Let’s recognise our environmental champions.
Do you know someone who deserves a Taranaki Regional Council environmental award?
If you’re school student, farmer, big business, iwi or hapū, conservation group or an individual committed to helping our environment, the Taranaki Regional Council wants to hear about it and celebrate your success.
Nominations for the Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards are open until Friday 19 July. To nominate yourself or someone else for an award go to https://www.trc.govt.nz/environmental-awards/
There are five award categories:
• Environmental leadership in business, sponsored by Govett Quilliam.
• Environmental leadership in dairy farming, sponsored by Fonterra.
• Environmental leadership in land management, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
• Environmental action in the community, sponsored by Methanex.
• Environmental action in education, sponsored by Contact Energy.
• Sponsor — Todd Energy Ltd.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.5% Yes
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14.8% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
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.
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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4.8% Second half of November
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43.9% 1st December
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17.6% A week before Christmas
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32.6% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
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