A FREE service funded by the MOH for 16 years and over providing

FREE hearing tests and options for managing impacts of hearing loss

• Tinnitus mangement strategies
• Communication strategies
• Hearing aid management and information
• Assistive devices/telephone
• Hearing conservation
• Talks/presentations  to groups
• Staff training- communication strategies and hearing aid management

A confidential, friendly  service that supports, facilitates and promotes strategies for indivduals, couples and family/whanau to maximise their abilities to participate in everyday communication activities.

Clinics are Hastings 3-4 days a week,  

Napier - 1 day a week

Gisborne - 2 days once a month and Waipukurau - 1 day every two months

For information or an appointment please ring

Phone 06 876 7210             Fax 06 876 7294       cell 021 435 795

Email: rhoses@life.nzl.org

OUR PROGRAMME

No two days are the same at Pakeke Centre and over the period of the month you will have the opportunity to be involved in and enjoy a range of activities.This includes Brain Train with stimulating quick quizzes and physical movement(no sitting for any length of time)

Activities range from indoor games such as bowls and word games through to visits from other groups such as the ‘Paul Hunter Centre’ for competitive events and outings. We also meet regularly with support groups in the region such as Age Concern, Stroke Group, Arthritis Society etc and have very interesting speakers from tales from travellers to heads of Organisations. A generous morning, afternoon tea and lunch are served each day.-No dishes for anyone (thats got to be good.

Our monthly outings are varied and we visit all local places of interest. One day it might be going to Dannevirke with a picnic lunch to enjoy eating at the park with a stop off at the Warehouse for a shopping trip or it might be a visit to the Norsewood environs with lunch at the local hotel.

The Centre is open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30am – 4.30pm.

HOW YOU CAN JOIN US

You may contact us yourself or you may be referred eg by your doctor a health professional or other community agency. If you have been assessed as being eligible for funded day care then you will be advised of this.

Once the initial contact has been made we will arrange a time to come out to see you and tell you all about the Centre and give you the opportunity to ask questions. We will arrange the transport for you however you may like to come in with someone else in your own transport for the first few visits.

COMMENTS

‘It’s better than being at home.”
“Thanks for a great day.”
“It’s the contact I like.
"What a fun day"
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OUR ORGANISATION

Pakeke Centre is one of four other Day Clubs operated by the Waiapu Anglican Social Services Trust.

CONTACT US

Please contact us for further information about our service. We welcome your call and your first visit is FREE.
Bring a friend...the cammeraderie is amazing

Suburbs/Districts/Towns Serviced We will pick up from the wider Waipukurau district including Waipawa, Otane, Takapau etc. We generally co-ordinate the programme so that we pick up in the same general area on set days.

Pakeke Centre is a Day Club not a Drop in Centre. You are however welcome to call in and visit us and see Pakake Centre in operation. We will then arrange a time to come out and visit you in your own home so that we can set up the service for you.
Please feel free to talk to the manager about your needs. If we can not help we will refer you to an appropriate service.

Pakeke Centre has a contract with the Hawkes Bay District Health Board to provide Day Care. This means that for those who have been assessed as requiring day care the service is free. For those who are privately paying the cost per day is $12. The cost covers transport to and from the Centre, activities, outings once a month, morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

While there is a small cost for those who pay privately this contribution is supplemented by the funding we receive from our various funding bodies.

Offers coordinated home support, supported employment for people with disabilities and community participation day-based services

It is a client driven organisation, with 50% of the governing body having a disability or being closely associated to someone that does.

Today, the Disabilities Resource Centre Trust is a Charitable Trust and operates with a General Manager and teams consisting of Home Care Services, Community Services, Advocacy, Information and Administration.

The team environment allows for innovative and progressive ideas to be acted upon in a timely manner. Due to the ever-changing environment of the Health and Disability sector this is essential for any organisation meeting the challenges and opportunity of change.

The services offered by the Disabilities Resource Centre Trust have increased to meet the growing demands expected by a large number of people in the Eastern Bay of Plenty region. The Disabilities Resource Centre Trust today is a prime example of how the social needs and responsibilities of a community can be effectively incorporated into a professional business environment. The social conscience versus the business theory of profit-driven management can co-exist and the Disabilities Resource Centre Trust today is evidence of this.

The Disabilities Resource Centre Trust continues to provide a range of health, well-being and support services catering for people with a huge range and level of disabilities, along with offering fully-equipped conference facilities for use by the entire community. However, foremost in the minds and hearts of those involved with the Disabilities Resource Centre Trust is the people for whom the organisation was established. Our services are tailored to meet the needs and goals of the many hundreds of people with disabilities that we assist every day.

Support, Advocacy, Information and Education for those with Brain Injury and their Families/Whanau

                               Liaison Service

                                  Activity Day

                          Swimming Programme

                               Support Groups

About the Stroke Foundation – What we do

Stroke Foundation – Reducing the risk, improving outcomes

Our mission is to:

* save lives
* improve outcomes
* enhance life after Stroke

The Stroke Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that supports more than 70 stroke clubs and 40 field officers throughout New Zealand. The Foundation is the only organisation in New Zealand dedicated to reducing the incidence of stroke, improving treatment outcomes, and supporting those affected by stroke.
Our programmes

* Education: We promote public awareness about the risk factors for stroke and how to recognise the symptoms.
* Advocacy: We represent the interests of stroke survivors and their families.
* Research: The Foundation promotes research into the causes of stroke and monitors advances in rehabilitation and support services.

Our services

* Field officer support: Trained field officers are available to help with any stroke-related problems. They make hospital and home visits, support families and can advise on accessing carer-relief services and funding.
* Spouse support group: For partners of stroke survivors to share and gain support.
* Stroke clubs: meet regularly all over New Zealand to support people who’ve had a stroke and encourage them to take part in social activities.

For information about any of these services, please call 0800 STROKE (0800 78 76 53).
Funding

Our funding comes from various sources including the Lotteries Grants Board, charitable trusts, sponsorship, and donations. Less than 15 percent of our revenue comes from government contracts.

For support in the Hawke's Bay region:

http://www.stroke.org.nz/stroke-support-central

Napier field worker: Tracey Rangi, 021 962 373
Hastings field worker: Marilyn Scott, 021 962 372
 

Who Are We?

The Stewart Centre @ EIT was established in February 1999. It is a co-operative venture involving the Brain Injury Association of Hawke’s Bay and EIT Hawke’s Bay.

We are open from Monday to Friday, 9am – 3pm and are staffed by a mixture of full time and part time staff members. Clients attend for a variety of days according to their needs.

Our Focus
The Stewart Centre @ EIT provides rehabilitation for people with brain injuries. Our focus is on social, cognitive, educational and pre-vocational rehabilitation.

Who is Eligible?
Most people attending the Stewart Centre @ EIT are funded by either ACC or the Ministry of Health through Bay Home Support. Self funding is also an option. A referral to the Stewart Centre @ EIT usually comes from a rehabilitation practitioner such as an occupational therapist or people self-refer.

Gisborne
Manawatu (Palmerston North)

Sport Hawkes Bay's mission is "Leading the development of Sport and Active Recreation in Hawkes Bay". "Active Living" is a section of Sport Hawke's Bay which has a focus of " assisting people to become more active more often". Programmes provided can include Green Prescription, Falls Prevention, Kiwi Seniors, Walking, Cycling and Workfit. Tai chi, aqua jogging, aqua aerobics, line dancing, badminton, Sit and Be Fit, gentle exercise to music, are just a few of the activities offered.

Sport Hawke's Bay is your local Regional Sports Trust, a charitable trust established in 1989 to assist the development of sport and active recreation organisations and structures in the region.
Sport Hawke's Bay is one of 17 such trusts, which together make up the Sportnet Group. Our major focus is to increase participation in sport and active recreation pursuits by the people of Hawkes Bay. Often this is by improving the delivery structures which make sport and active recreation happen and the Trust's mission statement, "leading the development of sport and active recreation in Hawke's Bay" reflects this. With increased participation comes the desirable by-product of a healthy, active community with improved social harmony and total community wellbeing adding to a strong regional economy.
Our team of sports professionals is dedicated to this task through training, publicity, advocacy and education. We cannot do it all ourselves but we can train, educate and advocate to others in order to provide the tools, to deliver for their own organisations.
Updated: 16 Mar 2008

Special Features "Active Living" is a section of Sorts Hawke's Bay which has a key focus of "assisting people to become more active more often." Programmes provided can include Green Prescription, Falls Prevention, Kiwiseniors, WAlking, Cycling and Workfit.
Activities specifically designed for our senior market to include line dancing, gentle exercise to music, aqua aerobics, aqua jogging, Sit and Be Fit, Tai Chi plus much more.
"Exercising On Air" Radio Programme which takes place on Wednesdays on Radio Kidnappers at 1.00pm

Phone news is a free service for people who for whatever reason have difficulty reading or holding a newspaper. Our services covers from Wairoa to Dannevirke.

This is a free service run by volunteers for those that would like to keep up with local, national and world news from the Hawkes Bay Today newspaper. By dialling in on a special number you are able to follow a menu and hear items of news from the Hawkes Bay Today six days a week.

Parkinson's New Zealand provides: Education, Information and Support for all people with Parkinson's their caregivers, friends and families.

Founded in 1983, The Parkinsonism Society of New Zealand (Parkinson’s New Zealand) is a community based, non-profit organisation, registered with the Charities Commission and reliant on funding from grants, bequests and donations.

We have 20 divisions supported by a National Office in Wellington.

We offer members:

* A Field Officer Service.
* Publications about Parkinson’s.
* Regular information through our quarterly magazine, The Parkinsonian.
* A special interest group called UPBEAT for people with early-onset Parkinson’s and their families.
* A library.
* National representation and lobbying.
* Seminars and conferences.
* An online community through our forum and blog.

We also provide information and educational services to non-members, health professionals and the general public. We work closely with other neurological organisations, and in some less populated areas, Field Officer services are supplied by the Multiple Sclerosis Society.