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Dunedin, Ota, Nz

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Planner within the Southern Region for Otago/Southland.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Be a community voice in the process of planning for, and the move into the New Dunedin Hospital.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Part Time role, working in Peer Support following the IPS values. This role also includes Crisis work and is as a result of a contract with Te Whatu Ora to offer Peer Support Services to the City of Dunedin.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

As a Peer Supporter I along with an amazing team of other Peer Supporters offer a confidential environment for people within the community who are struggling with mental health, and also the effects of suicide. We offer an ear to listen, to validate and create a space free of charge as sometimes the last line of hope as many of the services provided are stretch to their capacity. Not only is this extremely rewarding but also inspirational meeting an amazing array of people along the way and hearing their truely inspirational and brave accounts of suicide and mental health.This was a further extension of the already 3 years with the Trust in the capacity of Hope Walk and Collection Day co-ordinator which helped raise thousands for the trust to help subside therapy sessions and also fund the peer support program through the Hope Centre. These were successful grass roots campaigns and helped raise awareness within the community.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Life Matters is starting a Crisis Café very soon at the Hope Centre in partnership with the Dunedin’s Police Core Deployment Taskforce. The Police have informed us that they receive many crisis calls from people who are struggling but don’t always have somewhere they can take them to receive support. We want the Hope Centre to be a place where people can come after hours and during peak times of mental distress when/if they can’t get support elsewhere. This is all new to us, so to test the waters we will start operating our Crisis Café from 1pm-9pm on a Thursday afternoon/evening. This may extend to more hours and more days if this garners a good response. We’re excited to be able to bring this much needed service to the community and extend our scope of work to our Dunedin whānau.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Pleased to have been elected for another year, and continue in role supporting suicide awareness and reduction across NZ.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Be Heard will provide free one to one counselling to Otago based primary and intermediate based children.www.beheard.org.nzStay tuned for more updates to come. This is an exciting space to watch!

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

North East Valley Baptist ‘Community Trust’ runs many Community programs and initiatives to support Parenting development and Family focused activities such as our VALLEY SPACE and NEV PLAYGROUP programs.Independent community groups have also been running programs within this facility for many years. Offering the community up a selection of exercise, music and dance opportunities for all ages. Working from the old Valley Baptist Church, this continue to offer the North East Valley Community another community group which futhur offers programs to our residents alongside The Valley Project

North East Valley, Dunedin

The Valley Community Workspace is a community that supports research and practice in low-carbon and sustainable technologies. We have a co-working space for sustainable, innovative ventures, skill-sharing, creativity and community led education and development.The Valley Community Workspace Inc (VCW) coordinates research and development projects and the activities of the workshop. Current ventures include the Dunedin Makerspace – an electronics and robotics development space; a DIY bicycle-repair/second-hand bike workshop; electric and recumbent bicycle developers; electric car conversion enthusiasts; and a welding workshop. Tenants have their own space and access to shared areas, shared workshop spaces for creativity, problem solving and sharing tools and expertise.The trading purpose of VCW is to provide a co-working environment and research and development projects for its innovative members, who are working on green technology ventures and training apprentices.The community purpose of VCW is to support these ventures with community support, promote research and development projects, and provide marketing assistance, additional volunteer labour, connections, helping them train and inspire young people, and connecting them to opportunities.

North East Valley, Dunedin

Pleased and honoured to be leading an executive in the role of Chair. I hope through my tenure as chair, the Valley Project will continue to focus on our strengths and strengthen our strategic governance. Especially after the last couple of years with the battle of COVID. Really excited to be leading the work of the project alongside the manager, on behalf of the 6500 residents of the North East Valley.

North East Valley, Dunedin

The Valley Project is a community-led development project that builds community connections and promotes the wellbeing of local families and whanau.What do we do? We coordinate activities such as:​Cosy Homes, a programme to help create warmer, drier, healthier homes in the valleyKai Share which provides food boxes for families and people in need, in conjunction with FoodShare DunedinAnnual and regular community events such as Matariki celebrations, CreekFest and community dinnersPublish and distribute the monthly community newsletter, the Valley Voice to over 3700 homesProviding services and resources for the Valley community, such as the community rooms, cheap copying services and community education opportunities.

North East Valley, Dunedin

The Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary Project (Open VUE) seeks to utilise the unique spatial structure of North East Valley as a defined catchment area for Lindsay Creek, and as a green corridor with the potential to link the Dunedin Town Belt with the Orokonui Ecosanctuary. Open VUE will build on the very strong sense of local community identity, and the sound administrative base provided by the existing Valley Project. Open VUE aims to engage with partners to undertake a comprehensive programme focused on community engagement in green space enhancement and pest control through biodiversity mapping, species monitoring and environmental education. Drawing on the experience of established community ecosanctuaries we aim to be a model for other community projects.

Natcom Secretary to the National Committee of NZ Young Farmers. Providing governance support to the next generation of agricultural professionals in NZ.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Policy advisor for Otago and West Coast. Back up advisor for North Otago and South Canterbury.

Dunedin, New Zealand

Working within the RMA, local and regional plans to progress issues that impact on Federated Famers membership.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Pleasure to be on the 60th Anniversary Committee working together to bring together the award celebrations for The Hillary Award. Exciting things to come in celebration of an award that has changed and enhanced the lives of many around the world. I look forward to another 60 years of the award changing the lives of our youth in New Zealand.

Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Administration and Secretarial Services to the network. - Work closely with the Chair to ensure administrative side of the network functions smoothly. - Works with stakeholders at chairs discretion to enable the workplace of the network forward- Works with stakeholder in mental health and addiction around the Ōtepoti area. This includes and is not limited to communications and ensuring items are ready for communication. There are over 60 stakeholders in the network and something that continues to grow. - Work extremely closely with the SDHB and advise on the communities need for investment in the mental health area. - Watch this space when the health reforms take place....

Wellington, New Zealand And Dunedin, New Zealand

General Member for the Otago Council

Overseas Office Based In The United States

Worked with the Overseas Education office teaching students from around the globe through the Spring to Summer program. COVID had changed the teaching of the program and much of the program was based on the Zoom platform. Students were located from approximately 50 countries and experienced huge insight into the experiences of youth of what have been shaped by COVID from the start to the finish of the program. The effects of COVID are not widely felt on the youth of New Zealand as much as the youth around the world. That social awareness was quite moving. Perhaps the biggest issue apart from language barrier's was loosing my female students from Afghanistan when the Taliban took over which highlighted that not even education is above geopolitics. A fantastic program run by Ferris State and highly rewarding experience to be part of.

Wellington, New Zealand

Secretary to the Establishment Board of Directors and Board of Directors of United Nations Youth New Zealand. Help in admin support and where is needed in discretion.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Vice President for High Schools Otago. Running Civics education programs inside high schools within the boundary of Otago and Southland. With a focus on issues that matter to them the most such as isolation from Wellington where central decisions are made, Natural Disasters and economic issues.

Dunedin New Zealand

Creating events for Students of the wider Otago and Southland Region under the Civics education provider United Nations Youth New Zealand. The emphasise on these events is to bring opportunity and civic participation in strategic decision making, policy and with a focus on how to participate in political matters no matter your geographic location or distance from Wellington.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Enviromental Mangamnet And Politics

Postgraduate Certificate, Resource Management

Activities and Societies: Resource Management and mock hearings.Focused on the Resource Management Act 1991 and the new Natural Built.

Certificate In Bicultural Competency, Cultural Diversity

Developed a practical knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori as appropriate within the workplace, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty.

Certificate In Intentional Peer Support, Peer Support

Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. We learned to use relationships to see.

Certificate, Cookery, A+

Completed through the secondary school project in preparation for the Armed Forces to become a Chef. Fully qualified in Level 2.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council Secretary - 2017Secondary School based in the rural town of Alexandra, Central Otago.

Education record

Very privileged to be able to engage in a group which allows huge range of skills to develop further in directorships in organisations.