Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, Dr Ramon Pink has some simple things we can all do to make our summer unstoppable.

Kai, kōrero and companionship is proving a winning combination for kaumātua (elders) through the Kahukura Kaumātua Programme, which is helping to bring a community together to connect and talk about hauora (health and wellbeing).

It’s fair to say 2020 has been a challenging year, but it’s ending on a high note for participants who took part in the pilot Hikitia Te Hā stop smoking incentive programme at Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Horomako o Te Huruhuru early childhood centre in Islington.

The St John Youth and Canterbury Clinical Network (CCN) partnership is nearing its first anniversary and the relationship has proved so successful it is now being formalised. The pilot project which has been running through 2020 has been endorsed for St John Youth to offer a permanent voice across CCN’s groups.

When the Phillipstown Better Breathing Coffee Group gather at the local community hub on Monday mornings the result is lots of laughter and kōrero, as well as exercise.

Youth in Mid Canterbury can now receive sexual health care from a new Youth Sexual Health Clinic.

Early intervention and collaborative approaches such as those being put in place by Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow have been shown to result in a range of wellbeing benefits for children and their whānau, according to findings from a report released today.

The CCN Work Programme for 2020-21/22 has been endorsed by the Alliance Leadership Team and is now available on the CCN website.