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ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta was a guest speaker at the Wellbeing Conference for which Paul Rangiwahia was MC. More than 250 people attended the first Wellbeing Conference organised by the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce. The event, held at the Devon Hotel on Thursday, looked at mental, financial, physical/nutritional and general workplace health and wellbeing. Speakers included psychologist Nigel Latta, Be Pure founder Ben Warren, Tui Ora chief executive and Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chairman Hayden Wano, and Xero managing director Craig Hudson. Running ...

Article content Commander’s Corner – Curb Property Crime Spring is the perfect time to think about home, garden and yard projects. After being indoors this winter, everyone is eager to reclaim our outdoor spaces. Now is the perfect time to think about property crime and simple ways to curb it. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. CPTED is an acronym for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. For property owners this means making your property a less appealing target for criminals. Remember the three principles of CPTED as the three Ls: Lock...

ANDY JACKSON/Stuff New Plymouth Hospice shop manager Jessica Sinclair is surrounded with beautiful items that will auctioned off as a fundraiser. A piece of British suffragette jewellery is one of more than 200 items to be auctioned off for Hospice Taranaki next Sunday. Nowadays people wear slogans on a t-shirt, North Group retail manager Jessica Sinclair, who is helping organise the auction, said. But back in Edwardian times, green, white and purple, jewellery was worn to show support for the cause of giving women the votre. ‘’It’s very delicate and very beautiful,” she said of th...

Andy Jackson/Stuff Vivienne and Bryan were married 52 years and have three children and five grandchildren. In his final weeks at the rest home, Bryan would have visits from up to five different people a day, who the family didn't even know were going to see him. Boyd said the nurses commented on the numbers and said he may be getting tired. “I said ‘to be honest if he does die of tiredness from too many visitors, he’ll be OK with that’,” he said. “He really enjoyed the people, he really appreciated the people.” Bryan’s history of volunteering in the community dated back 7...

Limerick councillor labels information on ‘lethal’ junction ‘total rubbish’ Reporter:  '); INFORMATION provided to councillors in relation to a “lethal” junction in County Limerick has been deemed to be “total rubbish” and “an absolute waste of time”. Cllr Liam Galvin made the remarks at a virtual meeting of the Newcastle West Municipal District where the issue of Dore’s Cross, Templeglantine was being discussed. One of the items on the agenda was a question submitted by Cllr Galvin asking for “a full accident report and all relevant information on Dore’s Cross, Te...