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By Students, For Students
Ki o Rahi - It's all about
Teamwork
Activity Trailers a Huge
Hit 'Love & Affection' for the
Kids  It's obvious there are some keen Motueka
residents working together at the Motueka Community Gardens because the
place is flourishing and bursting with life. Passersby often stop to
chat with people working at the site and ask about the gardens ...(read
more)
April
Recipe: Apple Crumble ___________________________________________________ Upcoming
Events...
Grow Food at Home - March to July 2011 2hr workshops (how to, and hands on) Contact Joc' Winters: victorygardens@victory.school.nz
Heritage Week - April 17-25th Nelson City Council celebrates Heritage Week with a number of activities www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/heritage-week-2011/
Earth Day - Friday April 22nd (Good Friday) - A Billion Acts of Green www.earthday.org/earth-day-2011
International Compost Week - May 1-7, 'Compost, help scrap carbon pollution' www.createyourowneden.org.nz
Jennian Homes Mother's Day 5km - Sunday May 8th, 10:00am. Registration from 9:15am at Jennian Homes, Champion Road, Richmond www.nelsonevents.co.nz/content/jennian-homes-mothers-day-5km
NZ Nutrition Foundation Food Week, May 9-14th The inaugural Food Week has the theme 'Just Cook' www.nutritionfoundation.org.nz/news-and-hot-topics/Food-Week-2011
International Day of Biodiversity - May 22, Biodiversity for Development www.cbd.int/idb/
World Vision 40 Hr Famine, May 27-29 - 'Go Hard Out for the Hungry www.famine.org.nz
World Smokefree Day, May 31 - 'Give Quitting A Go - You Can Do It' www.worldsmokefreeday.org.nz/ |
Newsletter #30 Here's
Helen... Welcome to our April Edition of Healthy Living. I hope you've adjusted to the end of daylight saving with the cooler mornings and evenings. Now you're possibly thinking about Easter and looking forward to the two extra days holiday this month. Easter is a great time to get the family together to do something physical before the winter sets in and the days get shorter. Perhaps take a walk together around a park, along the beach or try out one of the many walking tracks in the region. Keep the kids busy in the holidays with a game of beach cricket during the middle of the day when it's warmest. Or have a game of hopscotch or noughts & crosses when the tide is low. Speaking of colder days and kids... check out our competition in the community newspapers this month to win Claire Gourley's recipe book Who's Cooking Tonight? Claire has written the book from a teen's perspective with simple nutritious recipes, hints about food labelling and tips about cooking. What better way to get your teens into the kitchen to help out? We have a great review of Claire's book in this newsletter by twelve year-old Sara Gane, who cooked up a storm (she made the butter chicken) much to the delight of her family! Until next time, Helen Helen Steenbergen Contact us: Nutrition and Physical Activity Team Helen Steenbergen Jenni Gane/Maria Baxter
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Challenges
arise everyday for some students but Three Marlborough Colleges and Rai
Valley Area School have teams of students trained to support other
students to deal with the choices they face... 
"It's all about teamwork and it's a great
sport the whole whanau can play," says Maihi Barber. He's talking
about Ki o Rahi, a traditional Maori ball game, and Maihi is passionate
about it ... 
The
junior pupils, or 'ferns' of Witherlea School are the eager caretakers of
their edible gardens, and recently celebrated their autumn harvest with a
shared lunch... 
The most simple and cost effective thing a
council can do to get more people walking and cycling is to reduce vehicle
speeds, according to transport planner Bevan Woodward... 
The Sport Tasman Active Movement
trailers were set up to coach pre-school teachers and parents on
teaching fundamental physical skills, but they have also been used at
community events, galas and workshops...
Marlborough's historic Brayshaw Park was
filled with children at the recent Children's Day event. With the
theme 'Love and Affection' emphasising the importance of
spending time together as a family...
An eight week military style exercise programme is
successully helping young people make positive choices on their journey to
adulthood. The CACTUS (Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit
Support) programme is a collaborative effort... 
In Autumn, it's easy to eat your Five Plus A
Day. Fruit such as apples, figs and feijoas are ripening and ready
to harvest. It's also time for gathering nuts. As well as eating the
harvest fresh, it's a great time to start saving food for the winter
months... 
This recipe was taken from 'Who's
Cooking Tonight?' by 17 yr-old Claire Gourley. Our teen reviewer
Sara Gane says with plenty of seasonal apples around, Apple Crumble is an
easy choice for an after dinner treat for the family...
