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Voting is now open for the IHC Art Awards L'affare People’s Choice Award 2024! You can select from the finalists and winner’s artworks in this year’s competition by visiting 👉 www.ihc.org.nz/vote You can only vote once every 24 hours for your favourite artwork for as many entries as you'd like, every day until voting closes at 5pm on Sunday 28 July 2024. The winner will be announced the following week. The winner of the L'affare People's Choice Award takes home $2,000. Vote for your favourite now! www.ihc.org.nz/vote

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the IHC Art Awards 2024! Thank you to everyone who took part in this year's IHC Art Awards. The creativity and talent displayed by all our artists this year have been truly remarkable. Congratulations to the winners selected by our amazing judges, Tim Walker, Mark Hutchins-Pond, Elizabeth Caldwell and Michel Tuffery. 🏆 First Place: Amy Hall – Love Cats 🥈 Second Place: Jack Rowland – Man in the Boat 🥉 Third Place: Cherie Mellsopp – Veil of Gold 🏅 Youth Award: Jessika Rose McClure – Cowgirl 🎨 The Holdsworth Charitable Trust Scholarship Award: The Shed Creative Space Paraparaumu and Ōtaki • Declan Jack – Train Yard • Christian Martin – Endangered NZ • Joziah Martin – Self Portrait Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gnEME-YG Explore all the artwork online here: https://lnkd.in/g93iNMk9. Artwork is available for purchase, with artists receiving 100% of the sale proceeds. Photo credit: Mark Coote Photographer

We were excited to host the official opening of the IHC Art Awards 2024 exhibition last night at Webb’s Wellington where our judges revealed this year's winners. The evening was a true celebration, filled with pride as artists shared their incredible work with friends, supporters and whānau. Thank you to everyone who attended. A big thank you to Mark Hutchins-Pond and Karen Rigby at Webb’s Wellington for exhibiting the Art Awards exhibition. It’s wonderful to be able to show off our artists' creativity in such a great venue. Congratulations to all the talented artists. Come along and see the exhibition, on now until midday on Thursday, 8 August at Webb's Auction House, 23 Marion Street, Te Aro, Wellington. Opening Hours: • Monday – Friday: 9am to 5.30pm • Saturday: 11am to 3pm Explore all the artwork online here: IHC Art Awards Gallery 2024. Artwork is available for purchase, with artists receiving 100% of the sale proceeds. Stay tuned: We will be announcing the winners shortly! Voting will open on Wednesday 17 July for the L'affare People's Choice Award. Pictured is Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet, IHC Art Awards Ambassador at our opening night.

It was a beautiful day in Te Puke today for the opening of 13 new, fully accessible, one-bedroom Accessible Properties units. The purpose-designed units have widened halls and doorways, level access entry and showers, and lever door handles that are at the same height as the light switches. Outside, the paths have a low gradient and are wide enough for wheelchairs. All these features will make life much easier for tenants. We are absolutely committed to building and modifying homes to meet the needs of people with a physical or intellectual disability or mobility issues and in the last six years we have added 46 new accessible homes to our Tauranga and Te Puke portfolios. Pictured is Nigel Smith, GM of Development, and Tania Wilson, GM of Tenancy, from Accessible Properties. These aerial views show a glimpse into this great new complex of accessible units. https://lnkd.in/gRV_wxnA

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We celebrated our final National Volunteer Week event in Christchurch with a great turnout and a wonderful time to chat and connect. Our guest, Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger, gave a special speech to thank our IHC volunteers for their incredible work. After his heartfelt words, we all enjoyed a delicious Thai meal and great conversations. Thank you to all our volunteers! ❤️ #NVW2024 #NationalVolunteerWeek #ihcNZ #VolunteersNZ

National Volunteer Week celebrations continue in Dunedin 🌙 We had a fantastic gathering in Dunedin with our volunteers, sharing delicious kai and celebrating our team's win in the Volunteer South’s Dunedin Celebration Stories for National Volunteer Week. A highlight was a cake featuring all our volunteers' names and a thank you message, making the event extra special. We then visited the Beverley Begg Observatory to stargaze on a beautiful clear night, perfectly aligning with this week's Matariki celebrations. Thank you to all our amazing volunteers! #NationalVolunteerWeek #NVW2024 #VolunteerSouth #Matariki2024

Celebrating National Volunteer Week in Counties🌟 We recently had a fantastic event in Counties with 25 IHC volunteers getting creative at our floral art morning tea. Everyone had a great time showcasing their flower-arranging talents and left with beautiful flower arrangements and big smiles. Special thanks to: • Felicity Hewett, for hosting us at your lovely home and the volunteers who worked hard to make this a great occasion for all. • Jimmy Cricket (Pukekohe Market) • Matthew Palmer (Blooming Hill Flowers) • James Wright (Tyburn Monastery) Your support made our event special! Thank you to all our volunteers. #NVW2024 #NationalVolunteerWeekNZ

Join us at the 2024 'Take a moment with us' exhibition at Whirinaki Whare Taonga in Upper Hutt, Wellington. Through the lens of talented multimedia artists, see the beauty and diversity of the intellectually disabled community across Aotearoa. You'll be encouraged to think about what our communities could be like if we focused on ability, not disability. The exhibition features diverse individuals of all ages and backgrounds, sharing their stories of inclusion and disability. Exhibition details: Dates: Saturday 6 July to Sunday 22 September 2024 Opening Hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Sunday Venue: Whirinaki Whare Taonga, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt, Wellington For more information visit https://lnkd.in/gRBfVNpR, or contact our team by email: [email protected]