Free diet and nutrition workshops
Through July and August, registered dietitians along with other health professionals from THINK Hauora will be running “Eat Hauora” – a free nutrition and wellness programme. The programme includes six one-hour sessions on different topics and people may attend one or more sessions according to their interest.
All sessions are held at the THINK Hauora offices at 200 Broadway, Palmerston North.
Register your attendance, today by emailing dietitian@thinkhauora.nz.
5:30pm Tuesday 7 July
Healthy eating starter kit
Unpack myths and mixed messages around the food we eat and discover the basics of healthy eating, the food groups, portion sizes.
5:30pm Tuesday 14 July
Food, blood pressure, and cholesterol
Learn how to eat to reduce risk and manage heart disease and provides practical tips to increase unsaturated fat, decrease sat fat, decrease sodium, and increase heart healthy foods.
5:30pm Tuesday 21 July
Shop like a nutritionist
Plan you menu, recipes, learn supermarket hacks, label reading, budgeting
5:30pm Tuesday 28 July
Benefits of exercise for wellbeing
Led by Clinical Exercise Physiologists, discover the wellbeing benefits of exercise, find out about local Green Prescription, exercise, nutritionist/dietitian services and mental health services and create a home-based exercise plan
5:30pm Tuesday 4 August
Mental fitness
Understand the connections between and how to manage stress, sleep, self-care and mindful eating
5:30pm Tuesday 11 August
Stop quitting!
Set yourself up to change behaviours and achieve your goals.
The Summer Kiwi Quiz is back by popular demand
Grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper between 1 Jan - 28 Jan and participate in the Summer Kiwi Quiz! Test your knowledge, answer the daily New Zealand based questions, and find out how well you know our beautiful country!
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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.4% Yes! New Year, New Me
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19.9% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.7% Nah - not for me
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