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Now We're Cooking Marlburians now have support to develop their cooking skills thanks to the innovative Get Cooking programme. Like the name suggests, Get cooking is about providing the tools and education to enable people to get into the kitchen and be confident to cook a meal for themselves, family &/or friends. click here for full story Feeding Nelson Bill Sayer believes Nelson can grow all the fruit it needs. “It only requires 4 fruit trees to be planted per person” says Bill. “There is plenty of scope for more fruit trees to be planted in both private gardens and Council reserves.” Options are to propagate cuttings and seedlings on a large scale” Bill believes Nelson needs to plant fruit trees and plan urban food production now. click here for full story
Up and Running in Marlborough
Low cost recreation programmes are running in Awatere, Havelock, Renwick and Picton with each Hub offering a range of options and activities designed to meet the needs of its community. The Havelock Hub runs an active Judo club, Renwick has commenced Zumba classes and Picton has held open days at the Rowing Club gym to encourage the attendance of people interested in joining. click here for full story Victory GardenOur Community Garden, tucked in the back of a series of classrooms behind Victory Community Centre, and easily visible and accessible to Railway Walkway users, is worth a visit at this time of the year. This garden is for everyone. There is a shady gazebo to sit and eat your lunch under, hang out with friends, or just be alone listening to the songs of the birds and stream. click here for full story The Great Tater Debater - Petronella Reigns Supreme Blenheim Bender? – not this weekender. The Great Tater Debater has proved once and for all that the best office spuds come from Petronella Hot Potato. click here for full story
Good Food keeps body and soul together whatever your age, and none more so than in the ‘golden years’. However malnutrition risk is increasingly common in our ageing population. The NZ Nutrition Foundation and NMDHB’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Programme held two seminars in Nelson on May 5th focussing on the latest research in keeping our seniors well by making meals matter. click here for full story Leading by Example - One Man's StoryTremain Mikaere is 43 years old. Or as he puts it “I’m reaching that age where a heart attack is a reality. Obesity, diabetes, gout, all of those illnesses start reaching home at this age.” It’s not the reality Tremain wants for himself, his kids, or his grandkids. click here for full story
Latest Evaluations The latest evaluations from the School of Population Health, Auckland University have been loaded onto the website. Click on the links below to take you there. |
Newsletter
#21 Here’s
Helen Having spent the past few weeks in
In Everyone rides bikes for work, for pleasure and for
exercise. I lost track of the number of bikes I saw with one, if not two
or three children’s seats attached and was impressed with the cart-bikes
which are used to transport children, shopping and even
furniture. A stopover in
In New Zealand we are so fortunate to have wide open, clean
and green spaces in which to spend our recreation time. With that in
mind and now that winter is here, don’t forget to get out on your bikes
or lace up your sneakers and head out for a
walk. See you next month. Helen
Steenbergen Contact us: Nutrition and Physical Activity Team Jenni Gane/Maria
Baxter Richard Butler
Helen Steenbergen
Lee Punt
Don MacLellan
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