Poll: Would you let the grass in your local parks grow to feed pollinators?
Kiwis love our lawns and traditionally we expect our councils to keep the lawns of our public parks and verges tidy and well mowed and to get rid of any weeds. But actually a neat and tidy green lawn is a food desert for pollinators, and leaving grass unmown and letting so-called weeds like clover and dandelion flower provides food for bees and helps support biodiversity. Would you be happy if your local authority let the grass in your local parks grow long and allowed weeds to flourish?
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25% Yes of course. we need to help the bees.
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42% Yes, but there needs to be signage to say that it's being done for pollinators,
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26.4% No. Parks are used for sports and the grass needs to be mown. Plant for pollinat
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6.6% No. I think that is just the council saying it's for pollinators but really it's
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