2457 days ago

Poll: Do you give blood? If not, why not?

Reporter Western Leader

After the unthinkable happened, a West Auckland mother's life was saved when she received 52 blood transfusions, which came from 36 generous donors.
I'm interested to hear from you - do you give blood? If not, why not?

www.stuff.co.nz...

It's World Blood Donor Day on Friday, June 14. Visit nzblood.co.nz or call 0800 448 325 for more information on donating.

Please NFP (Not For Publishing) if you don't want your answer used in a story.

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Do you give blood? If not, why not?
  • 15.8% I donate blood regularly
    15.8% Complete
  • 15.8% I've donated once or twice
    15.8% Complete
  • 10.5% I don't donate - undisclosed reason
    10.5% Complete
  • 5.3% I don't donate - afraid of needles
    5.3% Complete
  • 44.7% I've tried but I'm not eligible
    44.7% Complete
  • 7.9% Other reason - please comment
    7.9% Complete
38 votes
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3 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? πŸ›»πŸš¨πŸš“

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? πŸ›»πŸš¨πŸš“
  • 37.6% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37.6% Complete
  • 62.4% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    62.4% Complete
728 votes
10 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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 β€” and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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1 day ago

πŸŽ‰ Riddle me this, legends! πŸŽ‰

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

He/She who makes it, sells it.
He/She who buys it, doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know they are using it.
What is it?

(Shezz from Ngāruawāhia kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Shezz!)

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!

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