Do we need better animal welfare rules in Aotearoa?
CDANZ estimates that around 250,000 dogs are chained up for their entire lives in Aotearoa. Animal welfare inspectors from the SPCA can do little for them and only in the most extreme cases can dogs be seized, and owners prosecuted, due to the resources involved. Do we need to have better welfare rules for dogs?
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MEF NIGHT MARKET 27 FEBRUARY 2026
**AUCKLAND โ WHERE ARE YOU HEADING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT? ๐โจ**
The **MEF NIGHT MARKET** is almost here and itโs shaping up to be an amazing night! ๐๐
๐ Street food & sweet treats ๐ฉ
๐๏ธ Stalls packed with bargains
๐ Hidden gems everywhere
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ The perfect night out with the whฤnau
โ Come rain or shine โ weโre fully undercover!
Skip the cooking ๐ bring your friends ๐ฏ bring the kids ๐ง bring everyone โ just donโt miss it ๐ฅ
๐ 34C Stoddard Place, Mt Roskill
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Friday 27 Feb 2026
โฐ 5โ10PM
๐ต Cash only
See you there! ๐โจ
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, weโre 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 โ and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
๐งฉ๐ Riddle me this, Neighboursโฆ
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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