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The National Party is considering a policy of fining parents $3000 if their children drop out of school and don't enter further education or training.
Simon Bridges says "The reality is if you're not in work, education or training, you're going to be languishing in a dole … View moreThe National Party is considering a policy of fining parents $3000 if their children drop out of school and don't enter further education or training.
Simon Bridges says "The reality is if you're not in work, education or training, you're going to be languishing in a dole queue, and the evidence is potentially for a long time". Do you agree with this policy? Should parents be fined?
A firefighter was taken to hospital as a precaution following an ammonia leak in West Auckland. Res…
Māngere Town Centre is your one-stop-shop for clothing, fabric, food, groceries, gifts and the ever-popular weekend markets.
Everything you need for White Sunday, sorted!
Kids will enjoy creating their own mini rainforest to take home and they will LOVE playing rainforest mini golf!
Bookings will be taken on the day of the activity.
WestCity Waitakere is the place to be these school holidays, so come join in the fun with our FREE and FUN kids activities!
… View moreKids will enjoy creating their own mini rainforest to take home and they will LOVE playing rainforest mini golf!
Bookings will be taken on the day of the activity.
WestCity Waitakere is the place to be these school holidays, so come join in the fun with our FREE and FUN kids activities!
Where: WestCity Waitakere Centre Court, Level 1 - 7 Catherine Street, Henderson, Auckland.
When: Monday 7th October – Friday 11th October from 10.30am – 2.30pm.
Phone: +64 9 978 6700
Residents are being urged to stay indoors as fire crews respond to an ammonia leak at a business in …
A 163-litre plastic storage container bought from the Warehouse for $35, THEN I drilled holes in the base with a compass point for drainage so they don't get waterlogged, THEN half-filled it with three 30L bags of strawberry potting mix, then I took the strawberries out of their pots and put … View moreA 163-litre plastic storage container bought from the Warehouse for $35, THEN I drilled holes in the base with a compass point for drainage so they don't get waterlogged, THEN half-filled it with three 30L bags of strawberry potting mix, then I took the strawberries out of their pots and put them in, fed (with liquid feed AND solid, longer-lasting fertiliser granules!!!) and watered them well, using the existing straw from the pots as mulch, and the tall sides of the container will afford them some protection from the wind (strawberries do not like the wind, it seems!), while if it gets too bad I have the clip-on lid leaning against the galvanised steel raised vege garden bed beside it, and BOTH the container and lid are transparent so the strawberry plants can get as much light as they want (strawberries NEED plenty of sun to grow fruit!), and they are in a sunny spot (although not on an overcast day like today!). =D HOPEFULLY I should have more luck with growing the strawberries!!!!!!!! =P The HEALTHY plants are the ones I just bought, the unfortunate brown ones are the ones that got damaged by the wind, and the little wee short ones with a green leaf or two (one or two have flowers, and one has a berry forming!) are Claire Tran's plants. =D I am doing the best I can to learn from her and others how to grow them (mine keep dying!), so any input as to what I'm doing wrong/what to do would be appreciated. =D Thanks. =D
New drugs for lung cancer and breast cancer, as well as a new treatment for multiple sclerosis will be funded by Pharmac, the Government announced today. In addition, access to a treatment for respiratory disease - pirfenidone, known by brand name Esbriet - will be widened. The drugs for non-small … View moreNew drugs for lung cancer and breast cancer, as well as a new treatment for multiple sclerosis will be funded by Pharmac, the Government announced today. In addition, access to a treatment for respiratory disease - pirfenidone, known by brand name Esbriet - will be widened. The drugs for non-small cell lung cancer and HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer will be available from December 1. Health Minister David Clark said the drug funding would help 420 people, "including people living with advanced cancer". "Pharmac is currently consulting on three more cancer drugs - olaparib (Lynparza) for ovarian cancer, fulvestrant (Faslodex) for breast cancer and venetoclax (Venclexta) for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia," he said in a statement. The drugs funded from December 1 will be alectinib, known as Alecensa, for ALK positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer and trastuzumab emtansine, which goes by brand name Kadcyla, for HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer.
"It will take time to modernise our approach to cancer care and control and improve survival rates, but today signifies good progress on the delivery of our plan," Mr Clark said.
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Dear Neighbours,
When did you undergo your last Dental Check up?
Thank you to all our old and new patients who have entrusted upon us their Dental health.
Over the past few weeks we have been advised by quite a few patients that they have been to a Dentist after many years and were very … View moreDear Neighbours,
When did you undergo your last Dental Check up?
Thank you to all our old and new patients who have entrusted upon us their Dental health.
Over the past few weeks we have been advised by quite a few patients that they have been to a Dentist after many years and were very impressed by the gentle, caring and professionalism they experienced with Dr Lisa Fernandes who has over 22 years of experience , having previously practiced at Henderson and Mt Roskill since 2001.
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Get your gumboots ready, as Ambury Farm Day is back!
Give the kids a taste of life on the farm at Ambury Regional Park’s farm day.
Still unsure about your plans in your gap year? Inviting all Auckland high school students to join us for a fun evening preparing cocktails and exploring career options!
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Free Session for high school leavers | 10 Oct | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Register via link below!
Marcus Jackson is flying in for one show only at the Henderson RSA on Saturday 9th November. Start time 7.30pm and tickets only $15. Marcus is a 5 Time Multi Award winner in 3 Countries. If you have seen Marcus I know you will be back, if you haven't then make sure you do this time. The RSA … View moreMarcus Jackson is flying in for one show only at the Henderson RSA on Saturday 9th November. Start time 7.30pm and tickets only $15. Marcus is a 5 Time Multi Award winner in 3 Countries. If you have seen Marcus I know you will be back, if you haven't then make sure you do this time. The RSA Restaurant and Bar will be open and bring your dancing shoes.
Tickets on sale at the Henderson RSA or reserve through Jackie 8174892 / 0274901126
Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
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* Free … View moreDo you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
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For the first time, Stats NZ asked people about their main means of travelling to their place of education. It found 128,000 drove themselves, and 450,000 were driven by someone else. About 113,000 get a school bus, 82,000 a public bus and just 21,000 hop on a train. St Kentigern College year 13 … View moreFor the first time, Stats NZ asked people about their main means of travelling to their place of education. It found 128,000 drove themselves, and 450,000 were driven by someone else. About 113,000 get a school bus, 82,000 a public bus and just 21,000 hop on a train. St Kentigern College year 13 student Ben Fraser said most of the pupils in his year and the year below drove themselves to school. "We're in a society that really thinks driving is like a demonstration of being successful and being wealthy and [it] doesn't see public transport as having those same qualities," he said. "If you're on public transport, people will see that as being only because you can't afford to own your own car. There's also of course the element that when you get your restricted when you're 16, that's a really exciting opportunity. You feel like you're becoming an adult and that you're maturing." Mr Fraser, who's also the deputy chairperson of the Howick Youth Council, said he still takes the bus - not only because he can't afford a car but because it's just more convenient. "I'm in a position where I'm quite lucky because going on public transport is actually quicker for me to get to school than driving. On my route to school we've got a T2 lane, which means that my bus doesn't have to compete with all the cars in the area, and the buses come really regularly." In New Zealand's biggest and most congested city, Auckland Transport says traffic volumes are reduced by 10 to 15 per cent during the school holidays - representing some 70,000 fewer car trips. Transport commentator Matt Lowrie, from the Greater Auckland website, said the latest numbers weren't a surprise to him, because many parents think it's too dangerous for their children to make their own way to school. "We often hear stories of very bad behaviour by parents dropping their kids off at school in their cars. The less safe the environment is for kids to walk and cycle to school ... more parents say will say, 'Well, I'm not going to let my kid walk or cycle to school'. And so you have more people driving again," he said. "It's a cycle that goes around in circles and means as a result, we have kids that are less healthy and less active. And it also causes more congestion." When it came to high school and university students driving themselves, most students were on restricted licences so couldn't carry passengers. However, Mr Lowrie said it was too simplistic to think reducing vehicle numbers to school holiday levels would see free-flowing traffic all the time. "As the roads are clearer it encourages more people to drive and drive at times when they might want to travel as opposed to delaying travel, or not making the trip at all. Or making it by another method. "So the presence of free-flowing motorways is great ... [but] it encourages more people to drive and therefore will eventually back up again." Secondary Principals Association president Deidre Shea pointed out that some parents were dropping off children at more than one centre. Many people also travelled long distances to get to schools or other education facilities far from their homes, she said.
"Particularly in Auckland but in the other bigger centres as well, there are a number of young people who do not attend the local school and that makes a huge difference to the travel across our city," she said. "If folks attended their local school there would be a lot less traffic on the roads during term time." Ms Shea believes - and hopes - that with growing concern about human impact on the environment, students will increasingly opt to hop on a bus or train and leave the car at home.
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