News

While we continued to offer our services throughout COVID, we have felt the onward effects as organisations and learning institutes grapple with events and how to run them safely and within the restriction guidelines. However, since the move to the orange traffic light level, we are slowly seeing a return to business as usual and an increase in face-to-face speaker bookings once more – we look forward to seeing more PSB engagements in the second half of 2022. 

In the last couple of months, we have seen many commemorations. We hope that you have all enjoyed a well-deserved Easter and Anzac break and wishing a Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim members. Coming closer to home we have our sights on the up-and-coming Matariki celebrations

Due to several factors caused by Covid, we won't be hosting the one-day HIV Seminar this year. However, we have decided to continue with the weekend retreat for women living with HIV.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and Anzac break.  For our household this meant the arrival of two new members to the family, Hazel on the left and Bristle on the right. I am talking about the cats, not my grandsons. They are very cute and have kept us entertained with their playful antics. 

Mahi I runga it rangamārie me te  ngākau māhaki 
With a peaceful mind and a respectful heart, we will always get the best results
Positive Women Inc. recently received the news that Jason Myers, Chief Executive of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation has resigned and is moving on to a new job.  

Positive Women Inc. has been holding zoom workshops every two months since before COVID but as a response to COVID and feedback received from members saying they felt isolated, particularly those in the regions, we subsequently increased the workshops to run every month.

We are thrilled to share with you that our HIV Essentials online course received an endorsement by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP). This means that any GPs who complete our HIV Essential course can claim 2 credits towards their continuing professional development. Along with the NZ Midwifery Association and the NZ Dental Associations brings our total number of endorsements to three! 

Photo: Lunch with a view of Auckland City from Mudbrick, Waiheke Island 2022 

Tena koutou katoa and hari tau hou 

The Board discusses the impact Covid has made and how we have all had to adapt. They also update us on Board activities and changes that are happening.