News

May 2015: Manager’s Message

By Lina | 26/05/2015

Greetings everyone. Many thanks for your warm welcome to me in the manager’s role. I am very much enjoying the opportunity to meet members on a variety of different occasions, such as at gym sessions, the movie and quiz nights, the Ashburton morning tea and MS support group, Parkinson’s spouses’ group, Upbeat group, MS lunches,…

May 2015: President’s message

By Lina | 26/05/2015

Annual general Meeting It was very heartening to have a good turnout of our members at our AGM held in March. It is encouraging to see your interest in the Board of MS and Parkinson’s Canterbury, who represent you as members of the Society. Feel free to make contact with any of us Board members…

Sing for MS in Christchurch

By Lina | 21/05/2015

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…