Our new Mangere Bridge SPCA Op Shop opens Saturday 8 November from 9am at 19 Coronation Road! 🎉
Opening day event highlights:
🛍️ Be one of the first through the doors for surprises and celebrations.
🎨 Bring the family for kids colouring & activity sheets.
🎁 Grab a $2 raffle ticket during our first week and go in the draw to win an epic gift basket.
👋 Meet Zoe, one of our SPCA Community Services Officer in Auckland for any animal services questions (Saturday only).
Our new shop hours are 9am–5pm weekdays, with Saturdays 9-4pm and Sundays 9-2pm.
Everyone is welcome, don’t miss out! ⏰
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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82.2% Same!
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17.8% Would have liked to try something different
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% Yes
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33.3% Maybe?
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24.7% 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!
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