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Moving and volunteering are part and parcel for Daphne and Geoff Ellis. From Auckland to Invercargill, Mr and Mrs Ellis have moved eight or nine times, with a preference for smaller towns. The longest they have spent in one place is 12 years. When they move to a new city or town, their aim is to get involved and give back to the community – and volunteering is always the answer. “You have to join things, like most places. They don’t come to you,” Mrs Ellis said. When Mr Ellis heard his wife say “I’ve been thinking”, he knew they were off to a new place.

JOHN BISSET/STUFF Safer Mid Canterbury and Safer Waitaki have been consulted regarding a new safer communities co-ordinator being employed by the Timaru District Council. (File photo) The employment of a new safer communities co-ordinator in the Timaru District has been recommended following the reassessment of a council decision, in 2019, not to renew its contract for Restorative Justice services. At Tuesday’s Timaru District Council community services committee meeting, councillors agreed a new co-ordinator should be employed by the council for a two-year fixed term, funded by the Safer ...

A new support group to help families of methamphetamine and other drug users has formed in Oamaru. Last year, Safer Waitaki, in conjuntion with other healthcare, community and social services, conducted a survey of what services were available for families and users of methamphetamine and drew feedback from people they knew were affected by the drug. In addition to long waiting lists for support services, they found an overwhelming number of people struggled with a lack of family support. Oamaru family law barrister and Safer Waitaki member Nicky Sinclair had noticed an increase in methamphet...