Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays - October 4th 4:30pm-8:30pm
Some logistics for tomorrow’s Te Atatu Food Truck Friday’s for some who will be joining us for the first time. We are at 247 Edmonton Road behind the St Johns ambulance station. There are 60 carparks in the Te Atatu South Community Centre carpark available. There is also a huge grass area available to park in behind the St Johns hall (entry at the bottom of the carpark). Mind the kerb up to grass area. If parking in this area, avoid any areas roped off. Walking or biking up always ensures you get VIP parking. Plenty of seating is available in our courtyard area, in our community centre hub or picnic in the park. There will be music, kids playzone, free facepainting and a bouncy castle. Dress for the weather, stay around and enjoy the vibes. We are running now to 8:30pm so no need to be afraid of a little darkness. More time to fill your tums. See you tomorrow 4:30pm – 8:30pm at your own food fest in your backyard 🍔🌮🌭. More details on our Facebook page www.facebook.com.... Be sure to like and follow the page.
Even Australians get it - so why not Kiwis???
“Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages.
On Australia’s main grid last quarter, renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity for the first time, while wholesale power prices were more than 40% lower than a year earlier.
[…] shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.
Last quarter, wind generation was up almost 30%, grid solar 15% and grid-scale batteries almost tripled their output. Gas generation fell 27% to its lowest level for a quarter century, while coal fell 4.6% to its lowest quarterly level ever.
Gas has long been the most expensive way to produce power. Gas peaking plants tend to fire up only when supply struggles to meet demand and power prices soar. Less demand for gas has flowed through to lower wholesale prices.”
Full article: www.theguardian.com...
If even Australians see the benefit of solar - then why is NZ actively boycotting solar uptake? The increased line rental for electricity was done to make solar less competitive and prevent cost per kWh to rise even more than it did - and electricity costs are expected to rise even more. Especially as National favours gas - which is the most expensive form of generating electricity. Which in turn will accelerate Climate Change, as if New Zealand didn’t have enough problems with droughts, floods, slips, etc. already.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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58.9% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.7% ... It is complicated
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
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