Former Samoa rugby star becomes first Hutt's first Pasifika judge
Judge Michael Mika has become the first Pasifika judge appointed to a district court outside Auckland.
The former Manu Samoa rugby international and Highlanders prop will be a resident judge at the Hutt Valley District Court in Lower Hutt. Mika was welcomed in to his new role by Te Āti Awa, the Hutt Valley Pasifika community, colleagues and other dignitaries with a pōwhiri at Lower Hutt’s Waiwhetū Marae on Thursday.
⚠️ 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 ❤️
Motueka Aquatic Centre Fundraising news
The fundraising sausage sizzle held at Marchwood Park last Sunday 5th January was a resounding success and we would like to thank our sponsors New World, Woolworth and Harris Farms for their contributions. We would also like to thank our very supportive community who bought sausages and came back for more - apparently, they were delicious. We sold 200 and made a profit of $900.00.
Our next small fundraising event will be another Sausage Sizzle outside Mitre 10 on Saturday 25th January. Please do come along and help make this another successful event.
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,
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