It makes cents!
The Kiwi Bottle Drive is running a bottle deposit scheme in Lyall Bay this weekend. Bring your bottles and cans to Lyall Bay Community Church between 10am and 11am and turn your trash into cash!
You'll get 10 cents for every can, glass, or plastic bottle! There's $200 to give away, so the first 2,000 bottles will get the money!
Why?
Some of you will remember the days when people got paid 5c per glass bottle returned. It greatly helped to keep bottles out of the environment.
If we reintroduced a system like this we'd have way higher recycling rates, less litter on our beaches and streets and awesome fundraising opportunities for our local schools and community groups.
Bottle Deposits are being introduced ALL across the world as a best-practice way to move us towards zero waste, supporting both people and planet, and New Zealand needs to join in!
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
It’s Riddle Time – You Might Need an Extra Cup of Coffee!
Nobody has ever walked this way. Which way is it?
Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.
Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.7% Yes
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13.9% No
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
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