Hibiscus Coast branch of Genealogy
The Hibiscus Coast Branch of Genealogy
We are having our monthly branch meeting at St Chads Church in Orewa next Tuesday afternoon
Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting
We have a guest speaker a historian and genealogist from Te Puke
Speaking
Expanding Aspects of your United Kingdom and NZ family history research
details
time 2pm to 4pm
afternoon tea is available after the meeting and a time to talk to us
venue St Chads Church in Orewa
door charge $2 visitors, members are free
we also have a raffle next month we strongly encourage everyone to purchase
We also have a group of members who kindly volunteer their time at the Whangaparaoa library from 10am to 12pm Mon, Wed Thurs, Saturdays except Public holidays so come along and listen and learn
Want to learn more we have a website with everything to get you started hbc genealogy htpps://sites.google.com/hbcgeneology/home
Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!
The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.
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89.1% Yes, it's fair
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10.3% No, it's unreasonable
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0.7% Other - I'll share below
Fishing Rods
1 x Shimano Elipse baitrunner boat rod 10kg 5 feet 6 inches (1.7mt)
1 x Abu Garcia Sonar Tip medium action spinner boat rod 6 feet (2.1mt) Both in good condition $45.00 for the pair. Excellent for snapper. Pick up Orewa.
Smoke in Mt Wellington
Smoke has been seen coming from the crater of the Auckland maunga Mt Wellington.
Images of the smoke began appearing on social media on Friday afternoon.
Around 1.45pm, Fire and Emergency (Fenz) shift manager Josh Pennefather told the NZ Herald a crew was fighting a fire of about 60 square metres in size.
”It’s spreading up hill … [but] there’s no property at risk at this stage,” Pennefather said.
Six fire trucks were in attendance working to contain a grass fire that's spreading up the maunga.
A helicopter was on its way to assist firefighting efforts, he added.
At 2pm, Pennefather shared that the fire was contained and they were working to extinguish it, including “keeping an eye on a whole bunch of hot spots“.