Level 3 update
Here's the quick update on Council services and facilities at Alert Level 3.
Although level 3 has lifted some restrictions, we still need to be vigilant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (and avoid going back to Alert level 4).
Our focus is still on essential services and supporting the community. However, work that can be done while meeting COVID-19 health and safety guidelines will resume. That means:
🌻Maintenance and mowing will resume.
👷♀️Work on some projects will resume.
🚗We won't be collecting parking fees for now. But please, park safely and considerately.
👨👧👦Playgrounds and are still closed
⛰ Mauao is still closed. This includes the base track.
🚧Matapihi Bridge is still closed.
🗑Transfer station is closed to the public (working on it)
Also:
🏄♀️You can go surfing and swimming if you can already surf/swim.
🙋♀️You still need to maintain a 2m safe distance from others🙋♂️
❤️Keep being kind and considerate to each other.
For a full update on Alert Level 3 Council services, click the link.
www.tauranga.govt.nz...
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: 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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85.6% Yes
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13.2% No
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1.2% Other - I'll share below
Railing planters
To gain extra growing space, make and hang these easy-to-build planters on almost any wooden fence or deck railing. Use Resene FX Blackboard Paint so you can easily identify what plants are in each. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.