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National Conference Blenheim 2008

Our National Conference is being held at the Marlborough Convention Centre in Blenheim from 16-19 May 2008.

This promises to be a very stimulating and enjoyable event.

Highlights include a celebrity debate with Kim Hill and Jim Hopkins on "Rural women do it better".

We also have a range of excellent speakers, workshops, a trip to Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre and more. Click to view full programme details.

The conference will be opened by our patron, Her Excellency Susan Satyanand and the South African Honorary Consul Gregory Fortuin is our opening night Keynote Speaker.

We will have a charity auction as a final fundraiser for our Leptospiros campaign and will be presenting a jumbo cheque to Dr Jackie Benschop of Massey University for leptospirosis research on the final day of conference.

Click to download a registration form

National Drought Committee 2008

Rural Women New Zealand is part of the National Drought Committee set up in February 2008 to look at a co-ordinated approach to supporting farmers as drought conditions affect much of the country.

'Droughtspeak' Blog: Click Droughtspeak to view our Blogsite for those affected by the drought. It is packed with the latest information and has links to drought resources available.

Leptospirosis

Funds raised by RWNZ members will be presented to the Massey University EpiCentre unit at our National Conference in Blenheim on 19 May 2008.

View the RWNZ Fact Sheet on Leptopsirosis.

View the Massey Powerpoint Presentation on Leptopsirosis from our National Conference in Roturua in May 2007

View our Leptospirosis Poster on identification and prevention.
View the Department of Labour August 2007 report "Leptospirosis - Reducing the Impact on NZ Workplaces"

RWNZ President Margaret Chapman

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	Rural Bulletin May2008 (Word version)
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