Christmas/New Year closure JP Service Desks
Please note that all Northland JP Association Service Desks (Central Whangarei, Tikipunga, Onerahi, Mangawhai, Kaiwaka, Dargaville and Ruakaka) will be closed from 25 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 inclusive. Normal hours will commence from 6 January 2025.
If you need the services of a JP over this period, please go to the website link below, enter your suburb/town in the yellow "Quick Find" dialogue box and use the blue "Search" button. Available Justices of the Peace in your area will appear below.
Best wishes for the festive season and safe travels if you are holidaying away from home.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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42.9% Yes
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31% Maybe?
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26.1% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
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