Volunteers wanted
South Auckland House of Science relies on volunteers to service the primary school students of East/South Auckland. Ways you can help:
- pick up and/or deliver kits
- help process the kits for the next school (cleaning and restocking the consumables in the kits)
We operate on a fortnightly loan system and require help on Thursday, Friday or the following Monday. Here are the dates for Term 2:
18th ,19th May or 22nd May
1st , 2nd or 6th June (Tues)
15th, 16th or 19th June
29th or 30th June
Please email Andrea at southauckland@houseofscience.nz or phone/text 0211297570 for more details. Thanks!
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
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“.
Just dough it
With three basic ingredients and a bit of creativity, you can give old containers new life with Resene testpots.
Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.
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