Christmas Carnival 5th December Takapuna Beach Reserve 10am
Christmas fun for the whole family! Have a fun day out at our dog-friendly event with face painting, bouncy castle, Santa photos, food trucks, market stalls, competitions + prizes and more.
All money raised is contributed to help animal rescue charities across Auckland. Brought to you by Friends With Tales and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
Santa Photos for Kids & Pooches
Food Trucks and Market Stalls
Strut your Mutt Dog Show – Prizes up for grabs. Enter your dog here
Buddy Run – 100m Dash man and best friend sprint to win prizes
Dog Education on the main stage with Mindfulness 4 dogs
Bouncy castle
Face painting
Large outdoor games
A Chill Zone
DONATE
We are running our Carnival to get much needed items to animals this Christmas. We will have boxes at our event for you to leave items such as:
Cans of pet food or bags of kibble
Puppy or kitten food
Worm or flea products
Dog collars, harnesses and leads
Cat collars, and toys
Pet blankets
You may have old pet items including beds and cages that are no longer in use, please bring these along to donate. We also would gladly take old towels, blankets, cushions that the pets can use. Our pets are in need so please help us help them!
If you can’t make it you can still donate either via our online shop or by scanning the QR code to donate every $1 helps. Find it on our website www.frie...
ndswithtales.co.nz
Thanks in Advance from the Friends with Tales Team
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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?
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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?
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