Long Term Plan: Public meetings
We are currently developing our Long Term Plan (LTP) 2021-2031, which outlines our activities and priorities for the next ten years, and how we will pay for them.
We will be seeking your views and feedback on the proposed plan, including:
π¬ climate change
π¬ rating options
π¬ revitalisation of our city centre
π¬ funding for event facilities
REMAINING DATES AND LOCATIONS
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Tuesday, 9 March at 7:00pm - RuakΔkΔ Recreation Centre
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Wednesday, 10 March at 6:30pm - Cafler Suite, Forum North*
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Thursday, 11 March at 6:30pm - Trinity Church Hall, Tikipunga
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Monday, 15 March at 6:30pm - Te Kura o Otangarei
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Tuesday, 16 March at 6:30pm - Ruatangata Public Hall
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Wednesday, 17 March at 6:30pm - Hikurangi Memorial Hall
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Thursday, 18 March at 6:00pm - Mangakahia Sports Complex
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Friday, 19 March at 7:00pm - Parua Bay Community Centre Hall
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Monday, 22 March at 6:30pm - Pataua Outdoor Education Centre
* The 10 March meeting at Forum North will be publicly live-streamed on Facebook:
www.facebook.com...
The LTP is Council's key strategic planning document, and these public meetings are an opportunity to hear what's in it and why.
For the full consultation document and its appendixes, or to submit your feedback, visit www.wdc.govt.nz...
β οΈ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. β οΈ
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:
π The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50Β°C in less than 15 minutes.
π 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.
π This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
π 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 β€οΈ
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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61.7% Summer
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36.6% Winter
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1.7% Other - I'll share below
Would you like a free copy of our February 2025 issue?
Kia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine. We're still on the hunt for tomato recipes, so send your family's favourite way to use up your homegrown harvest, to: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the mag
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