Human rights abuse claims have spiked in New Zealand as Canterbury residents file claims against insurance and construction companies. Earthquake-affected residents are resorting to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines that require companies to respect the human rights of those affected by their activities. Claimant Gavin Johnstone’s Mairehau… Read More »Human rights abuse claims spike after quake
by Georgia Weaver, reporting for the Christchurch Mail St John has installed 20 new top-of-the-line defibrillators in its Christchurch ambulances and rapid response vehicles. The $23,000 machines were paid for with $400,000 of donations raised through the service’s supporters’ scheme and appeal weeks. Service improvement manager Curt Ward, who is also… Read More »Donations fund new paramedic kit for ambulances
Speed dating is often the preserve of the desperate and so it was at the University of Canterbury last week. However, these desperate were not dateless, rather, they were about 50 of Christchurch’s council and community board candidates. The University’s Department of Politics hosted a “speed voting” evening, aimed at… Read More »No love for candidates at 'speed voting' event
Christchurch City Council candidate Erin Jackson knows the power of social media. As University of Canterbury Students’ Association president for the last two years, she has engaged with about 15,000 students across the association’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and has developed a dedicated social media strategy for the local body elections… Read More »Candidates take mixed approach to social media
1. Let’s start with the basics. What is a District Health Board? District Health Boards oversee public health services in New Zealand. They liaise with health care providers including hospitals, general practices, pharmacies and laboratories to ensure New Zealand’s health care system is operating properly. The Canterbury DHB, the second… Read More »Nine things you didn’t know about the District Health Board elections and were too embarrassed to ask
