Christmas wonderland created
Whangārei Hospital’s children’s ward has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland thanks to input from the Northland community. Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau put out a call for Christmas decorations, after its own decorations ran short halfway down the children’s ward. The call was answered by Carina de Graaf and the team at The Northland Events Centre Trust, who not only bought decorations but insisted on installing them as a gift to the hard-working staff and deserving patients. Clinical nurse manager Judith Hapi said it created cheer and helped create an inviting place if kids have to be in hospital over the holidays.
Regional council wins
Northland Regional Council staff are celebrating two national wins for delivering high-quality service in local government. The council’s digital and design manager, Jalissa Karena-Lange, was named Web Digital and Communications Professional of the Year, at the Association of Local Government Information Management conference in Wellington last month. Her digital and design team also took the title of Web Digital and Communications Team of the Year. Northland Regional Council’s data team was also a finalist in the ICT Project of the Year, for a tool which allows the council to automate environmental data.
Market day
