Community eResources

Useful resources for everyday needs. Some of these will require a library card and PIN login – contact us if you need a PIN.

CINCH - Community directory of clubs and organisations in the Canterbury district. Is your group listed in the directory? You can request a listing online.

Health

• Consumer Health - provides information from medical encyclopedias, reference books and journals on health and medical matters for the general consumer
• Consumer medicine information - from Medsafe
• Health Navigator New Zealand - consumer health information for New Zealanders
• Medline Plus - comprehensive health information from US National Institute of Health Funding provider databases

Fundraising provider databases

• GivMe - Finding possible funding providers for your personal study expenses.
• GivUs - Finding possible funding providers for your community group, sports groups etc.

To access these free resources a user account must be created with an email and password. These will be the login details for the user.

Waimakariri websites

• Waimakariri District Council - for all Council-related information
• North Canterbury.net - for local businesses, organisations and services
• Visit Waimakariri - for things to do and places to go in Waimakariri

Further useful community resources

• New to the District - Link to all the information that you will need when settling in the Waimakariri
• Waimakariri Sports Hobbies and Recreation Directory
• Rangiora Newcomers Network - offering friendship and support through various activities
• Chatter Community newsletter is complied by the Waimakariri District Council Community team
• New to Waimakariri booklet
• Enterprise North Canterbury - this website brings together information on living, working , visiting and doing business in North Canterbury. A great feature of this site is the Job Search facility