Volunteers wanted
South Auckland House of Science relies on volunteers to service the primary school students of East/South Auckland. Ways you can help:
- pick up and/or deliver kits
- help process the kits for the next school (cleaning and restocking the consumables in the kits)
We operate on a fortnightly loan system and require help on Thursday, Friday or the following Monday. Here are the dates for Term 2:
18th ,19th May or 22nd May
1st , 2nd or 6th June (Tues)
15th, 16th or 19th June
29th or 30th June
Please email Andrea at southauckland@houseofscience.nz or phone/text 0211297570 for more details. Thanks!
Emma’s wedding dress reveal tells a different love story
A Valentine’s-inspired wedding dress show at Ryman Healthcare’s Logan Campbell Village is providing the perfect opportunity for residents to share memories of their romantic day.
But for Emma Muller, it has also turned into an opportunity to celebrate her late daughter Nicola, who died 19 years ago at the age of 37.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59.4% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.2% ... It is complicated
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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