National Excellence Awards
Recently, we had our National Excellence Awards held in Auckland celebrating the achievements of rangatahi, staff, volunteers and leaders across the country.
We celebrated our award recipients of the 'Stars - Outstanding Contribution from a Peer Mentor' Award. Our Waikato winner is... 🏆
Brooke Jansen | Waikato
Our award winners have demonstrated leadership and positive mentoring and role modelling to other Peer Mentors and young people within the Stars programme.
Congratulations to Brooke from Graeme Dingle Foundation Waikato 💚
You can see a full list of award recipients through the link below.
Plan to keep cash alive
Keeping cash alive in rural Waikato towns is a big problem, but help could be on the way.
The Reserve Bank is proposing banks keep a minimum ability for their customers to access cash - often a lifeline in small rural communities where banks have cut branches and opening hours.
Poll: Should we ditch daylight saving? 🕰️
First introduced in New Zealand in 1927 with the passing of the Summer Time Act, it's what we know as 'Daylight Saving' and this year it ends on the first Sunday in April.
While we do get to sleep in this time around, some people would like to scrap the clock tinkering for good.
And why? Some evidence suggests the time changes are bad for our health as they mess with sleep patterns leading to short-term fatigue and affecting mood. Meanwhile the hour change is frustrating for farmers and a nightmare for getting the littlies to sleep. But what's your take?
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40.3% Yes - get rid of the clock changes
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57.8% No, I enjoy it
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
Police forced to name Netflix as platform for Tom Phillips documentary
Police have confirmed Netflix will screen a reality-style documentary on fugitive Tom Phillips, after initially refusing to name the platform.
Phillips was shot dead on Te Anga Rd, west of Waitomo on September 8, after a near four-year manhunt for Phillips and his three children.
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