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Thursday 03rd August, 2017
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand is educating rural health practitioners about suicide prevention.
Last year, the Rural health alliance hosted 50 workshops across regional communities advising them how to talk directly about suicide with people they love and care for.
Between April and June this year, the organisation ran 11 Safe Hands, Safe Plans workshops.
Rural health says 251 people participated including 127 nurses and 16 doctors across the nationwide.
Wednesday 02nd August, 2017
Westland High School principal Trevor Jones is to be replaced six months after teaching staff took a vote of no confidence in him.
Ministry of Education limited statutory manager Liz Clark says Jones has not been stood down, but is on leave.
In a short statement released recently, Liz Clark says employment matters are private.
She says the school has two deputy principals, Linda Hutt and Chris Manuel, but a relieving principal will be appointed to lead the school.
Trevor Jones did not return phone calls to the Hokitika Guardian.
Tuesday 01st August, 2017
New Zealand's Labour party has new leaders less than two months from the general election.
Last week's polls showed the party at a record low twenty four percent support, prompting leader Andrew Little to offer his resignation.
This morning in Wellington his offer was accepted and Jacinda Ardern was elected unopposed as the party's new leader.
Ardern's second in charge is Northland's Kelvin Davis, who was also elected unopposed at the party's caucus meeting.
Wednesday 26th July, 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries is working with a South Canterbury dairy farmer to contain a cattle disease which has been detected for the first time in New Zealand.
Mycoplasma bovis, which has been commonly found in cattle globally, including Australia, doesn't infect humans and presents no food safety risk.
Ministry response director Geoff Gwyn says there is no concern about consuming milk and milk products.
However, the bacterial disease can have serious effects on cattle, including udder infection, abortion, pneumonia and arthritis.
Monday 24th July, 2017
Greymouth teenager Lily Gordon has been found safe and well after being missing for five days.
Police made a plea to the public for help in finding the 15-year-old Greymouth teenager last seen on Tuesday.
The teen's family reported her missing and were concerned for her wellbeing.
Police said Lily was found in Greymouth and thanked members of the public for their assistance.
Tuesday 18th July, 2017
Thomas the Tank engine and many friends have pulled into the Rangiora Library this week.
Members of the North Canterbury Model Railway Club are ensuring model train fans are in for a real treat, and some may even become licensed to drive a model Thomas.
Tuesday 11th July, 2017
A group of concerned Timaru residents held a meeting recently to discuss the use of older style log burners.
Some members of the group are scared to light the fire in fear of penalties from Environment Canterbury.
Wednesday 05th July, 2017
Around 300 arable farmers recently gathered at Lincoln University for the Foundation for Arable Research's annual conference with a focus on “growing sustainable futures”.
Wednesday 05th July, 2017
Gareth Morgan’s Opportunities Party has released a policy that proposes raising the alcohol purchase age, from 18 to 20.
It also wants alcohol excise tax increased to a level that would put up prices by 10%.
The purchase age was lowered from 20 to 18 in 1999. Parliament voted on it again in 2012 and decided to keep it at 18.
Morgan says lowering the age has caused an increase in harm to young people through motor vehicle accidents and mental and other health issues.
Friday 30th June, 2017
The E-Tu Union says from midnight, the celebrations will begin for 55,000 care and support workers in aged care, disability services and home support.
These are workers included in the historic Equal Pay Settlement which has resulted in one of the biggest increases in pay for any group of workers in New Zealand history.
Kristine Bartlett, who took the Equal Pay case which resulted in this Settlement, says many of her co-workers are overjoyed while for others the reality has yet to sink in.