Ex-Tropical Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand
Stay safe, Coasters.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Gita is expected to make landfall on the northwest of the South Island this evening, with warnings of torrential rain and winds of up to 150kmh.
Schools across the region are closed for 48-hours (check the link to see if your school is closed, as well as the latest on the storm).
How's the weather where you are?
Do you have a Gita question or concern you'd like one of our reporters to look into for you?
(Please add "NFP/not for print" if you do not want your images/comments used on Stuff).
Motueka High school uniform shop. 2025
The Motueka High School Uniform shop will be open on Tuesday the 14th January, and Wednesday the 15th January, 2025, in the High School Hall. 9am to 4pm both days. Entrance from Whakawera Street. Eftpos and cash available . All inquires to Janice on 021 0423 404,
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
milk prices
I happened to go into New World in Mot and needed some milk, they are asking just over $6.00 for a 2 litre, so I went over to the warehouse and half the price, my question is how can they get away with this, and we are asked to shop locally. No wonder a lot of people go over to Pac and Save
Loading…
