Sustainable Urban Living Workshops
Join us for an enriching experience at our Sustainable Urban Living Workshops, where you'll delve into practical sustainability tips for your home and garden. For just $2 per person, immerse yourself in hands-on sessions happening alongside the vibrant atmosphere of the Parnell Farmers' Market.
🌿 Raranga Harakeke: Weaving Flax with Rewa Grimsdale
Saturday, March 2nd | 9:30-11:30am | $2
Book here: enrolmy.com...
Embark on a journey into the culture and techniques of raranga in this beginner-friendly workshop with Rewa Grimsdale.
🥕 Growing Vegetables & Fruit Trees in Small Spaces with Paul Crowhurst
Saturday, March 9th | 9:30-11:30am | $2
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Learn the art of maximizing your space for fruit trees and vegetables in this interactive session with Paul Crowhurst. Discover organic and semi-organic methods for bountiful harvests.
🧵 Textile Upcycling - Rag Rug Weaving with Barbara Woodman
Saturday, March 16th | 9:30-11:30am | $2
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Join Barbara Woodman of Warm Hearts Upcycling to create vintage-style Rag Rugs from your old fabrics and clothes. Start your journey towards reducing waste with this hands-on workshop.
A huge thank you to the Waitemata Local Board for making these workshops possible through their generous funding support.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!