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1477 days ago

Please help birds/wildlife - if you're having fireworks, choose quiet ones

Susan Neighbourly Lead from St Heliers

If you're planning on fireworks for Guy Fawkes, please keep in mind that as it's spring, there are lots of baby birds nesting in gardens. The loud noise of some fireworks can terrify birds so much, parent birds fly away from their nest and don't return, so the baby birds then die. Young birds may also be so scared, they leap from the nest and end up on the ground, where they starve or are caught by cats.

If you're thinking of having fireworks, please choose quieter ones and stay in large, open areas, well away from trees or shrubs where birds might be nesting. This will help other wildlife and pets too. Thank you!

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4 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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5 days ago

Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.

This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.

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Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
  • 85.5% Yes
    85.5% Complete
  • 13.3% No
    13.3% Complete
  • 1.1% Other - I'll share below
    1.1% Complete
2045 votes
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