Displaying items by tag: Rural Women

Tuesday, 15 July 2014 09:47

Share your rural life story

RURAL WOMEN New Zealand is inviting people to write short stories and photos and videos to showcase New Zealand farming life today which may be used to promote primary products.

Published in General News
Monday, 14 April 2014 10:05

Call for rural bus ‘blind spot’ mirrors

RURAL WOMEN NZ urges bus companies to follow the lead of Ritchies Transport, which installed extra mirrors on its buses following the 2012 death of a 5-year-old West Coast boy after he was dropped off a school bus operated by the company.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 04 December 2013 08:35

Rural home support on the brink

THE HOME support sector for rural people will be in crisis next year, says Rural Women's new president Wendy McGowan, who is a nurse.

Published in General News
Monday, 11 February 2013 08:48

Finance, family problems big concerns

Rural Women NZ has received a big response to its 'Feeling Rotten' survey in the first week since its launch.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 29 January 2013 09:29

Green light for safety initiatives

Rural Women New Zealand welcomes two rural road safety initiatives it's been promoting getting the green light.

Published in General News
Monday, 13 August 2012 11:42

Garden grants for schools

Rural Women New Zealand is teaming up with Farmlands to give away gardening grants to six lucky North Island rural primary schools.

Published in General News
Friday, 15 June 2012 16:48

Lepto in spotlight

Rural Women New Zealand will highlight the devastating impacts on families of leptospirosis, a disease that can be passed from infected animals to humans, at the New Zealand Veterinary Association conference in Hamilton next week.

Published in General News
Thursday, 14 June 2012 08:47

Call to put old schools to use

Rural Women New Zealand is calling on the Minister of Education to gift or lease closed rural schools to local communities, and has requested a meeting with Minister Hekia Parata to discuss the proposal.

Published in General News
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