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411 days ago

Poll: Is it too early to put up your Christmas tree?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The shops are sporting tinsel and lights and our calendar's are already filling up with Christmas events. But is it too early to decorate your home?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.

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Is it too early to put up your Christmas tree?
  • 19.2% Never too early, bring on Christmas!
    19.2% Complete
  • 63% Way too early, December 1st is the golden rule
    63% Complete
  • 8.9% I barely remember to put it up at all
    8.9% Complete
  • 9% I don’t celebrate Christmas so it doesn’t bother me!
    9% Complete
2331 votes
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1 day ago

Best way to use leftovers?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.

What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.

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9 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 62.5% Summer
    62.5% Complete
  • 36.1% Winter
    36.1% Complete
  • 1.4% Other - I'll share below
    1.4% Complete
1630 votes
17 days ago

⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

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 ❤️

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