Supporting young achievers in our community
One of the wonderful 'perks' of being a community board member is to be able to to support the aspirations of many of our young achievers of our community.
In the past 6 months, I have had a unique opportunity to learn about some of the things our young members are participating in. Many of these were on international stage, and some at the national level.
I share some of these with you through this piece. This is my first attempt at sharing these aspects of Community Board work with you.
1. A year 8 Cobham Intermediate student participated in International Ice Hockey Competition at Minnesota.
2. Five 12~15 year old students participated in different Gymnastics tournaments / training camps at Texas, England and Melbourne.
3. A 2nd year UC student participated in under-23 Rowing championships in Bulgaria, as part of New Zealand U-23 team.
4. A year 12 student from Avonhead will soon be participating in Softball international friendship series at Brisbane.
5. A year 9 Burnside High student from Avonhead will soon be participating in Kanga Cup football tournament in Canberra, as part of a Halswell team.
6. A 22 year old UC student participated in national bowls championship while another 16 year old from Bishopdale went to swimming nationals.
In the coming 6 months, the community board will get to hear their first-hand experiences from many of these achievers. I have no doubt that we will be interacting with some future medal hopes for New Zealand!
This part covers sports.
There are other achievers in other disciplines too, which I will like to share based on how members on this forum react to this post.
I welcome your feedback, either as a reply here or as a private message. Thanks
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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3.6% Second half of November
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32.9% 1st December
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23.6% A week before Christmas
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37.1% Whenever you wish
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2.9% Other - I'll share below
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
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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85.3% Yes
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13.7% No
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1% Other - I'll share below
Riddle Me This, Neighbours! Bet You Can’t Guess It!
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