He Rau Timotimo Pānui No.4 - 8 Poutū-te-Rangi 2022 He Rau Timotimo Kōrero No.4Rātu, 8 Poutū-te-RangiKa mihi ki te hunga kua riro i te au o te mate Kōwheori, ka tangi, ka mōteatea ki a rātou, e te whānau kua noho pani, ka nui te aroha. Huri te pō, huri te ao ka puta ki te whei ao, ki te ao mārama. Kia tau tonu ngā manaakitanga ki ā tātou katoa. E whai ake nei:
As expected, case numbers have grown exponentially, with 179,413 new active cases reported in the past 10 days. If you are still a bit unsure about what Phase 3 means for testing, the steps to take if you test positive, or what to do when isolating, please refer to the Unite Against Covid’s brochure. Discretionary Situations A reminder for whānau-led Kōhanga Reo that use discretionary situations, the number of available discretionary situations has increased from five to 10 for the November and March funding periods (October 2021 to May 2022). For more information, please visit the Funding Handbook 3-C-2 Quality funding rates for parent/whanau-led services. Funding Reminder A reminder for all Kōhanga Reo to have their financial audit done as soon as possible in order to receive your funding by March 10, 2022. Funding will only be released once we receive your financial audit for 2021. Hui a-Motu Our Tumu Whakarae and our new Pou Whakahaere a-Motu will be heading around to each rohe shortly to introduce you to our new Pou, and to provide you with progress updates on various kaupapa including:
The first sets of hui are on the following dates:
Your Kaitohu a-Rohe will provide more details about the venues and times for each hui. Keep an eye on our next pānui for the hui dates coming to your rohe soon. Te Ata Raukura Enrolment Reminder The deadline for Te Ata Raukura enrolments for Kōhanga Reo is 11 March 2022. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact your local tari-a-rohe for an enrolment form. Programme details: • Start date: 14th March to 19th December Tūranga Wātea We’ve added our latest job vacancies into this edition of He Rau Timotimo. Ānei ngā tūranga mahi mō ngā rua wiki nei. Taitokerau – Matauri Bay Te Tapui Ōhanga Reo
Taumarunui Takaputiraha Te Kohanga Reo
Me whakapā atu ki whanau@k11-018.kohanga.ac.nz. Waihōpai - Invercargill Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā
Me whakapā atu ki whanau@k1d003@kohanga.ac.nz. Ka kati ngā tono: Rāapa, 9 Poutū-te-Rangi @5pm. Register your interest to attend an Edge training session online – click here for more details: https://musacltd.typeform.com/to/S2RQCcyF Please send any queries related to Edge to support@edgelearning.co.nz. NZ Courier Delays Many people in the operational workforce are unable to work due to COVID. As a result, parcel volumes are high and there are major delays in courier delivery times. Customer cooperation is urgent and necessary for rohe at crisis status. There are currently three rohe who are at ‘Crisis Status,’ meaning people should only send ‘critical items’ to and from these regions:
Rohe at crisis status can only send and receive the following ‘critical items’:
Whangarei and Tauranga couriers are currently experiencing ‘High Pressure,’ which means they are unable to move all items as swiftly as usual and minor delays can be expected. For more information on NZ Couriers network status, visit their website. FOR TĀMAKI ONLY - ZOOM Pharmacy Funding Meds for AKL Positive Cases in Isolation ZOOM Pharmacy can support whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau who are in home isolation. If you are COVID positive and isolating, ask your registered healthcare provider to send a request or a prescription to ZOOM Pharmacy via email that notes you are in Home Isolation. Once verified, ZOOM can ship the medicines you need to manage symptoms – paracetamol for pain, throat lozenges, chest rub and others. It will be FREE OF CHARGE including delivery to home. As long as you are verified as COVID positive, you can ALSO receive your regular prescription medicines FREE OF CHARGE including delivery. Whānau are entitled to one or both options – symptom relief medicines that do not require a prescription and/or prescription medicines. *Delivery will be within 2 working days. You do not have to be an existing customer of ZOOM to access this support. Ka tau. If you have any kōrero or feedback on our pānui please feel free to send to comms@kohanga.ac.nz. |