EarthDiverse now offers daytime drop-in Mindfulness Meditation sessions beginning 15 February
EarthDiverse now offers drop-in Mindfulness Mediation sessions on a koha basis on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm, beginning 15 February, throughout the school Term. Our sessions are taught by Pam Chiles, a meditation instructor in the Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition and has spent many years living and studying in India and Nepal. We're located in the Hamilton CBD, just north of the Bus Station at 401 Angelsea Street (side entrance). For more information, please visit our website. If you're keen to attend, please register your interest on-line. Sessions also don’t need to be taken sequentially, just drop by when you have the time. A koha can be left at the class.
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.6% Yes
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13.9% No
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
What would you do if it was your job to fix Hamilton's CBD?
More alcohol restrictions, more lighting, busking rule changes and a whole lot of lobbying - these are some ways Hamilton leaders want to sort out the CBD.
Crime and anti-social behaviour in the area has been in the spotlight after recent news of a man defecating in the street near a city pub and another who flipped tables out the back of a bar after being found scrounging cigarette butts and asked to leave.
What would you do if it was your job to fix Hamilton's CBD? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).