Loose Dogs
RIP George. We were camping this weekend. 2am Saturday morning Ben, my step son who is staying at our house for the weekend phoned to say George had been attacked by 2 dogs who came up our drive. We raced home and got him to the vets but sadly he died. We are so upset. The dogs are at the pound. They were both chipped so the owners got a note in there letter box saying they were both at the pound. They can not get them back until there has been a full investigation. They are registered as French Bull Mastiff and not classed as a dangerous bread, that is a joke. They came back to finish our George off. When Ben tried to stop them they had a go at him. I don't think the owners will get anything done to them apart from maybe have to pay our vet costs. All we want is our George back. RIP George. It was a short life but a loved one.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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