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Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
Canterbury DHB - Latest News [Page 4]
Health Warning Issued After Algal Bloom Found In Kaiapoi River/Silverstream Between Ohoka Road And Hayson Drive
Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:28 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning for Kaiapoi River between Ohoka Road and Hayson Drive The warning follows finding moderate to high cover of potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) in the ... More >>
Health Warning Issued After Algal Bloom Found In Pegasus Lake
Friday, 10 December 2021, 4:33 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health Unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) was found in Pegasus Lake. People should avoid the lake, and animals, particularly dogs, should ... More >>
Health Warning – Potentially Toxic Algal Bloom In Wainono Lagoon
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:40 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) was found in Wainono Lagoon. People should avoid the lake and animals, particularly dogs, should ... More >>
Public Access To Canterbury DHB Facilities Under The 'traffic Light' System At ORANGE
Friday, 3 December 2021, 5:04 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB has not made any changes to its visitor restrictions under the orange traffic light setting of the new national COVID-19 Protection Framework. However, the orange traffic light setting does change how business is conducted at cafés ... More >>
Canterbury Reaches 90 Percent Fully Vaccinated Milestone
Friday, 3 December 2021, 1:26 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Today the Canterbury community has reached the milestone of having 90 percent of our eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 says Dr Helen Skinner, Canterbury’s Senior Responsible Officer for the COVID-19 response. “To see 90 ... More >>
Health Warning Lifted For Waipara River At The Boys’ Brigade Site
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 4:04 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Our Community and Public Health unit has lifted its health warning for Waipara River at Boys’ Brigade site Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, Dr Cheryl Brunton, says the latest water testing results show faecal bacteria levels in the Waipara ... More >>
Health Warning – Algal Bloom In Waikirikiri/Selwyn River At Glentunnel
Friday, 19 November 2021, 5:37 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Our Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning for the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel. The warning follows finding moderate to high cover of potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) at the site. People should avoid the area and ... More >>
COVID-19 Testing Continues To Be Available For Cantabrians
Friday, 19 November 2021, 5:15 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
With COVID-19 cases continuing to be reported in the region, Cantabrians are being reminded of the COVID-19 testing options available to them if they want to be tested this weekend. Yesterday over 2,700 COVID-19 swabs were carried out at our testing ... More >>
Health Warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality At Waipara River At Boys Brigade Site
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 5:18 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Our Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after high levels of faecal bacteria were found in consecutive samples taken from Waipara River at the Boys Brigade site. Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health, says water quality ... More >>
Health Warning – Algal Bloom In Tributary Of Waiau Uwha River At The Waiau Township
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 4:52 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning for a tributary of the Waiau Uwha River at the Waiau Township. The warning follows the finding of moderate to high cover of potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) ... More >>
Cantabrians Urged To Get Tested After Notification Of COVID-19 Case
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 1:10 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Dr Helen Skinner, Senior Responsible Officer for the COVID-19 response, Canterbury DHB: With the Ministry of Health confirming a case of COVID-19 in Christchurch today, Cantabrians who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have visited a location ... More >>
Supermarkets Putting Vaccinations On Cantabrians’ Shopping Lists
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:07 am | Canterbury District Health Board
The push to increase Canterbury’s COVID-19 vaccination rates is continuing with PAK’n SAVE Wainoni and New World Ferry Road set to make receiving a vaccine even more accessible. Both supermarkets have teamed up with Canterbury DHB’s vaccination ... More >>
Canterbury DHB Makes Changes To Visitor Restrictions Following Sixth Day Of No New Community Cases
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 4:51 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Tracey Maisey, Canterbury DHB Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) Controller: Following a sixth day in a row with no new community cases of COVID-19 in Canterbury, and with the region’s four active cases in Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities, ... More >>
Health Advice Following Fire At Bromley Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 5:03 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health Unit is providing the Canterbury community with some practical advice following the fire at the wastewater treatment plant in Bromley, Christchurch. Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton ... More >>
Smoke From Fire At Bromley Wastewater Treatment Plant
Monday, 1 November 2021, 4:18 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a public health warning for smoke from the fire at the wastewater treatment plant in Bromley, Christchurch. Air around this location is smoky and there is potential that people who are sensitive ... More >>
COVID-19 Testing Urged In Canterbury Following Recent Wastewater Detections
Monday, 1 November 2021, 3:00 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
With the Ministry of Health confirming the detection of COVID-19 in two new wastewater samples collected in Christchurch on Friday, it’s important Cantabrians who have any COVID-19 symptoms – no matter how mild – seek a test. Over the weekend more ... More >>
Visiting Canterbury DHB Facilities Still Limited, Due To COVID-19 Cases And Locations Of Interest In The Region
Monday, 1 November 2021, 12:22 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
Visitor access to all Canterbury DHB health facilities will remain restricted until at least 11:59pm Thursday 4 November, to enable safe physical distancing and to reduce the chance of a visitor with COVID-19 spreading it to vulnerable patients and staff. ... More >>
COVID-19 Testing Continues To Be Available For Cantabrians
Friday, 29 October 2021, 4:57 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
With COVID-19 cases continuing to be reported in the region, Cantabrians are being reminded of the COVID-19 testing options available to them if they want to be tested this weekend. Yesterday over 3,000 COVID-19 swabs were carried out at our testing ... More >>
Canterbury DHB Updates Visitor Restrictions Following Confirmation Of COVID-19 Cases In Region
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 5:43 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
With the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Christchurch, visitor access to all Canterbury DHB health facilities will be further restricted from 11:59pm tonight, to enable safe physical distancing. This will be reviewed on Monday 1 November. Limiting our ... More >>
Cantabrians Urged To Get Tested After Notification Of Two COVID-19 Cases
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 12:50 pm | Canterbury District Health Board
With the Ministry of Health confirming two COVID-19 cases in Christchurch overnight, Cantabrians who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have visited a location of interest are being urged to get tested More >>
