'A Toast to You' on Radio PlainsFM -No fear of speaking in public?
Six months ago we started a radio programme for Spreydon Toastmasters, a non for profit organisation, where I am the VP Public Relations. The goal is to inspire all to find their voice and gain confidence in their ability to overcome their fear of speaking in public. If I can do it, and other people who go to Toastmasters, then so can you.
Listen to inspiring stories on PlainsFM, 96.9. You can download the podcasts or listen every first Monday of the month at 12:00pm. Tomorrow, Monday, November 6, Dani Rius is being interviewed. Dani shares her secrets about her life and career before and after joining Toastmasters and wishes to inspire others to increase their confidence, as she did through learning in a friendly environment.
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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