Zero tolerance on speeding drivers all year round as Kiwi cops get tough on motorists
Hi neighbours,
Do you sometimes drive a few kms over the speed limit? Road police have scrapped their speed buffer on Kiwi roads in favour of a no tolerance approach.
All motorists edging over the limit at any time of the year can now expect to be pulled over and possibly fined, national road policing manager Acting Superintendent Gini Welch confirmed on Friday.
It brings an end to a long-standing convention that law enforcement would let minor speeding breaches slide.
“We don’t have a threshold,” Welch told Stuff, “we don’t have anything other than the speed limit.
Previously, besides zero tolerance long weekends, it was understood police could exercise discretion up to 10kmh over the speed limit.
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Pukekohe Lions Christmas Tree Grotto
NEW VENUE this year, lights now showing at the Showgrounds in Station Rd opposite the Railway Station, Pukekohe. Come along and vote for your favorite tree. Only a gold coin donation per entry. All proceeds to a Youth Project in Pukekohe. Sat 9th - Sun 17th Nov from 2:00 pm each day.
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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84.1% Yes
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14.2% No
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1.6% Other - I'll share below
Quiz Night - Nov 27th
BPW Franklin Inc is running a quiz night at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club, Nelson St, Pukekohe. Start time 6.30 for 7pm start. Teams of six. Come on your own or make up a team to bring.
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