Let's get growing!

From backyards to pots and windowsills, the Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Edible and Sustainable Garden Awards are back for 2021 in partnership with the Canterbury Horticultural Society! We want to celebrate all gardens, big and small, new and established, and hope to encourage people new to growing edibles to get involved! From veggie pots to garden plots, entry is free and open to everyone in the Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board area. Entries are open until 28 January 2021 with an award ceremony following in early-mid 2021. All attendees receive a certificate and a prize.

Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote Boxthorn Clean-up – Call for helpers!

Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote Working Party members are asking for help cutting and removing Boxthorn growing on the banks of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River. Working Party members are there Monday mornings with loppers and handsawa on the true right bank of the river at the end of Cumnor Tce behind 9 Kennaway Place. Please contact Bruce Stanton for more information on 03 338 1909.

MoneyTalks Service

MoneyTalks is a free helpline available to provide free budgeting advice to individuals, family and whānau. MoneyTalks is funded by the Ministry of Social Development.
Our financial mentors can help people:

• Understand their financial situation
• Organise their debt
• Plan for the future
• Put them in touch with your local budgeting service

We communicate by phone, txt, chat, email and have english, samoan, te reo and mandarin speakers. Find out more about MoneyTalks on our website www.moneytalks.co.nz

Aranui Bike Fixup

Aranui Bike Fixup has been going well since starting up in August. In just over 3 months we have given away 90 bikes and repaired 60 bikes for people in the community, Three of our regular young people have received their first tool from our 'earn a bike tool' scheme. On Thursday 10th December we are having our final fixup for the year and celebrating the good progress with some extra food on offer, so it would be a great chance for people to come and see what we do and get a bike for Christmas if you need one. 153 Breezes Road 3-6pm. We will aim to open again on Thursday 28th January. Contact Steve Muir 0210619296 or aranuibikefixup@gmail.com for more details. Any donations of bikes or parts or bike fixing skills are welcome. 

Reframe Wānanga launch party

Reframe Wānanga is a new platform that provides innovative programs for young people to learn about Mental Health in Aotearoa-New Zealand. This past year has been spent developing and delivering courses to help empower rangatahi to discover what best supports their wellbeing.

The Reframe team are excited to announce the official launch of Reframe Wānanga. On Friday 4th December we will be gathering at Tūranga library, Ōtautahi for an afternoon of kai, kōrero, and celebration - plus special guest speaker, MP Chlöe Swarbrick!

Please RSVP to rw@stepstone.org.nz -we look forward to seeing you there.