Strong Voices

Do you know the difference between a mihimihi and a pepeha? Do you know the words and actions to the IDEA Services waiata? How about what to do on a marae?

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A gentle image of her husband and young son has proved to be a winner for South Otago dairy farmer Renae Martin in the 2023 IHC Calf & Rural Scheme photo competition.

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In December, Auckland restaurants were full of people enjoying Christmas get-togethers and the start of the summer holidays. Among them, one group had a different reason to celebrate.

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A big present brought a lot of smiles to the McComb household in Levin just before Christmas.

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Young people are lining up to join cooking classes at Comcol North Canterbury thanks to a partnership between Comcol and the IHC North Canterbury Association.

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Sandra Dunning, a former IHC Pukekohe Op Shop volunteer, dropped off some Christmas biscuits to volunteers in the shop a week before Christmas. On Boxing Day she died in a house fire.

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IHC has big plans for its Stand Tall money game app this year, and many more students and teachers will have a chance to play the game.

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On 1 March Ray Urlich will set off from Newcastle, Australia, with two mates to ride across to Perth.

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Cooking classes running at Comcol North Canterbury deliver a lot more than food prep.

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IHC Self-Advocacy Advisor David Corner has been awarded life membership of disabled people’s organisation People First – Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi.

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