The latest news and updates from Choices NZ and the IHC Group.
Luka’s day starts early with an 8km bike ride to Project Search at Burwood Hospital. He loves jumping on his e-bike and rushing off to his internship.
A course to help adults with disabilities defend themselves is proving so successful there's already talk of running another.
Courtney Ratana has his first job at the age of 40. He started in January as a pool attendant at the Lido Aquatic Centre in Palmerston North and he now works there every Monday.
As I’m sure you know, the country remains in Alert Level 4. We’re continuing to follow Government guidelines and best practice to help keep the people we support and our staff safe.
As you will be aware, the whole country has moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 with the discovery of the highly contagious Delta variant in the community.
Life has changed a lot for Jeremy since he moved into an IDEA Services residence in Palmerston North a year ago and signed up with a Choices NZ life coach.
Wellington IT student Evie Randall went public about her struggle to find work. It worked. She had so many replies she had to call her job coach.
Hidden around Virginia Lake in Whanganui are specially decorated stones designed to intrigue and inform people about a rare genetic syndrome known as cri du chat – or cry of the cat.
Debbie Kennedy has done years of work experience in hospitality and customer service with little pay to show for it. She estimates half of the work she has done has been unpaid.
School leavers looking for work will have extra help this year thanks to a new scheme being trialled in a number of secondary schools.
There’s something that Hamish Taverner wants to do before he completes his five-year term as Chair of the IHC Rangītikei Association later this year.
Throughout the IHC Group we are putting procedures in place as we work towards increasingly supporting people and engaging in person.
We are all talking with hope about what life might look like after the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown.
The New Zealand Government has made some laws that give some new protection to renters during the lockdown. These laws apply for the next three months and they can go for longer if the government decides they should.
I want to update you as we enter the long weekend for Easter.
I want to update you all as we near the end of our first week at COVID-19 Level 4.
As we head into a nationwide lockdown beginning today at 11:59pm I want to let you know that a huge amount of work has been completed to ensure that we continue delivering our residential and housing services during the period the country is on Level 4 COVID-19 Alert.
The IHC Group is committed to abiding by the new restrictions on work to ensure the safety of the people we support, our staff and our friends and families.
We are all concerned about COVID-19 and with cases confirmed in New Zealand and travel restrictions, we are taking the possibility of an outbreak very seriously.
