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The Centre will close at lunch time Friday 23 December for the Xmas holidays. We will reopen on the 9th January 2017.

We wish you a happy and safe holiday.

We want you to have a fun, safe summer holiday. Unfortunately every summer kiwis die on our roads or drown in our lakes, rivers, or the sea. The links below provide tips for ensuring that you and your family stay safe while having fun in the sun.

Driving in the holidays

You will need to take extra care when traveling in holiday periods because of increased traffic volumes, congestion, tiredness and people driving in unfamiliar environments. Being courteous, remembering to share the road with others and scheduling frequent breaks can help you keep your cool when driving during these times.

Follow these NZ Transport Agency tips to ensure your travel is a safe and pleasurable experience for you and others on the road.

Water Safety

As New Zealanders, we love the water – whether playing or surfing in it, boating or sailing on it, or simply enjoying our stunning coastline, beaches, lakes and rivers.

Water Safety New Zealand provide Resources & Safety Tips to ensure you enjoy your time spent on or in the water.

On our Resources page we have some information to help families cope with the trauma of earthquakes. These resources were developed after the Christchurch earthquakes.

Safe and Sound — Helping families coping with disaster

There are some simple things mums and dads can do to help their kids through these difficult times. Nigel Latta.

Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta presents information to help parents guide their children through post-earthquake trauma.

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Webhealth Website

Information Sheet for Parents:

• Earthquake stress symptons in children
• Possible Psychological Reactions to an Earthquake

Useful links

• Get Ready Get Thru

  The information in this website will help you learn about the disasters that can affect you and what you can do to be prepared before they happen. And knowing what to do during and after these disasters will also help you and your loved ones keep safe and get through.

• EQC

  New Zealanders feel about 150 earthquakes a year. While many are small, those that are strong and close to centres of population can cause great damage and sometimes loss of life. For this reason, it’s important for New Zealanders to know how to prepare for and respond safely to earthquakes.

Jess has gone on maternity leave. We wish her all the best and will keep you up-to-date with all the baby news.

We have been very fortunate for the return of Lucy to the centre.

Lucy trained in Christchurch and then moved to Wellington worked as part of our teaching team for two and a half years. Lucy left to travel to Asia and North and Central America for 18 months.

We have been having fun taking part in this years Garden Bird Survey. The kids have enjoyed making and wearing the bird masks, colouring in the posters, watching the videos and identifying birds (some with more enthusiasm than accuracy).

For more information on the Garden bird survey and lots of activities your kids can do at home see the Landcare Research webs site.