by Lucy Kingsbeer | May 27, 2021 | Auahi Kore
We’re trying something new with how we communicate smokefree and vapefree spaces and places across the city. In the lead up to World Smokefree Day on 31 May you will see the new ‘proud to be smokefree’ pavement stickers being rolled out across suburban centres...
by Lucy Kingsbeer | May 21, 2021 | Kai
Kai brings people together, and the act of sharing kai with our whānau and neighbours is proving to be a great way to create positive connections across communities. Healthy Families Hutt Valley Systems Innovator, Emily Welch says “We know that social connectedness is...
by Lucy Kingsbeer | May 13, 2021 | Wellbeing
Wellbeing and putting the person first is high up on the agenda for Wellington Rugby League. The philosophy runs deep and was evident last weekend during the delivery of the Kiwi League Senior Coaching course, part of New Zealand Rugby League’s ‘The Kiwi Way’ Coach...
by Lucy Kingsbeer | Apr 27, 2021 | Alcohol
Healthy Families Hutt Valley has a focus on creating safe spaces that reduce the harm caused by alcohol. Safe spaces are the social and physical environments that create and support safer patterns of drinking behaviour and encourage low-risk drinking, which means...
by Lucy Kingsbeer | Apr 26, 2021 | Māori Systems
Kaihau Paitai, our Māori Systems Innovator has been in the role for a couple of months now and shares his reflections on his journey so far. “Te ao Māori has always been a part of my life – growing up in the Coromandel and going to Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa and...
