More info and resources re: proposed industrial incinerator project
For anyone who might like to keep up to speed on all of the info, submission-writing, public meetings (yes, some are on ZOOM), etc. around the proposed industrial incinerator project in Te Awamutu - please join the Don't Burn Waipa FB group. I'll link it in this post. There are heaps of resources there, links to events, flyers you can use, etc. This is a very active/engaged group of people who are fighting this project that would be a disaster for our regional environment AND would set a precedent for building MORE of these types of facilities in NZ. www.facebook.com...
What do you think of this 11-year-old's chosen cause?
A Whangamatā 11-year-old has placed his award-winning mullet up for auction to raise money for Starship Hospital.
Kahū Hall, who named himself ‘Taco’ when he was three years old, is selling his mullet after growing it for three years. Taco said he was motivated to raise the money after his friend Evie Taylor stayed at Starship Hospital for a heart operation.
What do you think of this 11-year-old's chosen cause? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Poll: Do you think the idea will work?
The Government will today unveil a radical new plan to www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|underwrite construction of new private houses|, as high interest rates and an economic downturn make it tough for developers to get finance for new projects.
The new time-limited scheme is designed to de-risk developments, making finance easier to obtain for developers to start building. Developers often have to pre-sell a proportion of dwellings in any development in order to secure finance, which has become much more difficult in the current economic downturn.
Do you think the idea will work? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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46.2% Yes
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30.8% Not sure
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23.1% No