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Order resources from the Community Health Information Centre
The Community Health Information Centre (CHIC) provides free health resources within the Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health geographical area covering:
- Canterbury including Ashburton, Greater Christchurch, Selwyn, Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura Districts;
- South Canterbury including MacKenzie, Timaru and Waimate Districts;
- the West Coast including Buller, Grey and Westland Districts; and
- the Chatham Islands.
This page is the gateway to ordering health resources online, including pamphlets, booklets and posters.
You can order up to 100 copies of any resource online, unless specified otherwise or if quantities are limited.
- View the CHIC Stock List with all our current free resources available to order [765KB PDF].
Updated quarterly – latest version current until April 2025. - Use the NZ Post Address and Postcode Finder to check your postcode.
Find out more about online ordering and the delivery of your order.
Phase out of online resource ordering
Some resources are no longer available to order online from the Community Health Information Centres.
You may still be able to order by mail or email, including using the CHIC Order Form.
- Download or order Health NZ resources directly from HealthEd.
- Download or order Health NZ Health Promotion resources.
- Download or order 5+ A Day resources.
- Download or order ACC resources – including Live Stronger for Longer and pressure injuries.
- Download or order Beef and Lamb NZ resources.
- Download or order resources from Diabetes NZ. Note: Cost depends on quantity ordered.
- Download or order resources from Endometriosis NZ.
- Download or order Heart Foundation NZ resources. Note: Cost associated with large quantities and postage.
- Download or order hand hygiene resources from the Health Quality and Safety Commission.
- Download or order resources from the Mental Health Foundation – including All Right? resources.
- Download or order food safety resources from the Ministry for Primary Industries.
- Download or order NZ Breastfeeding Alliance resources.
- Download or order NZ Dental Association resources.
- Download or order resources from the NZ Herpes Foundation.
- Download or order resources from the NZ HPV Project.
- Order NZ Drug Foundation resources.
- Download or order resources from the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ.
- Download Stroke Foundation NZ resources.
- Download or order NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotaki resources.
- Download or order older person’s resources from the Office of Seniors (MSD).
- Download or order resources from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
- Download Pharmac resources.
- Download or order resources from Sorted (NZ Retirement Commission).
- Download SunSmart resources.
- Download or order Vegetables.co.nz resources.
- Download resources directly from the All Right? website.
- Order Advance Care Planning resources online.
Permanent closure of Christchurch Community Health Information Centre
The Resource Coordinator in Christchurch accepted early retirement redundancy effective from 1st November 2024, so the Christchurch CHIC has closed down.
Future orders for health education resources within Canterbury and Mid Canterbury will be provided from the South Canterbury CHIC.
The Timaru and Greymouth Community Health Information Centres are continuing to operate.
Other ways you can order resources
You can also order resources from CHIC via mail or email. Ordering via fax is no longer available.
- Download the CHIC Order Form if you are ordering by mail or email, or for larger quantities of resources (for example more than 100 copies of a resource).
Updated in June 2023 to be a fill-able PDF [99KB].
You can visit the centres in Timaru and Greymouth to view or order resources.
Contact your local CHIC Office for more information:
CANTERBURY, MID CANTERBURY AND SOUTH CANTERBURY (Timaru)
Ph +64 3 687 2600
WEST COAST (Greymouth)
Ph +64 3 768 1160
Ordering resources from outside our region
Some resources produced by Community and Public Health are available to those outside our coverage area, but you will need to pay for these items, including a postage charge.
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