Wild Dunedin: Passionate About Amphibians
Professor Phil Bishop, Wild Dunedin’s Wild Hero for 2021, had a lifelong passion for amphibians, especially frogs and toads. Wild Dunedin mourns the recent loss of Prof Bishop, and we are awarding...
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Living Life Feature: Estate of Grace
Living Life Feature: Estate of Grace
ESTATE SERVICES WITH A CARING APPROACHEstate of Grace is a local family owned business that prides itself on providing a caring and holistic approach to estate services. They are focused on...
Dunedin Arts Festival : A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs
Dunedin Arts Festival : A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs
It’s often the case that the real gems of the festival are right at the end, as is the case with the fantastic tale of international true love.A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs is a true story...
Living Life Feature: Estate Property Solutions
Living Life Feature: Estate Property Solutions
Help with downsizing and planningHow many of us look around our home and think ‘‘how on earth did I manage to accumulate so many possessions?’’ and ‘‘how will I ever be able to move until I sort...
Living Life Feature: Volunteer South
Living Life Feature: Volunteer South
Volunteering as a way to live wellYou’ve probably heard about the benefits of volunteering — it’s good for you!And with more than 30% of people in Aotearoa New Zealand contributing over 60 million...
Living Life Feature: Gillions
Living Life Feature: Gillions
Helping plan your final farewellWhen you choose the Gillions team to help you with pre-planning your final farewell, it means you are choosing experience, commitment and professionalism and those...
Living Life Feature: Senior-Link
Living Life Feature: Senior-Link
Valuable service keeps older people socialisingSenior-Link was established to provide social contact for Dunedin’s older people who may be living alone and are not able to get out and about as much...
Living Life Feature: Well South
Living Life Feature: Well South
Stay active to maintain healthApril Falls is a national campaign to raise awareness of the impact of falls. The good news is there are ways to reduce your risk of having a fall, maintain your...
Giving all cows a chance to perform
Giving all cows a chance to perform
Courtney Churstain couldn’t be happier than when she’s running numbers and testing some theories using the rich vein of data produced by the Allflex Heatime® Pro+ monitoring system, which reads...
Borewater information sessions
Borewater information sessions
Residents on private water supplies in the Upper Clutha and Queenstown areas were invited to attend recent public information sessions to discuss ways of managing and monitoring their water supplies.
Wishbone Walk fundraiser
Wishbone Walk fundraiser
Southland Hospital’s orthopaedic team is inviting all present and former patients and their whānau to the Southland Wishbone Walk, a behind-the-scenes orthopaedic walking tour and open day.
COVID-19 vaccination underway
COVID-19 vaccination underway
COVID-19 vaccination is now well underway in the Southern district.
Social support for NICU families
Social support for NICU families
Parents of babies who have spent time in NICU at Dunedin Hospital are invited to enjoy weekly afternoon teas with staff and other NICU families. The Friday gatherings offer NICU parents – past and...
Suture skills shared
Suture skills shared
Southland Hospital Campus's consultant surgeons and urologists recently conducted a suture workshop, teaching surgical skills to a group of junior doctors and medical students in Invercargill...
Junction Health prioritising maternal health
Junction Health prioritising maternal health
Junction Health, a Health Care Home practice in Cromwell, sends a card, makes a follow up phone call and offers a free appointment with a nurse and GP to new mothers.
Disability Strategy launched
Disability Strategy launched
The launch of the Southern Disability Strategy this month marks an ongoing commitment by Southern DHB to remove barriers to healthcare for disabled people, and to provide equitable health and...
Better Health South - Board Update April 2021
Better Health South - Board Update April 2021
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GWD Toyota Hokonui Ute Muster
GWD Toyota Hokonui Ute Muster
A muster of a different kind will happen as part of this year’s Tussock Country Music Festival. Rather than sheep or cows being rounded up, utes of all shapes and sizes will be assembled for the GWD...
Take a walk through local history with Life & Times
Take a walk through local history with Life & Times
Take a walk through local history with Life & Times
Dunedin Arts Festival : Found in Translation
Dunedin Arts Festival : Found in Translation
Found in Translation teams up three of New Zealand’s best singer songwriters in an evening where they’ll perform their songs and share the real stories behind their writing. Found in Translation is...