2568 days ago

Evacuations in Redwood Valley, near Nelson, as a fire spreads rapidly

Fiona from Henderson

OMG!!! Not again. Those poor people down in Nelson ☹️
Kind thoughts and lots of prayers are being sent to the firefighters and the locals 🙏
I do know that the dry summer down there isn't helping, but I even more sure that some little firebug toe rag will be contributing to this as well. The same thing was repeatedly occurring over various places in Europe of the last couple of years. 2017-2018 was particularly bad. It transpired that it was a mix of tourists and couple of locals that started them.
What we really should be using in such big fires like this is the fire fighting planes, either a Canadair CL-415 or even a Bombardier 415 which can scoop water straight from the ocean or even large lakes.
They are far more efficient that helicopters with buckets. Helicopters are perfect from damping down the hot spots while the plane tackles the larger areas.
Some of the fire planes even can drop chemicals which will put out the fire/s very quickly.
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🪱🐦 When are you the most productive? 🌙🦉

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The Post has been diving into our daily habits, and research suggests being an early bird or a night owl isn’t just a choice—it’s biology! We all have that specific time when our brains finally "click" into gear.

This raises a big question for the modern workplace. To get the best out of everyone, should employers accommodate our natural body clocks? This idea is at the heart of the four-day work week and flexible scheduling movements.

We want to hear from you:
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2. Would a flexible (or shortened) schedule change the way you work?

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PURPLE MONTH (EPILEPSY AWARENESS) EVENT

Renee from Henderson

Hi everyone! I'm Renee and I am the educator for Epilepsy NZ covering the Waitematā.
This month (March) is Purple Month, a month where we recognize, raise awareness and raise funds to support people living with epilepsy in our community.
Purple Month often culminates with Purple Day - March 26th.

This year also happens to be the 70th anniversary of The Epilepsy Association of New Zealand and so I am putting together an event to also celebrate that which I'm hoping will be a bit extra special!

This event will take place on Friday the 20th of March at the Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre.
I am sending out a call for bakers, artists, businesses willing to contribute raffle items, and all around good-sorts who would be willing to donate their time and talents to this event, supporting those who live with epilepsy and the service we provide them.
I myself will be hosting/MC'ing the event and providing some live music and would love to invite along other musos who would be willing to participate in this as well.
Please reach out to me at auckland.nth@epilepsy.org.nz if you are keen to contribute or be involved in some way and I hope to see lots of you lovely people there!

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