When was the last time you wrote a letter by hand?
Can you imagine paper being so sparse and contact between loved ones so infrequent that you'd use every last inch of paper when writing letters?
Such was the case in the early 1800s when New Zealand faced a paper famine. Letter writing was essential to keep in touch but with such limited paper available the technique of 'crossed letters' was adopted.
The writer would turn the page ninety degrees after finishing a page and add a second layer of text.
Read more about this fascinating writing form here.
🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Elvis by Mike Cole
Only 2 sleeps to go for The Memories of Elvis Fan Clubs 1st Social for 2026. Award winning Mike Cole will make sure you have just the best evening. Te Atatu RSA 1 Harbour View Rd Te Atatu Peninsula. Starts at 7.30pm Cost $20 pp cash please and door sales available. Bar and Restaurant open. Please bring $5 cash for our fund raising raffle. Put on your dancing shoes and bring that smile. Any questions phone Jackie 0274901126
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