October Newsletter 2021

As I write this, we have just come out of a lockdown and we are slowly returning to a new normal. We're lucky here in Northland, we have the good fortune to now live within level 2 although we have noticed a little difference in the community.

A few weeks ago when we were at level 4, there was a heavy demand for food from those finding things a bit tough. We had some in our community with family who had visited then got stranded in lockdown, as well as families whose children are suddenly at home 24/7, eating much more than usual. We are so grateful that we have the ability to provide for those in need.

We wanted to give a huge thank you to Grow Paparoa, The Rapid Relief Team, Neville from Countdown and all the other generous groups and individuals who have all made it possible for us to provide some help to those in need.

Due to the uncertainty of alert levels, we’re not able to list details of our October calendar at this time. I do however hope that just before our wonderful local papers go to print, they may let me add items of note that relate to our usual services.

We sadly said goodbye to two of our long-standing members of the team; Amee Nicholson and Brigitte Fowler, who have moved into new areas in their careers recently – and we welcomed on board new members to the agency who are already looking like they are ready to do some great things for our community.

The road is still pretty quiet, however, shops are now open and there is more foot traffic, which is great to see. Keep supporting locals where you can. We hope it's not too much longer before we can get back to regular scheduling, and until then keep safe. Kia KahaFrom all at OCS