School Children
Kia Ora whanau,
Over the last couple of weeks I've had tamariki (kids) from all ages walking past my whare (house) teasing my dogs from the other side of the fence and throwing rubbish on my lawn.
This afternoon, I had a group of intermediate or college children throw something at my house. I went outside and saw it was just a plastic water bottle, however when they walked away to the end of the street they all turned around and cheekily waved at me so I ran after them to return the bottle and have a korero. I asked one of them to make sure that they don't throw things at my house again. These are the same tamariki that threw a tree stump at a bus yesterday.
Whanau, please remind kids to respect other people's property when they are out and about. We can look after your tamariki if we see them on our streets as long as they respect us too.
Thank You :-)
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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59.9% Yes, supporting people is important!
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25.8% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.4% ... It is complicated
Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?
All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.
But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.
Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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82.7% Yes
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17.3% No
Wild weather in the Waikato
The Waikato really copped it over the weekend, with wild weather leaving a hefty clean-up bill that may run into the millions.
While things are looking calmer in the days ahead, there are still plenty of slips and flooded roads across the district — so if you’re heading out, take it easy and stay alert.
We want to know: How did you and your whānau get on over the weekend?
Want to see what recovery will look like from here? The Waikato Times has the latest.
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