ACROSS

02/05/2022

We have a new page under ACROSS Te Kotahitanga O Te Wairua. Please like and follow our new page to keep up with the latest happenings at ACROSS. This page will be deleted by May 31st 2022.

23/03/2022

Hi Everyone,
This account will soon be closed by Facebook as it is an older style account. Our new page is Across Te Kotahitanga O Te Wairua. Please look for our new account and follow us to keep up with the new and exciting changes happening at ACROSS Social Services.
https://www.facebook.com/across.org.nz

ACROSS is an Anglican & Catholic Rangitāne Organisation Social Services providing social work, counselling, support groups, and parenting programs.
Our vision is Te Manawa Ora - Whānau living their best lives.

17/03/2022

Te Manawa has a Scavenger Hunt!

Win a 10″ Lenovo tablet with our Curiosity Scavenger Hunt!
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in March (13 days total), visit Te Manawa to grab a challenge card and complete its question. Staff will give you a clue to a secret location in the city. You will have the two hours between 10am and 12 noon to find our staff member there. Take a selfie with our social media frame and you’ll be in the draw to win! Spot prizes for the first to find us each day.

Terms and Conditions: winner will be chosen at random on Friday 1 April 2022. If no contact is made as of 1st May 2022 a second winner will be drawn. Prize must be collected from Te Manawa. Prize not redeemable for cash. Limit one entry per household per day.

10/03/2022

We have all been enjoying the sunny, warm weather for the last few weeks. Here is a safety tip from PNCC and Christchurch City Council for those cyclists out there trying to turn right on busy streets. Hook turns-what you need to know

https://www.pncc.govt.nz/services/transport/bike-palmy/tips-and-tricks-to-keep-you-safe/?

25/02/2022

Are you looking for something different to do tonight? You might want to try out a French film for free at the Globe Theatre.

Join The Alliance Française for their free monthly French Film Night on Friday 25 February at The Globe Theatre.

The film "Slalom" will be screened with English subtitles.

Under the guidance of a strict ex-champion, a promising 15-year-old girl trains as a professional skiing star. Will she be able to endure the physical and emotional pressures?

Licensed bar/café open from 6 pm. The film will start at 8 pm.

Free event, donations welcome.

17/02/2022

Citizen's Advice Bureau is holding a free information session on your rights as a tenant on February 24, 2022, from 1 pm-2:15 pm. Please share this with any groups or people who may benefit from this information.

11/02/2022

Train the Trainer Workshop Papaioea / Palmerston North
Are you a teacher or educator who is keen to help your school and your students embrace a culture dedicated to climate action? Does the idea of sustainable behaviour patterns for life appeal to you? Or maybe you’d like to be the person who transformed the way your kura/school or kōhanga/early childhood centre thought about and dealt with waste? Whatever your motivation, our 1-day Your Sustainable School Train the Trainer workshop is the workshop for you.

What you will take away from this workshop:
- knowledge and skills to roll out sustainability focussed, climate action, waste reduction plan specific to your school or centre, including:
- tools needed to get staff and students excited and engaged
- everything they need to know, ask and say when liaising with waste management providers
- what to look for when measuring and reporting on progress
- Strong connections with other like-minded people in your community.

How your school or centre will benefit:
- Better recycling systems and lower rates of contamination
- New or improved methods to deal with food scraps
- Empowered students and teachers driving a culture of climate action at school, at home, and in the community

Thanks to funding from the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainability Trust is delivering this programme free of charge.

Please note that if there is an alert level change and we can't deliver it in person, we will move it online.

Also - In line with the government's rules all teachers must have a valid ‘My Vaccine Pass’. We will be scanning you in on the day.

02/02/2022

It's COVID-19 Vaccination Weekend! Give your family the best protection against Omicron this weekend. See the poster below for details.

26/01/2022

Our Summer newsletter is now available https://mailchi.mp/427871a1866b/across-jun-jul-2021-up-date-14514138?e=[UNIQID] It contains an overview of the last year at ACROSS.

Welcome, 2022! We hope everyone has had a chance to relax over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. We are all refreshed, renewed, and ready to tackle the challenges and triumphs that 2022 will bring. Our new website is up and running. If you have not had a chance to view it, go to www.across.org...

21/12/2021

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

16/12/2021

George Street Christmas Market
Saturday 18 Dec 2021 11.30am - 4pm

Escape the shopping mall stress this last Saturday before Christmas and have a relaxed stroll down George Street in Palmerston North, where local artisans will have a great selection of quality handmade items for you on offer, right on the sidewalks!

Choose from items such as handmade journals, unique cards, clay jewellery, hand-crocheted or -knitted baby toys and clothes, Christmas ornaments, wooden toys, handmade soaps, and body care items, festive buntings for all areas of your house and so much more...

Why not enjoy fresh-air shopping in Palmy's creative quarter with a friend and afterward relax in one of the lovely cafes, bars, or restaurants?

(Our makers will be wearing masks and we have QR Codes at either ends of the market for check-ins.)