May 2012
2 posts
YWCA Encore Programme →
Last week I had the opportunity to go and visit one of our Encore Programmes in action. The group of women were kind enough to allow us to go along and watch and take photos for new brochures and posters.
I found myself really moved by this experience. We did floor exercises with the 13 participating women, then we listened to their guest speaker Mary Wakefield a lymphodaema expert and an...
New President for YWCA Auckland
YWCA Auckland New Board Appointments
YWCA Auckland President Sina Wendt Moore became the Co-President of YWCA Aotearoa/New Zealand at the National AGM held in Wellington in March.
Sina had been the YWCA Auckland President since the 2011 AGM, however the commitment required to the YWCA Aotearoa/New Zealand meant she relinquished her Auckland position to support the movement at the national...
February 2012
6 posts
An interesting perspective from a woman columnist... →
Supporting our Youth to be the next generation of...
Bags of Glory - Lunch at Soul Bar - 28th of... →
Diversity on boards is proven to raise GDP by 10% →
This is a bit bleak reading. NZ is lagging sadly behind, which affects the whole country. Efforts by the Institute of Directors, Global Women, and the EEO Trust will hopefully start to bear some results over the next few years as we see more and more women, more multi-cultural boards and more new faces appearing on both private and public sector boards.
Have you seen the articles about YWCA Future... →
Self-defence classes for Young People in Auckland?
The YWCA Auckland, once the champion of self-defence classes for women in Auckland now finds itself unable to locate one the regional agencies to help us deliver a programme for a group of our Future Leaders.
There are agencies that apparently teach self-defence, but none of them return phone calls or answer their phones, even those which are government funded.
An interesting state of affairs...
January 2012
3 posts
National Council of Women take a stance around...
27 January 2012
Media Release
NCWNZ a long time advocate of mandatory reporting
“The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) believes that mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse is essential to reducing New Zealand’s child abuse rate,” NCWNZ President Elizabeth Bang said today.
Elizabeth Bang was commenting on proposals contained in the Social Development Ministry’s Green...
YWCA Ugandan family visits YWCA Auckland
We were extremely privileged to have Joyce Mungherera - General Secretary of YWCA Uganda (retired) visit the YWCA Auckland office with her husband Seth and daughter Dr Jennifer Mungherera (Member - YWCA Auckland).
Joyce did incredible work with the YWCA in Uganda, spanning over 40 years. Her grass roots and rural projects did much to empower women in Uganda and apparently many politicians credit...
Diversity, work-life balance and valuing people in... →
Great article from the EEO Trust CEO; Dr Philippa Reed. Includes a nice mention of the YWCA Auckland.
November 2011
13 posts
Farewell and Welcome
After three years with the YWCA Auckland, Tilda Bostwick, our extremely hard-working Marketing and Fundraising Manager has moved on and is having a well earned break while identifying what her next big thing will be.
In the interim, and whilst we await the New Year to begin recruiting to replace Tilda, we welcome the super-speedy Suzanne McNicol who is contracting to us for 2 days per week.
...
Elections 2011 - 3 days to go - you can still...
New Zealand is heading at high speed into this year’s general election. Its the way to have your say about how the country is run and to future proof our next generations.
It’s your government, it’s your country, it’s your right to choose how this country will be.
If you haven’t enrolled to vote you can still do so. Go to the website: www.elections.org.nz. ...
YWCA Auckland seeks tenant to co-share new...
The YWCA Auckland is now at 21 Scanlan St in Grey Lynn. We have a large, versatile open plan space and we have 50 sq. m. to lease to an organisation which aligns with our values and principles.
Along with the 50 sq. m. is shared use of kitchen facilities, storage and large meeting room/workshop spaces + secure underground carparking.
Scanlan St is handily located to the CBD, all major motorway...
Media Training with Janet Wilson
One of our Future Leader Mentors, well known Journalist and Media Trainer Janet Wilson, is giving us half a day of her time this morning to train some of us in working with the Media.
Thank you Janet - you already do so much as Mentor, and we really appreciate this further investment you are making with the YWCA Auckland and these are skills we will all benefit from.
Tamaki College - Future Leaders Star in...
All of our Future Leaders at Tamaki have had an incredible year and this was so evident last night at the Prize-giving. Amazing for us after watching these young women grow and develop with us and now to see them achieving so highly.
Congratulations to you all from the YWCA Auckland - we are so proud of you all!
Alvina Pau’uvale
1st Mathematics w Calculus
1st Biology
1st Chemistry
1st...
Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate's Prizegiving 2011
Bena Kini, one of our YWCA Future Leaders coordinator attended the school prizegiving last night where was really proud to see ‘our’ Future Leaders recognised with awards:
Brooke Mehau – 1st in Geography
Luseane Kaumeafaiva – 1st in Tongan Language
Lania Seturo – Merit in Geography
and Ashlee Vaisima won the YWCA Award for 2011.
Congratulations to you all, these are fantastic...
NZ Gender Equity slips in global rankings. →
Not the most fantastic reading from the Human Rights Commission in terms of women in NZ right now.
But - worth a read so we all know the reality.
YWCA Auckland Hostel Christmas/New Year Bookings →
During December and January we have rooms available for short and medium term bookings.
The YWCA hostel is a great place to stay whether you are visiting Auckland for a night or planning to study here for a year.
We are conveniently located right in the heart of the city, only a few minutes walk from AUT, University of Auckland and many international language schools. The Hostel has a public...
YWCA Auckland Board Changes 2011
YWCA Auckland Board Changes 26 October 2011
At the YWCA’s latest AGM Carol Scholes (Threshold Management), who has been President for the past four years, stepped down and has taken on the Presidency of the YWCA Aotearoa/New Zealand. Carol has been tremendously hard-working in her time with the YWCA and continues to apply her skills and input to the movement from the national level. ...
Thank those youth workers - Thursday November... →
HURRY, HURRY - Kathryn Wilson Shoe Auction on... →
Don’t miss this very special opportunity to get your own Kathryn Wilson Shoes, after you’ve shopped with Kathryn first!
And support the YWCA Future Leaders Programme as well!!!!
October 2011
3 posts
Auckland Marathon Looms...
… the YWCA Auckland team’s attempt at the 1/4 Marathon looms in just over two weeks. The YWCA team now have our fabulous T-shirts and lots of training has been going in. (But now I’ve got shin splints!!!!)
All fundraising support for the team is much appreciated:
http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/YWCAAuckland/
Racist Attacks in Christchurch New Zealand -... →
Iranian Woman Actor sentenced to jail and lashes →
September 2011
16 posts
YWCA Tertiary Scholarship closes this Friday -... →
A good read about exercise and cancer & supportive... →
Please vote for YWCA Future Leaders in the... →
The Karma Fund was established by Localist to give back to the groups in our local communities that are making a real difference.
Your project clearly struck a chord, and you are now through to the final round - the public vote. From Monday 19th September, the general public will be able to head online to www.localist.co.nz/karmafund to vote for which organisation they’d like to see the...
The Hand Mirror Blog - excellent link for women's... →
Congratulations to the organisers of last nights Suffrage Eve Political Debate. An engaging and somewhat thought provoking marathon effort, so ably chaired by the fabulous Dr Judy Mc Gregor.
The parties were represented by:
National: Dr Jackie Blue
Act: Cath McCabe
Greens: Catherine Delahunty
Labour: Carol Beaumont
MANA: Sue Bradford
YWCA Auckland is saddened to hear of the recent...
This tribute was passed to us via Joan McDonald after Pat’s passing on 31st August 2011. Pat was a significant contributor to the YWCA around the world and is a sad loss to us all.
The tribute read at her service is a testament to an amazing woman who did so much not just for the YWCA but for WILPF amongst many other things.
Tribute to Patricia Morrison 5.9.11
A few months ago our...
NZ Women's Suffrage Day - Commemorating 1893, the... →
YWCA World Council 2011 - from Nairobi to Zurich →
When will this change????? →
The YWCA Aotearoa/NZ is supporting young women...
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10 questions to ask your candidates
With the national election pending, candidates are out in force. Here are
some questions you might like to ask them about their approach.
1. What are your strategies on ensuring more women are in decision making positions in business, government and community sectors?
2. What will your party do to improve womens wages, which...
YWCA Auckland looking for Board Nominations
Director – Board of Directors YWCA Auckland
Do you want to be involved with a vibrant group of women?
Do you want to be associated with an organisation focused on improving the lives on women in New Zealand and which is a part of a worldwide movement of women making change to build better communities?
Come and join the YWCA and see what it means to make a difference. The YWCA is known...
EEO Trust Story on YWCA →
But it's not all good news from the Solomon... →
And we all need to support our Sister Y’s in the Pacific to address issues such as this.
YWCA Solomon Islands in New Zealand
With the Pacific Islands Forum happening in New Zealand it was great to hear Jocelyn Lai of the YWCA Solomon Islands talk about issues and activities happening in the Solomons right now.
We also got to enjoy a breakfast this morning with Jocelyn and talk about the mentoring programmes we each are running.
Let’s hope with the new Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Strategy we get to...
YWCA Auckland Tertiary Board Scholarships Now Open →
August 2011
19 posts
"Womenomics" and "Mancession" - new words for the...
Trans-Tasman Business Circle - Enchancing New...
WOMEN, PRODUCTIVITY AND OUR ECONOMY
A thought provoking breakfast this morning from the TTBC, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and in partnership with the Southern Cross Healthcare Group.
Guest speakers; Rt Hon John Key, Hon Hekia Parata, Stephen Fitzgerald (Chairman, Goldman Sachs), and Andrew Harmos (Chair, NZ Exchange).
The PM talked about Government’s priorities; around growing...
Inaugural Mary Dreaver Lecture - Guest Speaker: Rt...
The Inaugural Mary Dreaver Lecture, organised by Labour MP Carol Beaumont was held at One Tree Hill College on Tuesday, 22nd August.
Mary Dreaver was the first female Auckland elected MP and was a significant mover and persistent voice for women and family in both local and central government. She was elected to Parliament in 1941.
In 1981 Auckland had its second elected female MP; Helen Clark,...
A powerful video which creates awareness for all... →
As Aotearoa/New Zealand heads into its biggest party ever, we need to make sure our young people are helping themselves and their friends. Watch this video, share it with those you know we need to look out for.
YWCA Future Leaders gets affirmation at the Youth...
Really interesting to hear from the first key note speaker at the conference today, that the YWCA Future Leaders Programme is delivering all the ‘right things’ as far as mentoring is concerned.
Katherine Vella the Executive Director from the Youth Mentoring Association of Australia gave the opening address having just returned from a conference on youth mentoring in Portland, USA.
We...
Dame Helen Mirren - at 66 - most Beautiful Body!... →