Complaints surface following stocktake of emergency housing
Gang activity, unsanitary conditions and a lack of smokes alarms made up some of the 39 complaints which surfaced after a Government stocktake of more than 550 emergency housing providers across the country. Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni admitted concerns about the Auckland Astro Motel in Ōtāhuhu, which received $3.1 million in Government funding between October 2016 and June 2018, as well as the quality of emergency accommodation generally.
What do you think about emergency housing moteliers that fail to meet ministry standards? Have you experienced emergency housing in a bad condition? Let us know in the comments.
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Video: Chris McKeen/Stuff, published first in February 2019.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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85.6% Yes
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13.3% No
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Weekend laugh
Morning everyone Just a update on my hernia had a scan last week saw my doctor yesterday it hasn’t come back and there is no liquid around where it was Just swelling and it can take another few months for the swelling to go away. Here is your weekend laugh
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