How do you like your community hall?
Do you use Te Kowhai (or any other community) Hall?
Have you used it in the past?
If you don’t, could you tell us why?
We've got an online survey which includes the following topics:
- The needs of hall users
- What works well at your community hall
- Potential limitations associated with your community hall and suggestions for addressing these
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The survey should only take no longer then ten minutes to complete.
This survey follows a series of workshops held with hall committees, councillors and users during August.
We want the community to be able to make the most out of their local halls.
So we encourage users and non-users to take part in the survey so that we can work towards maximizing the benefits of our halls as much as possible.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Richard Griffiths at Visitor Solutions on (09) 972 1790, 027 459 8872 or rgriffiths@visitorsolutions.net.
Alternatively, please contact Annetta Purdy at Waikato District Council on either (07) 824 8633 or Annetta.Purdy@waidc.govt.nz.
Thanks!
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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59.8% Yes, supporting people is important!
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25.9% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.4% ... It is complicated
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