Community Partners
Safe City
Tauranga has gained formal designation as an International Safe Community under the World Health Organisation (WHO) Safe Communities programme. This is organised by the Safe Communities Foundation NZ.
In a mission to combat bullying in high schools, a campaign has been developed with the support from the Bay of Plenty Steamers and Tauranga Safe City and is rolling out into intermediate schools in the Bay of Plenty. The anti-bullying messages are aimed at empowering bullying victims and is to remind them that the bully is always the problem, not the victim. It is about putting the power and confidence back into the victim's hands and the bully recognising that in the end, 'no one likes a bully'.
The Bay of Plenty Steamers and mascot, Steamie, will be heavily involved in the implementation of this campaign into Bay of Plenty intermediate schools
Click here to read about the Anti Bulling Campaign.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) operates the Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) programme in the BOP that has the following goals:
- To improve nutrition
- To increase physical activity levels
- To reduce obesity
Key target groups are children, young people and families. The key health messages from the HEHA programme that the BOPDHB wishes to use for the HEHA Promotion Day, and adapted to suit the audience groups are:
- Eat a variety of nutritious foods
- Eat less fatty, salty and sugary foods
- Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits
- Be active every day for at least 30 minutes in as many ways as possible
- Include some vigorous exercise for extra benefit and fitness
The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union (BOPRU) is supporting this community goal through its elite team, the BOP Steamers in order to become a positive community influence.
