Step Ahead

17/06/2026

Some of the beautiful embroidered cards our wonderful craft groups at Stanmore and Rangiora have made recently ✨

17/06/2026

16/06/2026

This is on this afternoon at Stanmore at 1:30pm (transport from Puriri at 1pm)

16/06/2026

Two spaces left for this fun activity on tomorrow!

16/06/2026

16/06/2026

🐾🐶DOG OWNERS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU! 🐶🐾

Do you have a good dog? A naughty dog? A dog who thinks they're the CEO of the household?

Bring them along to our FREE Parvo Vaccination Drive and help keep them protected from one of the most serious and contagious diseases affecting dogs.

A huge THANK YOU to the OurVets team for generously donating their time and expertise to help make this event possible. We couldn't do it without their support, and we're incredibly grateful for their commitment to animal welfare in our community. 🐾❤

🗓Date: 17th June 2026
🕙 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm (or while stocks last)

📍 Canterbury Indoor Bowls Assn
25 Kearneys Road, Wainoni

✔️ Eligibility – bring one of the following:
• Community Services Card
• Gold Card
• Current Student ID

Parvo is a serious and highly contagious disease that can be devastating for dogs. Vaccinating your pup is one of the best ways to protect them and help keep our community's dogs safe.

Tag a dog owner who needs to know about this, share it with your friends, and let's fill Wainoni with wagging tails! 🐾✨

16/06/2026

This week is Men's Health Week and we want to remind the tāne in our community that change does not have to be dramatic.

Here are a few small steps worth taking this week:

- Book that appointment you have been putting off.
- Call or text a mate you have not spoken to in a while.
- Get outside for a walk, even just a short one.
- Talk to someone you trust about how you are really doing.
- Swap one habit this week for something that makes you feel better.

Small steps make a real difference, and they are within reach for anyone.
Your health matters. Not just for you, but for your whānau and everyone who loves you. If you need support, we are here.

In the meantime, check out some awesome MHW resources by clicking here: https://www.hewakatapu.org.nz/news/menshealthweek-2026

16/06/2026

If you’re getting ready to travel and your windscreen is foggy, here’s the fastest way to clear it:

• Turn your demister on.
• Turn your air conditioning to full strength at its hottest temperature.
• Turn circulating air off.
• Open the windows by a few centimetres, even if only for 20–30 seconds.

You should turn circulating air off because cold air from outside will clear fog faster than recirculated air in your car, which is already hot and has already absorbed some condensation.

In other words, cold and dry air is better than warm and moist air.

The circulating air symbol looks like a car with a U-shaped arrow in it – turn it off.

Opening the windows just a little will help clear the humid air inside, replacing it with colder air from outside. This speeds up the process a bit but it's a nice-to-have – sometimes it'll be raining, or just really cold outside.

If you’re not sure what your demister looks like, its symbol looks like three arrows pointing up at a curved rectangle. In most modern vehicles this symbol will be on a button you can turn on or off, but in older vehicles it may be a setting you need to select using a dial.

We've all seen people driving around with a foggy windscreen, and with foggy windows too. It's illegal to drive with a foggy windscreen (under section 8.8 of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule), so clear your windscreen and keep it clear as you’re travelling.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HJqwn4Sxa/

15/06/2026

National Volunteer Week 2026 | Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu -
14–20 June❤️

This week, we’re celebrating something special, the incredible people who give their time and energy to Step Ahead Trust.

A big Thank you to all our amazing volunteers! We sure do appreciate you! 🥰