COVID - 19 let's stay safe CHB

Hi all

We here at CHB.NET.NZ are here for you during this time. Online presence for a business is more important than ever. Your clients need to be able to find you and find your services. What do you do? If you are local can you courier your products to members or clients. Everything must be done within the health and safety rules set down by the government and Ministry of Health. They have information we do not have and we need to trust they know what they are doing.

If you know someone in CHB that runs a business and is not listed in our business section of the website let them know they can get a free listing. We also have options for webpages at a cost. Make contact if you are interested.

Take care out there. Read more about COVID - 19 let's stay safe CHB

Arthritis New Zealand sessions

Friday 1 ^st Feb – 10am – 12pm: Options for managing arthritis seminar. Includes presentations by a rheumatologist, pharmacist, physiotherapist and nutritionist. Harris/Simkin Room, Pettigrew Green Arena, Taradale.

Monday 11 ^th Feb – 10am – 11am: Tips for managing osteoarthritis, presented by Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator. St Lukes Church Hall, Havelock North.

Monday 11 ^th Feb – 11.30am – 12.30pm Tips for managing inflammatory auto-immune arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, lupus), presented by Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator. St Lukes Church Hall, Havelock North.

Friday 15 ^th Feb – 10am – 11am: Tips for managing osteoarthritis, presented by Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator. AW Parsons Indoor Pool Meeting Room, Waipukurau Read more about Arthritis New Zealand sessions

Stroke Central Region

Organisation Name: Stroke Central Region
Organisation Type: Non-profit organisation
Notes:
Stroke Central Region is inviting people to join us at our FREE Road Tour
presentation to learn more about our services, our stroke referral processes,
the Stroke Central Online Café and our stroke prevention campaign. 10th
November 2020, 10:00am – 11:30am, Waipukurau Health Centre, 1 Cook Street,
Waipukurau. Please RSVP with “Waipuk” by Thursday 29th October to
[email protected] or call 021 962 371.

Contact Person: Anne Jaeger-Annear
Phone or Mobile Number: 021962371
Email Address: [email protected]
Web Address: www.strokecentral.org.nz Read more about Stroke Central Region

Gardening Jobs for March by Judith Halford

# In March we are busy harvesting, preserving and planting for the winter....

# Sow seeds of parsnips , carrots, swedes, turnips and broad beans . Plant seedlings of spinach, kale, silver beet, bok choy and pak choi. And also cabbage, cauli., and broccoli. Remember to plant a few different vegetables each fortnight, rather than having everything ready to eat at the same time.

# Sow sweet pea seed for spring flowering. Soak seed overnight in water before sowing.Add sheep pellets, lime and compost to soil before sowing and then watch slugs and snails don't eat them as they germinate.

# Spring flowering bulbs are beginning to appear in garden centres. Be in early for those popular or rare varieties. Read more about Gardening Jobs for March by Judith Halford

Gardening Jobs in August 2017 by Judith Halford

# When the soil dries out, continue to prune roses. Spray with a mix of spraying oil and Copper. This seals the cuts and smoothes scale and fungi.

# Plant new roses, trees and berries.

# Think about where you could plant some vegetables as we are approaching spring. Even if it’s only a couple of lettuce and silver beet plants. It always tastes better when you have grown it yourself.

# Fertilise roses, citrus and fruit trees. Take care to keep fertilizer away from the trunk, and water in well.

# Green tip or early bud movement, begins in stone fruits, soon. Spray with copper to protect from leaf curl and bladder plum.

# Wood ash can be sprinkle sparingly on gardens and raked in, but NOT near camellias, rhodos. and other acid loving plants. Read more about Gardening Jobs in August 2017 by Judith Halford

Old Waipukurau Hospital

Monday 28 November the old Nurses Home at the old Waipukurau Hospital burnt down. The building has been completely destroyed. One of the few buildings that were to be saved. Demolition continues...

Thumbs up to our awesome fire brigades and our awesome fire men and ladies that worked for hours to keep neighbouring houses safe. Here are some photographs today 29 November of the hospital site the first ones are of the old nurses home.

(right click on each photo to view).

Demolition of the old hospital

Congratulations to the Deakin Brothers for their tenacity in getting started on the demolition of the old Waipukurau hospital buildings.

As a community we wish them well with their endeavours on this project knowing that almost anything they do to this site will be an improvement on what we have currently. Big thumbs up. These photos were taken 24 February the top ones just a week later on 2 March. Excellent progress...

Asthma Hawke's Bay

Monthly respiratory clinic at CHB Outpatients Department- always last Thursday of the month. Clinic appointments in Napier Monday to Friday also. (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / COPD, bronchiectasis etc)
For free education and support by Respiratory Nurse Educators. Lung function tests (spirometry) completed (charges apply) bookings by appointment Toll Free for cell or landline 0800 ASTHMA / 0800 278462

Monthly Breathe Easy Support Group meets in CHB - call for more details.
Contact Person: Toni Hewett
Phone or Mobile Number: 0800 278 462 or TEXT 022 694 2872
Email Address: [email protected]
Web Address: www.asthmahb.co.nz Read more about Asthma Hawke's Bay

Your business – spring cleaning.

Does your business need a spring clean? Spring cleaning a business can cover many aspects. If you have been in business for a long time (or not) it can be useful to look at your business from the clients perspective.

First Contact/phone contact
First point of contact how does your business greet clients? On the phone do your clients feel valued? is there a web presence? (CHB.NET.NZ can assist with this) is your business easily found? Do clients know your business hours? Do they know what you do? What you specialise in?

Entrance/reception
When your client comes in is it welcoming? Tidy? Clean? Look like a business? Friendly greeting? Read more about Your business – spring cleaning.

Budget ideas

Everyone seems to be on a budget, taking care of every penny where they can. We are open as to what has worked for you in keeping your outgoings down.
Do you squeeze every last drop of toothpaste out of the tube then cut it open for the rest? Do you use a plastic spatula to get the last of the jam/vegemite/sauce out of the jar? Do you reuse your teabags? Let us know.
Here are a couple of interesting link for budget recipe ideas

http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2010/04/the-10-minutes-challenge-with-5-ingredients/

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/cheap-and-healthy

Budget ideas

http://savingsnut.com/ Read more about Budget ideas