A tasty pallet
With careful planting and a little imagination, edible gardens can be grown in all sorts of surprising places.
Create your own colourful edible garden finished in Resene paints with these easy instructions.
Poll: Is your nearest emergency department up to scratch?
Concerns have been raised about Nelson Hospital with complaints of lack of staffing and excessive wait times. Do you have confidence in your local emergency department?
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37.3% Yes, it serves us well
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61.8% No, I have concerns
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1% Other - I'll share below
A time to be vigilant
It's tax return time. Scammers are impersonating Inland Revenue (IR) - and even the Police to steal personal information and money.
They may contact you by email, text, or phone, claiming:
🔹 You're owed a tax refund and must provide your bank details to receive it.
🔹 You owe tax and need to pay immediately to avoid legal trouble.
How to stay safe:
✅ Don’t click on links in emails or texts - log in to your myIR account directly.
✅ Check the sender - official IRD emails always end in @ird.govt.nz.
✅ Be cautious with texts - IRD only sends messages from four-digit codes, not
regular phone numbers.
Learn more about protecting yourself from tax scams:
netsafe.org.nz...
Update on water storage in the Northland Drought
💧 Northland is officially in a drought, and while our water reserves are holding up, we are encouraging residents to use water sensibly - and avoid wasting water.
This is just a precautionary measure for now, particularly as we have some rain forecast over the next few days. However, if we don’t see some sustained heavy rain in the next few weeks, we may ask people to start actively conserving water.
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