Message from the Police Liaison Officer

Instagram and Netsafe have partnered on A Parent’s Guide to Instagram: New Zealand Edition 2019.  Although young people are often digitally savvy, they’re still developing. They may need your guidance on appropriate online behaviours and how to navigate challenges.  As a parent you don’t need to be an expert in technology, but being familiar with the technology that young people are using and the challenges that they may experience is a great start. This guide will give parents that insight and prepare you to give your kids the guidance when they need it.

Peter Van't Wout

Support a Refugee Family to settle in Hamilton

Are you interested in supporting a Refugee family? Now is a great time to join Red Cross and register for a free training course. The role of a Refugee Support Volunteer is to support a UN-quota refugee family during their first 3 months of resettlement in Hamilton: setting up a house, introducing the new arrivals to NZ culture, assisting them with doctor’s registrations, school enrolments, finding their way around their new community etc. You can find more information on our website: https://www.redcross.org.nz/what-we-do/in-new-zealand/refugee-programmes/volunteer-help-former-refugees/

A free training course with the Red Cross starts on Thursday, 21 March 2019 to prepare volunteers for the refugees arriving in Hamilton on26 April 2019. If you are interested and available to support a refugee family for at least 3 months (up to six), please contact me via email:linda.weijers@redcross.org.nz or phone 07 850 2191