Plunket Playgroups
All 0-5 years olds (accompanied by an adult or adults) are invited to join us to play and socialise at one, some or all of our playgroups! We have fun educational activities each week during the school term. A gold coin donation is welcomed each session.
Papatoetoe Library (30 Wallace Rd) Mondays 11 a.m-12 midday (straight after wriggle and rhyme) and Tuesdays (10 a.m-12 midday)
Papakura (Sir Edmund Hillary Library, Covered parking available 28 East St) Wednesdays 10 a.m-12 midday-the first half hour is a music and movement session.
Ōtara (Tupu Youth Library, 102 Dawson Rd): Thursdays 10 a.m-12 midday
Manukau Library (3 Osterley Way) Fridays 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m
Manurewa (Poutokomanawa Plunket Clinic, 10 Halver Rd) Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m-12 midday-music and movement session every second Friday
Contact Alana (the Playgroup Coordinator and Community Support Coordinator) on 027 2464 985 or alana.smythe@plunket.org.nz
Find us on Facebook:
*'Tupu Explorers Ōtara and Little Troopers Papatoetoe Plunket Playgroups' page
*'Plunket Counties-Manukau' page
*'Plunket Manurewa-Poutokomanawa' page
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
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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62.8% Summer
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35.8% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ 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 ❤️
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