Festive fun at Hutt City Libraries
Looking for some festive or summer fun? We have lots of events coming up before Christmas and over summer at Hutt City Libraries.
Flip through our What's On Guide online (copies also available at your local library) or check out our featured events below!
Family Festive Evening
Petone Library - Wednesday 9 December, 6pm-8pm
Join us for festive stories, card making and music. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy in the library!
Family Festive Fun
War Memorial Library - Wednesday 16 December, 6pm-7:30pm
Bring the family for a special evening of festive stories, songs and fun at the library.
Bubble Flash Mob
Anzac Lawn (War Memorial Library)
- Tuesday 12 January, 10:30am
Join us for our annual flash mob. We’ll provide the bubbles; all we
need is you!
Storytime at Neko Ngeru Cat Cafe
Thursday 14 January, 10am-11am
Listen to tails, pet the cats, and relax with a cuppa at our pawsome storytime with the Neko Ngeru Cat Cafe in Petone. Ages 7+. Registrations required as spaces are very limited! Book in by emailing LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or contact your local library.
Best way to use leftovers?
I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.
What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.
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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62.5% Summer
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36.1% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
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:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 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.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 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 ❤️
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