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Presentation by Prof. David Miller on 27 May 2015

By Lina | 13/05/2015

PARKINSON’S SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES

By Lina | 06/05/2015

By Kirstie Koller Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) Community Speech Language Therapists offer a variety of services for people with communication difficulties resulting from their Parkinson’s. These include the Parkinson’s Communication Treatment Group, LSVT LOUD, and the Parkinson’s Society Communication Maintenance Group.   PARKINSON’S COMMUNICATION TREATMENT GROUP This programme of once-weekly morning sessions runs for…

Jenny Boyer: Reflections on my 27 years with the Society

By Lina | 08/04/2015

I think that I have been lucky to have had the best job ever working for a Society that offers so much to its members and to its staff. When I started with the Society in March 1988, information was very difficult to find; we certainly did not have the access to computers and to…

Robin Furley, our new manager

By Lina | 08/04/2015

Greetings everyone. It is a real pleasure to be writing my first introductory piece for our newsletter as the new manager with MS-PD Society. Firstly, I want to honour Jenny Boyer’s contribution to our communities;  Jenny’s legacy is significant and will long be remembered as having shaped the Society during years of growth, change and…

Nordic Walking group

By Lina | 25/03/2015

10 – 11am every Friday in Hagley Park Sharron Emslie our former group leader resigned in early March. Sharron led our walkers for 5 years and we would like to say big thank you on behalf of all members of the Society for her efforts throughout these years. We would also like to congratulate Sharron…

2016 Membership Subscriptions

By Lina | 04/03/2015

[three_fourth] It is time again to renew your membership at the Society.   To request an annual membership form for 2016, please email Annette at support@ms-pd.org.nz.   You can return the completed form by posting it to PO Box 32-135, Linwood, Christchurch 8147 or emailing it back to support@ms-pd.org.nz   The payment options available to you are…

OCEANS OF HOPE – SAILING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW ZEALANDERS

By Lina | 04/03/2015

Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand has been presented with a fantastic opportunity to offer people with MS in New Zealand. The Sailing Sclerosis project, Oceans of Hope (OOH), aims to change the perception of multiple sclerosis by showing what is possible when people with a chronic disease are empowered to conquer their individual challenges, by engaging…

MOTOmed Viva-2 Light

By Lina | 24/02/2015

Some of you may have recently received an email about our quest to raise funds for a MOTOmed Viva-2 Light, a new piece of equipment for the gym, cost is approximately $6,000. We are continuing our campaign to provide this unit, that is quite unusual and can’t be found at the local gym. However it is…

Cost-Saving Entertainment Book

By Lina | 11/11/2014

The Society will be selling the very popular Entertainment Book again for 2015 for the 10th year. The Entertainment Book provides you with great savings to the most popular restaurants, attractions, shopping, travel and more, while providing the Society with much needed funds as the Society receives $13.00 for every book sold. We’re holding the…

Disability Legal Advice Clinic

By Lina | 11/11/2014

Community Law Canterbury launched a Disability Legal Advice Clinic earlier this year to provide quality free legal help to people in Canterbury who face barriers to accessing justice. The clinic is held at Aspire Canterbury (314 Worcester Street, Linwood) on the first and last Friday of the month from 9.30am to 3pm. Through the Clinic,…