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Auckland safe house for migrant women gets Medibank grant
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:33 am | Communiquenz
Women and children seeking refuge in an Auckland safe house will at least be warm and well fed, thanks to a grant from the Medibank Community Fund. More >>
Brave Gillard a great example for New Zealand
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 9:46 am | Communiquenz
Members of the Smokefree Coalition applaud Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard for refusing to back down against tobacco industry threats to sue over plain packaging legislation, saying her actions are a wonderful example for our own Government. More >>
Calls for unhealthy eating to be treated like smoking
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 1:08 pm | Communiquenz
An economist says many New Zealanders are eating themselves to death and has called for unhealthy eating to be treated in the same way as smoking. Geoff Simmons from the Morgan Foundation has told the Agencies for Nutrition Action national conference ... More >>
Public encouraged to speak up on alcohol law reform
Monday, 7 February 2011, 1:51 pm | Communiquenz
New Zealand is on the brink of some of the most significant amendments to its alcohol laws, but communities need to speak up about their desire for change. That’s the message alcohol law reform proponents want to drive home, with only ten days left ... More >>
It's Taranaki’s turn to shout
Friday, 28 January 2011, 1:10 pm | Communiquenz
Taranaki residents concerned about the growing number of liquor outlets in their neighbourhoods and frustrated at their inability to have a say can take heart. A forum led by high profile law reform advocates will be held in New Plymouth on 4 ... More >>
Love to Roll 2011 – The Valentine’s Day Ride
Friday, 28 January 2011, 10:29 am | Communiquenz
Join Frocks on Bikes to celebrate summer and love with a stylish street ride to the Island Bay Festival (http://festival.islandbay.net.nz/ ) – and a chance to win amazing prizes. More >>
Bikes and boutiques join for Frocktober
Friday, 15 October 2010, 11:51 am | Communiquenz
Bikes and fashion may not seem like natural companions but in the cycling capitals of the world stylish commuters on comfy metro-cycles flock to the CBD every day. More >>
Kirsty keen to make Tool Blacks to honour her dad
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 9:37 am | Communiquenz
If 21-year-old Kirsty Lister competes at WorldSkills 2011 in London next year, she'll be doing it for her step dad. More >>
Home Health Conference: Economic Challenges
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 9:52 am | Communiquenz
The challenge of providing care for the sick, elderly and disabled in a tight economy with rocketing health costs will occupy the minds of delegates attending a conference of home health providers in Auckland this week. More >>
Frocks on Bikes pedal for the planet
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 12:39 pm | Communiquenz
Putting the beauty back into biking, Frocks on Bikes will add fashion-on-wheels to 350.org’s call for action on climate change, 24 October. More >>
Project to reverse trend of driveway run-overs
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 3:31 pm | Communiquenz
Media are advised that Berenice Langson of the New Zealand Child Safety Foundation will be speaking at the Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New Zealand Conference on the “Home Driveway Run-over Prevention Project”. This presentation includes ... More >>
The Hazards of the Highway Media Note
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 3:00 pm | Communiquenz
Discussion on the dangers of the truck driving profession in New Zealand. Truck travel accounts for only 7 percent of all road travel on NZ roadways, but 20 percent of the total road fatalities occur from crashes involving trucks. *The design of a new ... More >>
Maori shown to get injured more frequently
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 11:41 am | Communiquenz
Maori feature more than any other group of people injured intentionally or unintentionally.Every year on average enough Maori children to fill nearly 100 classrooms are hospitalised because of unintentional injuries. The most common setting for children to be unintentionally ... More >>
Number Of Quit Smoking Attempts Key To Success
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 10:22 am | Communiquenz
International delegates attending the Oceania Tobacco Control conference in Auckland were today asked to shift their focus from the 'quality' of smokers' quit attempts to the 'quantity' of those attempts. More >>
Youth Smoking: Teen smokers want to quit!
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 10:20 am | Communiquenz
A substantial number of youth smokers want to quit smoking, says a Ministry of Health researcher, so what can we do to support them? Recent statistics released by the MOH indicate that the rate of smoking among 15 to 19 year olds in NZ is high. More >>
Quit Attempts Nearly Double After Packet Warnings
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 12:43 am | Communiquenz
Shocking pictures of smoking's health effects appearing on Australian cigarette packets have increased requests for quitting help by 91 percent. More >>
"The World is Watching": A Chance for New Zealand
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 2:33 pm | Communiquenz
"The World is Watching": A Chance for New Zealand to be Global Leader in Tobacco Control Strategies More >>
Stubbing Out Pacific New Zealanders’ Smoking
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 11:22 am | Communiquenz
There has been a call at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference for specific research into the smoking behaviour of Pacific people living in New Zealand. More >>
Chewing Tobacco An Alternative?
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 10:03 am | Communiquenz
Maori have the dubious distinction of being amongst the highest smoking populations in the world today, Massey University’s Professor Chris Cunningham, told the Oceania Tobacco Control conference in Auckland today. More >>
