Track Renewal Underway
Great News! Kauri Glen Stage 3 Track Development is underway next month. This stage connects Tui Glen and Raymond Terrace through to Kauri Glen Road. It includes a 3-span glulam bridge over the main gulley and new boardwalks to form a high grade, step-free link through the bush between the Pupuke Road and Onewa Road catchments. The project will take until June-July next year.
However for this period of construction, the route will be completely closed for the saftey of the Public and contractors so users will need to plan for alternative means of travel around the Reserve. The only route available through the bush will be the track between Kauri Glen Road and Gladstone Road through to Woodside Avenue and Lake Road.
⚠️ 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 ❤️