Have your say - Speed Management Plan
Curious about our draft Speed Management Plan? Head along to one of our drop-in information sessions to learn more about the plan is and why we're doing it.
Join us at:
🏍️ 3 May: Paekākāriki, St Peter's Church Hall, 4.30–6pm
🚴♂️ 11 May: Ōtaki Memorial Hall, 4.30–6pm
🚌 13 May: Paraparaumu Beach Market
🛴 19 May: Raumati South Memorial Hall, 4.30–6pm
👣 27 May: Waikanae Community Market
The plan proposes reducing speed limits outside 20 schools, on three roads and in five town centres before 2027. We're also asking for feedback on options for speed management beyond 2027.
Visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz... for more information.
⚠️ 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 ❤️
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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61.9% Summer
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36.6% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
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