Vertical Adventures 10yr Birthday & Starship Fundraiser
On the 10th November at 5.00pm until the 17th November Vertical Adventures hosting a fundraiser for Starship Hospital. We will be displaying over 500 Star Wars Lego Models and scenes on the top floor of the gym. Entry is by gold coin donation. 100% of all donations will go to the Starship Foundation in support of Starship Hospital.
Where: Vertical Adventures, 5A Waikaukau Rd, Glen Eden
When: 10th Nov to 17th Nov
Cost: Gold coin donation.
Why: Vertical Adventures, formally Glen Eden Extreme Edge, has turned 10 years old. As part of the celebration, Vertical Adventures is hosting a Star Wars Lego display, in support of Starship Hospital, on the top floor of the gym.
Vertical Adventures has been supporting Starship Hospital for 10 years.
Owner Darrin Worsfold has been personally supporting Starship Hospital for more than 20 years. His relationship started on the 2nd day of his son’s life when he was diagnosed with a rare medical condition. His son has had multiple surgeries since and despite and low chance of survival, is still alive today.
Darrin and his family have continued to support Starship ever since, hosting Climbathon’s and using the families extensive Star Wars Lego collection as a fundraiser and to raise awareness of Starships great work.
You can view this collection and support Starship at Vertical Adventures, just make a gold coin donation in the box. On the Sunday there will also be a celebration of 10yrs in the community.
Come and join us in this celebration. Free sausages, games, challenges for all ages.
Check out our where they are now, tracking down the past managers and seeing what they are up to. Kicks off at 5.00pm Special discounts for climbing on the night.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
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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37.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Energy Resilience & Security
“India is facing a highly precarious situation for its energy security if the Strait of Hormuz – the world’s most critical oil shipping chokepoint – remains closed amidst the escalating Middle East crisis.”
Can you imagine how easy it is to choke New Zealand’s supply of oil & gas if it ever found itself in a conflict situation? How easy it is to blow up a 1 Billion Dollar LNG facility? Evan as a non-combatant like India you can be badly effected.
How about distributed solar installations on tens of thousands of roofs? Supported by distributed wind and tidal power?
Alternative energy won’t make companies rich - but it beats coal, oil, gas on not only price but security, resilience (just ask Ukraine), job creation, and the environment hands down.
It’s a no-brainer - unless you are a profit-oriented used car salesman … how did NZ ever end up with him? Nearly as bad as Trump.
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!
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