Volunteer opportunity (1 hour per week)
Te Kowhai News is working with CommSafe to collate and share crime and safety information in our area.
CommSafe is an organisation which collects your tip-offs on any dodgy going-on's in the area and shares them with their database across the district. Why? Because many tip-offs added together build a more complete picture of the problem and that information is often what Police - and locals - need.
We need a volunteer in Te Kowhai who can:
1. Round up crime and safety information from Neighbourly and our various Facebook pages and email it to CommSafe each week. These would be posts anyone has made about vehicles casing out houses, items being stolen, burglaries, vandalism, boy racers, antisocial behaviour, that sort of thing.
2. Receive the CommSafe weekly Neighbourhood Support email and post it back to Neighbourly and Facebook.
3. Be the eyes and ears for Te Kowhai should anyone want to call you to discuss concerns, anything they've seen or would like to report, and pass that information to the relevant group (Police if it is an issue that needs Police attention, or CommSafe if it's something others simply need to be made aware of).
You will need to be computer literate and able to find your way around Facebook and Neighbourly. You will need to be accessible and not have a problem with people in the community contacting you by phone on occasions to share information with you.
This is an ongoing role which would suit anyone wanting to help out their community who already uses social media. Parent or teenager, professional or retiree. This is a role which you can add to your CV (Crime & Safety Communications Co-ordinator sound OK to you?) and Te Kowhai News would be happy to support you with a reference.
Email: tekowhainews@gmail.com if you're interested or call me on 0220 166 828.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59.9% Yes, supporting people is important!
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25.7% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.4% ... It is complicated
Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?
All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.
But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.
Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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82.7% Yes
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17.3% No
Wild weather in the Waikato
The Waikato really copped it over the weekend, with wild weather leaving a hefty clean-up bill that may run into the millions.
While things are looking calmer in the days ahead, there are still plenty of slips and flooded roads across the district — so if you’re heading out, take it easy and stay alert.
We want to know: How did you and your whānau get on over the weekend?
Want to see what recovery will look like from here? The Waikato Times has the latest.
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