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1881 days ago

Poll: Should schools have generic uniforms?

Josephine Franks Reporter from Central Leader

Kia ora neighbours,

It’s the school holidays, which means many parents will be assessing whether they need to re-stock on uniform, or if that jersey can last another term.

Do you think schools should have to offer generic uniforms rather than expensive branded items?

Wales has passed a new law requiring schools to consider ways of keeping costs down - for example, stipulating basic colours but not styles so items can be bought from multiple outlets, or only having the logo on one item.

Do you think our Government should follow suit to help keep costs down for parents?

(Add NFP if you don’t want your comment published.)

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Should schools have generic uniforms?
  • 73% Yes, school uniform is too expensive
    73% Complete
  • 27% No, uniforms are important to school character
    27% Complete
100 votes
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11 hours ago

Q&A: Ask a question about...Online Safety

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Continuing with Neighbourly's online Q&A with experts in their field, this week we are tackling online safety with Jandy Fiske from Netsafe.

Jandy Fiske has been with Netsafe for nearly 8 years. Starting on their helpline, she's now Netsafe's Community Engagement Advisor. Jandy says: 'I'm passionate about online safety because I strongly oppose bullying and want to support those affected by it.'

Jandy is passionate about protecting vulnerable communities and is promoting online safety to ensure no one falls prey to online scams. She can answer your questions about any type of online scams, and also about online harm such as online bullying.

↓ Ask your question below now and she'll be online on Wednesday, 11th September to reply to you ↓

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6 days ago

Poll: Have you ever had a scary flight?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A plane flying from Christchurch to Wellington on Sunday had smoke billowing out of the engine and upon landing, passengers had to open the emergency exit and jump out. Have you had any scary flying experiences?

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Have you ever had a scary flight?
  • 56.4% Yes!
    56.4% Complete
  • 43.6% No, it's always been smooth flying
    43.6% Complete
723 votes
20 hours ago

Community gathering spot

Nick Jenness from Nick The Builder

Howdy Neighbours

Here is our latest project.
This area has been created for the local community to have somewhere to meet and perhaps partake in a glass of wine or a cup of tea and a chat
This is stage one of three.
We are looking forward to getting the next two stages underway.
Watch this space. 👍🥂