Recent upgrades mean that Plunket staff now have two clinical spaces, allowing us to see more clients and meet their increasing, evolving needs in Christchurch’s Belfast suburb. Our kaiāwhina (community health workers), community services teams and karitane health workers can now all be based on site, meaning we have a more welcoming environment for whānau and local groups.
A big thank you to Belfast Community Trust, proudly managed by Perpetual Guardian and their initial generous grant of $160,000 and additional later funds that all enabled us to spruce up the space.
Some of our local kaimahi (staff) gathered at the hub in October to celebrate its reopening. Ngāi Tūāhuriri kaumātua Liz Kereru and Maaka Tau blessed the refreshed premises.
“Whānau Āwhina Plunket has been part of the local community in Belfast since 1956,” says Denise Shera, Plunket’s General Manager of Service Delivery. “The recent transformation will mean that a long list of Plunket’s vital services can be brought under one roof here. This was only made possible with that initial grant from Belfast Community Trust (Perpetual Guardian). We’re very grateful.”