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Stroke Central Region

joyce — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:16:25 +0000

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]">[email protected] or call 021 962 371.

Contact Person: Anne Jaeger-Annear
Phone or Mobile Number: 021962371
Email Address: [email protected]">[email protected]
Web Address: www.strokecentral.org.nz

COVID - 19 let's stay safe CHB

joyce — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:44:03 +0000

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.

Arthritis New Zealand sessions

joyce — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:13:36 +0000

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

Friday 15^th Feb – 11.30am – 12.30pm Tips for managing inflammatory auto-immune arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, lupus), presented by Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator. AW Parsons Indoor Pool Meeting Room, Waipukurau

Monday 18^th Feb – 10am – 11am: Tips for managing fibromyalgia, presented by Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator. St Lukes Church Hall, Havelock North.

There is no charge to attend our education sessions, but donations are encouraged. Booking is strongly recommended, as most sessions have a limited number of seats. Bookings can be made by phoning 0800 663 463 or emailing [email protected]">[email protected]

I will be finishing with Arthritis New Zealand on Friday 22^nd February, and handing over to my colleague Lori Davis whom you can contact regarding any future activities or opportunities in Hawke’s Bay. [email protected]">[email protected]

Waipukurau session information

Gardening Jobs for March by Judith Halford

joyce — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 04:29:08 +0000

# 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.

# Take cuttings of roses, fuchsia, lavender and buxus. Use last springs growth which is now semi- hard, dip in clonex and put into a very gritty mix, such as cacti or propagating mix.

# If you notice ants running up and down stems of citrus or shrubs in sheltered positions, they are usually infested with scale insect. Spray with conqueror oil and shield. This will smoother scale, and kill off scale larvae and the sooty mould.

# New varieties of flower annuals will be available now,to replace petunias etc. Get pansy, primula etc in now while it is still warm and they will flower all winter.

# Autumn is a good time to renew or patch up your lawn. Yates Quick Fix, is worth considering.

Gardening Jobs in August 2017 by Judith Halford

joyce — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 05:52:39 +0000

# 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.

# Summer bulbs like, dahlias, gladioli and tuberous begonias become available in August.

# Give your wild birds a treat…a seed bell, special seed cakes or sugar water for the Tui, [a cup of sugar dissolved in 1 litre of warm water], as their food supply is limited at this time of the year.Better still, plant plants that will feed them at this time, such as single flowered varieties of Camellia, Kowhai Dragons Gold, Prunus campanulata varieties, Grevilleas and Crap apple trees.

Old Waipukurau Hospital

joyce — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 23:54:34 +0000

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

joyce — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:30:52 +0000

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

joyce — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:17:30 +0000

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]">[email protected]
Web Address: www.asthmahb.co.nz

Your business – spring cleaning.

joyce — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:30:23 +0000

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?

Information
Is your information easy to find (for both client and yourself)? do you have enough fliers/information for them to take away and look at or have you run out? is the information current? Are your staff knowledgeable and able to assist clients in your absence?

Database of clients
Do you have a database to keep up with clients and have up to date contact details for them so you can send them, say, a newsletter with your latest deals/specials/new product that has come out. Keeping in touch with your client shows you care maybe you could add them to a VIP club with a loyalty discount. Keep them coming back, keep them shopping local.

Workflow/efficiency
How is the workflow in your business logical and orderly or illogical and disordered? Small changes in the workspace can make a huge difference to how well things run. Sometimes just a few baskets or files or computer files can make a huge difference in how easy it is to find and store things.

Do you want to do all this but it is in the too hard basket or don’t have time. I can help. Do you need a mystery shopper to come in and do an unbiased review of these details and give a report and/or assist with your ‘spring clean’. Call me.

Jodi’s Enterprises NZ
Joyce
P 858 8965
E [email protected]">[email protected]

Budget ideas

joyce — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 04:29:05 +0000

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/

Use the forum on the menu bar above (you will need to register as a member it is free see black box on home page) or our facebook CHB.NET.NZ to add your ideas...