Strong Voices

Ray Urlich has reached Southeast Asia on his motorcycle journey across the world, but he and his darling Draga had to part company in Perth.

Stand Tall made the finals for the prestigious Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good Award announced in May. Stand Tall is a free budgeting game that teaches young people with intellectual disability how to manage money.

Sandra Dunning, a former IHC Pukekohe Op Shop volunteer, dropped off some Christmas biscuits to volunteers in the shop a week before Christmas. On Boxing Day she died in a house fire.

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Young people are lining up to join cooking classes at Comcol North Canterbury thanks to a partnership between Comcol and the IHC North Canterbury Association.

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A big present brought a lot of smiles to the McComb household in Levin just before Christmas.

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In December, Auckland restaurants were full of people enjoying Christmas get-togethers and the start of the summer holidays. Among them, one group had a different reason to celebrate.

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A gentle image of her husband and young son has proved to be a winner for South Otago dairy farmer Renae Martin in the 2023 IHC Calf & Rural Scheme photo competition.

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Do you know the difference between a mihimihi and a pepeha? Do you know the words and actions to the IDEA Services waiata? How about what to do on a marae?

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On 1 March Ray Urlich will set off from Newcastle, Australia, with two mates to ride across to Perth.

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IHC has big plans for its Stand Tall money game app this year, and many more students and teachers will have a chance to play the game.

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