Volunteer two hours of your time during our Street Appeal
Child Cancer Foundation's Street Appeal is back for 2023! It is taking place nationwide on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 March.
If you have been looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity to give back to your community, you could sign up as a volunteer in your area!
Getting involved is easy - simply volunteer two hours of your time at a collection site. Every dollar you collect will make a real difference for Kiwi families impacted by childhood cancer.
Find out more and sign up as a volunteer today at childcancer.org.nz...
Alternatively you can call Sisi on 021845932 for any North Island queries, Eva on 0278249744 for any Upper South Island queries or Bec on 021 733 671 for any Otago/Southland queries.
Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!
The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.
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89.4% Yes, it's fair
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10% No, it's unreasonable
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0.7% Other - I'll share below
Light Up Diwali!
Celebrate the Festival of Lights while keeping your household bills light too! Compare broadband, power, and mobile plans to unlock amazing savings!
Smoke in Mt Wellington
Smoke has been seen coming from the crater of the Auckland maunga Mt Wellington.
Images of the smoke began appearing on social media on Friday afternoon.
Around 1.45pm, Fire and Emergency (Fenz) shift manager Josh Pennefather told the NZ Herald a crew was fighting a fire of about 60 square metres in size.
”It’s spreading up hill … [but] there’s no property at risk at this stage,” Pennefather said.
Six fire trucks were in attendance working to contain a grass fire that's spreading up the maunga.
A helicopter was on its way to assist firefighting efforts, he added.
At 2pm, Pennefather shared that the fire was contained and they were working to extinguish it, including “keeping an eye on a whole bunch of hot spots“.