Consumer Events
- Consumer organisations' events
- Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand Inc
- Blind Sport New Zealand
- Deafblind NZ Inc.
- Guide Dogs Society NZ Inc
- NZ View
- Retina New Zealand Inc
- SEYFF
- RNZFB complaints policy
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Consumer organisations' events
Welcome to the expanded contacts section of Outlook. With the changes in the Foundation's structure, consumer organisations have an increasingly important role to play. This space in each issue will be dedicated to informing you about activities you may enjoy and be passionate about and through which you can become more involved in decisions about the future direction of the Foundation. We'd particularly like to welcome our new organisation, SEYFF.
Contact details for each group are on page 22.
Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand Inc
We held our Wellington Seminar in July where we launched the publication "As We See It: Accessing New Zealand via non-visual means" and our new website www.abcnz.org.nz.
ABC NZ's upcoming events:
Leadership Seminar on 1-2 October.
Conference, "Celebrating the new Foundation of the Blind" on 3-5 October.
These events are to be held at the Sharella Hotel in Wellington. Conference registration forms are available from our National Office.
Blind Sport New Zealand
Here are dates for your sporting calendar over the next three months:
Hockey - round robin competition 11 October 2003, Homai, Auckland
Indoor Bowls - 50th Jubilee celebrations and nationals, Labour Weekend, Lower Hutt, Lawn Bowls - national championships, 1-5 December, Hamilton.
Sailing - national regatta, September, Tauranga, and national sailing school, October, Auckland.
Athletics, swimming and powerlifting-get in training early for the 2004 Australian Blind Sports National Championships. They'll be held in June in Sydney. Interested athletes will need to be a member of BSNZ.
In December 2003-January 2004 the New Zealand Blind Cricket Association will be sending the Waikato Blind Cricket Team to compete in the Australian Blind Cricket Carnival. Another team will also be travelling to Australia during this time to represent New Zealand in three one day test matches.
Deafblind NZ Inc.
We wish to congratulate Jan Scahill, past president of Deafblind NZ Inc on receiving the Queen's Service Order in the
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Queen's Birthday Honours.
Deafblind NZ's AGM was in May this year in Wellington, opened by Honourable Ruth Dyson. New members were voted to office, while four previous executive members were re-elected.
Helen Keller Communication Day was held this year on 27 June. The theme was "Reaching Out", aiming to involve deafblind people in the community.
Guide Dogs Society NZ Inc
As part of our ongoing activities we produce the weekly Woofline broadcasts on TIS, publish newsletters, lobby and organise regional social get-togethers.
We're also:
- developing a guide dog passport
- collating a nationwide database of vets that are guide dog friendly.
Our annual conference will be in Wellington during a weekend in October. Details will be advertised on Woofline or contact us at gdinc@lists.rnzfb.org.nz.
NZ View
Our AGM was held at the Grand Tiara Hotel, Fenton Street, Rotorua on 2 August and was well attended by VIEW members and other organisations.
Retina New Zealand Inc
The Retina NZ Inc. AGM will be held in Wellington on Saturday 20 September at the Foundation's offices, 121 Adelaide Road, Newtown.
We will also be at the Women's Lifestyle Expo, 6 and 7 September, Queens Wharf Events Centre, Wellington.
SEYFF
In May this year a new and innovative organisation called SEYFF (Support and Education for our Youth, their Families and their Friends), became the newest consumer organisation of the Foundation.
We are a small support and education network for 17 to 30- year-olds who would like to build friendships with their vision impaired peers, and to help their families understand the emotions experienced by their family member.
RNZFB complaints policy
We welcome your feedback, which helps ensure we are providing quality services. We appreciate your compliments and we aim to resolve your concerns or complaints in a professional and understanding manner.
If these cannot be sorted at the source, you may wish to take the matter further by contacting the manager concerned or the complaints coordinator, Adrienne Henderson (DM Quality Assurance), PO Box 2237, Dunedin or ph 03 466 4230.