A new cycle map is making it easier for riders of all ages to explore West Auckland’s best cycle paths and coffee stops by bike.  The EcoMatters Bike Hub has launched the Flat White Ride, a 33 kilometre loop which connects the top cycling and coffee destinations between New Lynn, Waterview, Henderson and Glen Eden. Four of the loop’s seven stretches are on cycleways or shared paths, and cyclists can choose which sections to ride based on their cycling confidence or fitness levels.  EcoMatters Bike Hub Manager, Brent Bielby, says the Flat White Ride has been created so that cyclists at every level can easily enjoy a day out on their bikes.  More >>

Please find attached some great resources for senior wellness, including:

• 6 Powerful Ways To Help Seniors Avoid Isolation
• Home Modifications Increase Senior Safety
• 16 Chair Exercises for Seniors & How to Get Started
• 9 Essential Mobile Device Apps for Senior Citizens
• Building The Ultimate Reading Nook For Your Home: A Guide For Bookworms   >>>

Attached a few articles to empower and assist those living with physical disabilities including:

• Explaining special needs to your child: 15 great children’s books
• How to Remodel for Accessibility
• Developing Your Blind Child’s Sleep Schedule
• How to Exercise if You Have Limited Mobility
• Healthy Eating Advice for Wheelchair-bound People      >>>

Order your Local Choice kai bag from FreshChoice Ranui or FreshChoice Glen Eden and get ingredients for 5 dinner meals for $50.00.  Available from 4th December 2017.  More >>

The Productivity Commission has published its draft report on measuring and improving state sector productivity:  State sector productivity draft report.  The terms of reference for this inquiry asked the Commission to investigate how to measure the productivity of core government services – health, education, justice and social development. Read the report >>

The Ministry of Justice has published a revised application form for family and civil legal aid. The revised form combines a number of different forms in to one application. >>

The Vodafone Foundation Innovation Fund has been set up to support innovative work that aims to create better outcomes for the most excluded and disadvantaged youth.  The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation are looking for proven or promising ideas, projects and programmes that align with their strategy and that utilise technology in their implementation or dissemination. They recognise that innovation takes time and projects may be at different stages of development. To cater for this, they have three levels of funding: seed, pilot and scale funding. Applications for the Innovation Fund close at 5pm on Wednesday the 31st of January 2018.  >>