Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective

23/09/2026

Who are our local election candidates? We encourage you to read about them in advance and think about your priorities

View and compare 2026 New Zealand General Election candidates contesting Palmerston North, displayed alphabetically with party links, profiles, and source information.

23/09/2026

Many pharmacists are able to directly dispense a range of funded medications after a one-to-one consultation with person needing treatment. The number of conditions they can treat has been extended recently to include:
Treatment for scabies
Oral rehydration for children
Pain and fever management for children
Treatment of headlice
Treatment for conjunctivitis for children
Treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections
The emergency contraceptive pill (free for under 25)

Pharmacists do a lot more than just hand over boxes of pills.

21/09/2026

Reminding everyone that they need to be enrolled for the election by 25th of October. This is two weeks before the election - this is the first year there will be NO registrations on the day. Check all members of your whanau are enrolled to vote.

Changes to enrolment rules may mean potential voters are left without a voice.

15/09/2026

Dame Silvia Cartwright was the judge at the centre of the cervical cancer inquiry. Her findings were very significant, with outcomes including the development of the national cervical screening register. The inquiry helped transform attitudes to patients' rights, including the importance of informed consent

Dame Silvia Cartwright has had a remarkable career at the intersection of law, justice and social change in New Zealand. Born in Dunedin, she was just one of two women studying law at Otago University in the 1960s, a time when the legal profession was overwhelmingly male. She rose to become New Zeal...

08/09/2026

FREE WEBINAR: Reimagining and Reframing Narratives of Su***de and Su***de Prevention 🎗️

To mark World Su***de Prevention Day, Tony's is hosting a special live session with Dr. Chris Bowden. Dr. Bowden examines how changing our language, beliefs, and response framework can help build safer, more connected environments.

📅 When: Thursday 10 September, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Chris Bowden (Su***de Researcher & Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington)

👉 Register now: www.tonysplace.org.nz/webinar

(Can't make it live? A recording will be available on our website following the event.)

08/09/2026

If you need breast feeding support or would like to share your breast feeding journey, go along to the Palmerston North Breastfeeding Support Group morning tea on 14th of September

FREE COFFEE! Nau mai, haere mai, come along and join us for Breastfeeding Coffee 'n' Chat on Monday 14 September, 10 -11.30am.
Whether you're breastfeeding, mixed-feeding, expressing, feeding donor milk, relactating or want to breastfeed next time around, we'd LLLove to see you at our venue Cravings Cafe!💚💚💚

28/08/2026

⚠️ There is no safe way to strangle someone. Risks include brain injury, stroke and death - serious injury can occur without visible marks.. Sexual strangulation is becoming increasingly common among young people in Aotearoa, and many people are not aware of the potential short term and long term consequences.

26/08/2026

24/08/2026

Box breathing is a simple technique that can help you slow things down and create a moment of calm when you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed. Save this post for when you need a little reset. 💙

24/08/2026

Positive Women Inc are coming to Te Whare o ngā Wāhine Palmerston North Women's Centre this Wednesday for free drop-in HIV and Syphilis testing. We encourage as many to get tested as possible to help reduce the spread of HIV within our community and make sure anyone with the virus receives treatment