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THE NEWS How long have you been with the CP Society and what is your job? I started as Office Manager for the Cerebral Palsy Society in December 2021. What do you love about your job? I enjoy working with technology, data, and processes; I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working on data deep dives for reports, IT projects to make things smoother for my colleagues and our members, and assisting with implementing new processes and tools to make work that little bit easier/more comfortable. What’s a successful day at work? As my task list is quite varied, my feeling of success can vary a lot as well. A successful day for me might be anything from a feeling of accomplishment from completing a complicated data deep dive, to knowing that end of month financials are completed ahead of time, or helping a colleague with a technical issue and knowing they’ve learned something new. If resources and funds weren’t an issue, what would you like to see our members enjoying? It would be great to see our team expand and be able to provide more support for our members, while continuing their advocacy and project work. Meet our team Kristina Arthur Each edition we introduce you to a CPS teammember. Top L-R: Charlotte Walker puts all her effort into competing. Tama Wirepa, a member of CPS, competes in the basketball competition. Theodore Franklin-Browne has a fabulous cheer squad to encourage him. Guy Harrison, left, and CPS member Jake Ryan get into the spirit of the event. Photos: Halberg Foundation and Photosport NZ. Were you among the 224 participants at the Halberg Games this year? Hosted by the Halberg Foundation, the event is a three- day national sports festival open to young people aged 8-21 with a physical or visual impairment. It was held at Kings College in Auckland from April 14-16. Among them were 50 athletes who have Cerebral Palsy, and a number of them are members of the Cerebral Palsy Society. With more than 20 sports to Athletes give their all for Halberg Games choose from, the Games gave participants the opportunity to represent their region for three days of sporting competition, team camaraderie and fun. Supported by their local Parafeds and disability sport organisations athletes represented Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne-Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wellington, Tasman, Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland. New Zealand sporting heroes retired Olympic rower Eric Murray, Olympic pole vaulter Eliza McCartney and New Zealand Black Cap Ajaz Patel joined in the fun throughout the weekend. Whether you were participating in an event you had been training for, you were trying something new, or you were there as part of the cheer squad, we hope everyone had an amazing time. 4 | THE REVIEW MAY–AUG 2023