1439 days ago

We need you!

The Team from Red Cross Shop Five Cross

We are still looking for passionate and dedicated volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers.

If you’d like to volunteer in a Red Cross Shop and you're looking for a fun team to spend a few hours with while doing good, just hit the button below for more information👇.

To protect our teams, all our staff and volunteers need to practice physical distancing, be fully vaccinated, wear face masks and follow increased hygiene standards.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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13 minutes ago

Why Chiefs lock Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi is sporting new name in 2026 Super Rugby Pacific

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi couldn’t have wished for a more fitting opponent for his first start of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

The experienced Chiefs lock is back in the run-on side for Friday night’s round-four clash against Moana Pasifika in Hamilton - and now sporting the Samoan matai title of ‘Seuseu’ in front of his first name.

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11 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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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4 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 38.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    38.1% Complete
  • 61.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    61.9% Complete
796 votes