are doing to keep fit and motivated. St Pat’s Silverstream sprint champion Oliver Krijnen and Onslow College First XI cricketer Connor Lusty. We put a few questions to each below. College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Ollie: Before the whole lockdown happened I was preparing for the second day of the Wellington Junior Champs and looking ahead to the North Island Champs in Hamilton which would have been the last big event to close the season off. Connor: When the lockdown started our cricket team had just finished our Saturday competition games for the term, finishing with 3 wins and 4 losses to qualify for the 6-team competition for term 4 for the first time since 2016. We had been starting to prepare for our Summer tournament Week, which for cricket is the Hunt Trophy three-day Twenty20 tournament. I’m also a part of our Onslow College 1st XV Rugby team and I was about to start attending pre-season training the week that the lockdown was put in place. CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Ollie: To keep fit and keep my body active at the moment I’m doing home exercises like plyometrics and lots of core work as well as doing a lot of power work to try and get stronger When I can get out, depending on the weather, I normally try to work on my block starts and my technique in the front yard or at the park close by. Connor: I’ve been trying to stay as fit and active during this period of lockdown as possible. Cricket is my number one sport, and being a spin bowler I’ve found myself going to the nets quite often just to have a bowl, to stay as fit and to keep my training levels up. I have also been regularly going for runs, not only to stay active and keep a routine going, but as we have been advised by our 1st XV coaches to stay fit and keep some sort of fitness programme going. I have been running up Mt Kaukau most days. CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Ollie: Make sure you are drinking enough water as with nothing to do sometimes I forget to drink and this affects my energy levels greatly. Another tip I have is getting your family to do it with you for example my brother and I have been working out together and we do core work and simple things together like push ups and burpees and whatever else we can think of. Really make sure you are eating right. Connor: If there is any tip I can give to anyone out there, it’s just to stay fit and active! During times like these it’s often hard to maintain the same diet as to what you’d normally have, but staying fit during this lockdown time is something that is in your control. Challenge yourself, make yourself work hard. Go for a run, go kick a football, go to the cricket nets. Do what makes you happy and active! CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Ollie: I’ve been in contact with most of my training partners and friends checking up on them. We want to see how each other are doing and to share exercises to make sure all of us are staying in shape and healthy. Connor: We have a Facebook Messenger chat going for our 1st XV team, which a lot of the boys are using to send through their progress of either just running/fitness or strength and conditioning. By doing that, I believe we are motivating one another. On our 1st XV group page, we also have our assistant coach Dean Gorrie figuring out programmes which are best suited to us all, and reminders to stay fit. Are you a student in Wellington who is involved with sport and wants to feature in an article like this? Fill out the form HERE and send it to james@collegesport.org.nz to be considered. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2) appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Mayoral update for 6 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, I’m Mayor Andy Foster. I want to start today with the big issue that’ll be discussed by myself and my Councillors this week – and that’s how the city, and the City Council itself, will deal with the dramatic economic impacts of Covid-19.
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Food bank demand increases by 400 per cent in 7 days
- Wellington City Mission
- Monday 6 April 2020 People and families are beginning to feel the financial impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with The Wellington City Mission experiencing a sharp increase in demand for food... Read more »
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Food bank demand increases by 400 per cent in 7 days
- Wellington City Mission
- Monday 6 April 2020 People and families are beginning to feel the financial impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with The Wellington City Mission experiencing a sharp increase in demand for food... Read more »
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COVID-19: Metlink adds Masterton Town bus services during COVID-19 lockdown
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- Metlink is operating Masterton Town bus services on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for essential workers and to enable the community to access essential services.
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University commentators in the media
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our academics have been in demand providing media with analysis of the COVID-19 situation. The following is just a selection.
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Downtown Community Ministry helping to shelter homeless
- Wellington City Council
- At a time when Wellingtonians are told to stay home during the Covid-19 lockdown, for some of the city’s homeless home can mean a tent in the bush, a park bench or a sheltered spot at the entrance of a high-rise – and that’s where the DCM comes in.
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Post-COVID stimulus: THE WELLINGTON UPGRADE!
- Talk Wellington
- As loads of government folks burn midnight oil defending us from the COVID-19 pandemic, others are looking at how to stimulate our economy.
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COVID-19 Response - 2020 competition cancelled and Sunday classes suspended
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- We hope you, your families and your friends are doing well as the country responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mayoral update for 3 April
- Wellington City Council
- Kia ora Wellington, from what I’m seeing and hearing, you are doing a great job of staying safe, staying home, exercising locally, keeping physical separation, and following the Ministry of Health hygiene procedures.
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We need solidarity right now, not judgment
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When it comes to exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown, New Zealanders have taken "use your judgment' to mean being judgy about other people, writes Professor Annemarie Jutel.
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What can those 60 Queenstown partygoers teach us about Covid-19?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Perhaps the biggest challenge for New Zealand as we contemplate an indefinite lockdown is COVID-19’s potential to expose and exacerbate cracks in our social compact, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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From the vault: third round matches in photos
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Captain Mateaki Kafatolu and Petone celebrate their 2014 McBain Shield win over Hutt Old Boys Marist after winning 20-19 in their third round match at the Petone Rec. Ordinarily, the third round of the 2020 Swindale Shield would have been played this Saturday. But with no rugby on Saturday, below are some images...
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Rates deferral leads Covid flightback
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says he is looking to fast-track a suite of City Council initiatives that aim to soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and get Wellington back on its feet.
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Fear, crime and justice in pandemic times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Under COVID-19, how our crime situations develop will depend heavily on how our institutions and societies respond, writes Professor Elizabeth Stanley.
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Too much news not always a good thing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tuning in for news on COVID-19 has now become part of many people’s daily lives. Millions of people around the world who now find themselves in lockdown are frequently accessing numerous social and news media platforms to seek up-to-the-minute information.
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Mt Victoria Newsletter – April 2020
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- Due to Covid-19 we are unable to bring you a physical copy of the newsletter this month. So in light of this, we are going to try and get it to as many folks as we can online. Here it Read more › The post Mt Victoria Newsletter – April 2020 appeared first on Mt. Vic Hub.
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March update from DCM - together we can end homelessness
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Is it just us, or does the first half of March seem so long ago, almost like we were living in a different world? Here at DCM, we are totally committed to finding new and different ways of working, so that we can continue to support people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness throughout the COVID-19 crisis period. Doing things differently at DCM – Dom supporting taumai with Money Management in the courtyard, and Rob manning our 0800 number service for taumai from his home. It is important that we are able to provide appropriate levels of support related to the assessed vulnerability of the taumai. We have identified a group of the most marginalised taumai – these have been assigned to a support team and they will be supported across a number of key domains, including money management/access to income, food support, emergency housing, connection to mental health supports, and access to medication. Kaimahi are also rostered to share the task of supporting rough sleepers into emergency housing over this period. Where possible, kaimahi are keeping in touch with taumai who they are keyworking by calling them on the phones we have provided them with; we have also set up an 0800 number for taumai to call us on. As always, as we are able to lift up our taumai, in turn they lift us up; it is something very special to be part of this important mahi. As Stephanie reflected at the end of a very different Monday afternoon Foodbank session this week: “It has truly been very moving to be able to support our taumai at this time. Today a number of people came to us for food support. We were able to send them away with a generous selection of canned and dried foods, fresh fruit and veges, bread, milk and frozen meals. But more than that, we reminded them that we are still here for them, that so much has changed, but DCM is only a phone call away. As we spoke with taumai out in Lukes Lane, with spaces set up to ensure that we maintained and modelled safe distances, we asked them how things were going for them. People were in tears, they were so touched by the support and community that DCM continues to offer them.” Many of you have made donations for us to purchase phones for our taumai – one of our key responses to keeping in touch during this difficult time. Every day we hear uplifting stories from our kaimahi about taumai who have received and are using these phones. Nani shares one below, about a man who says very little. At the other extreme, yesterday Natalia received a very lengthy and reflective text from a man she has provided with a phone. He ended the text with this reflection – we couldn't have put it better ourselves: "We need to remind ourselves how lucky we are to be in Aotearoa, not only are we pioneers of the world, adversity brings us together. History has proven that. Maybe this is what we need to get us all together, to build again real communities". <!-- --> How can I help? When our seasonal kai for autumn (ngahuru) was not able to go ahead earlier this month, the wonderful people from Wellington’s Sikh community who were to prepare this community meal for our taumai, brought down 100 delicious pre-cooked meals, which we were able to hand out at our Foodbank. We have always known that DCM sits at the centre of a community that is totally committed to supporting us in our work to end homelessness. But at times like this, we are reminded of it daily, as so many of you have got in touch to ask what you can do to help. And of course your support is needed now more than ever. And so we have put together some thoughts on how you can continue to be involved during this lock-down period. Click here to find out more. <!-- --> "It's Nani calling!" The Sustaining Tenancies team - Moses, Sia, Poutalie, Alan and Nani. This photo was taken 11 March at a mihi whakatau to welcome new team member, Poutalie. A few short weeks later, it is difficult to believe that we were all able to stand so close together just the other day! This year, we are introducing you to some of our kaimahi, the amazing team of people here at DCM who support taumai to access and sustain housing. Nani joined DCM's Sustaining Tenancies team last September. This team works with people at risk of homelessness, supporting them to sustain their tenancies and thrive in their homes. Tell us a little more about yourself, Nani. My full name is Utuagiagi Taupau; Utuagiagi is the name of my iwi on the island of Salua Manono Tai, and Taupau is my dad’s last name and title name. I love my Samoan culture, it has moulded me as a person and taught me all about love and respect, not only for myself but for all those who I come face to face with. I went to school just down the road from home: Russell School, Brandon Intermediate and – the best days of my life – Porirua College. What have you most enjoyed about your time at DCM so far? I’ve enjoyed meeting new people every day. It's also amazing to be able to work with and learn from my amazing team leader, Sia Toomaga. She continues to empower and encourage me to do better and I am very grateful for this. Your favourites... Food? Spicy fried chicken, taro, mum’s chop suey. Sport? Volley ball, touch and rugby. Film? War Room. Thing to do as a child? Playing gutter ball and of course eating. Whakatauki? “Ua fuifui fa’atasi ae vao ese’ese” – “We are from different parts of the forest, but connected in one cause”. At DCM we often share “moments” from our interactions with taumai. What’s a special “moment” you enjoying sharing with others? D is a man who doesn’t say very much. As you know, we have been working hard to provide our taumai with phones – this is so important at this very challenging time for everyone. I gave D his new phone, and I called him to test it. As his phone rang, my name came up as the caller, and he says very loudly: “Hey, it’s you; it’s Nani calling!” This was a moment for me, because D really only responds to his voices, or says yes and no. Yet here he was speaking to me, and using my name. Love it. <!-- --> Please help us get the message out there! Forward this email on to everyone you can think of who may be interested in how to respond to homelessness, and just generally people who are passionate about Wellington. <!-- --> Read More Success Stories Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive <!-- --> Copyright © 2020 DCM. All rights reserved. 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