WEA North West Branch Speaker Schedule
NORTH WEST Branch Term 4 from 21 Oct - 9 Dec 2022
21 Oct Heritage NZ: Fiona Wykes and Rosemary Baird on Diamond Harbour and Ripapa Island
28 Oct Funeral Director: Steven Phillips, from Little Kiwi Funeral company discusses funerals
4 Nov King of the Fairies: Warren Hunt, King of the Fairies, Burwood Forest explains his duties
18 Nov Canterbury Pilgrims: Discover more about these early settlers and their experiences
25 Nov Cathedral Restoration: Hear about the restoration of the Christchurch Cathedral
2 Dec Census: Find out why some questions are included in the census, what the information is used for and what will be in the upcoming census.
9 Dec Quiz and Christmas Function: Test your general knowledge then celebrate Christmas together.
Cost $4 - includes a cuppa. Call Barbara on 355-2040 to find out more. Or visit our website: cwea.org.nz
Venue: Chapel Street Hall Address: Cnr of Chapel St/Harewood Rd Day: Friday Time: 10am-11.30am
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!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
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?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37.9% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.1% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
🎉 Riddle me this, legends! 🎉
He/She who makes it, sells it.
He/She who buys it, doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know they are using it.
What is it?
(Shezz from Ngāruawāhia kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Shezz!)
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