1259 days ago

Psst ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ‘ attention all op shoppers!

The Team from

We're baaa-yond excited to announce a ewe-nique SPCA Op Shop coming soon close to town near Hamilton. With over 60 Op shops across NZ, our newest will be coming to Tirau โ€” at none other than the iconic iron Ram building! ๐Ÿ‘

If you are over the age of 16 and are able to help volunteer in our Tirau Op Shop, weโ€™d love to hear from you! Apply at: www.spca.nz...
For more store details please visit: www.spca.nz...

Our Op Shop will be located at 61-63 Main Road, Tirau 3410 and is due to open late September/early October. Stay tuned for more exciting updates and our opening date announcement in the coming weeks ๐ŸŽ‰

If you donโ€™t have an Op Shop near you or prefer to shop from the comfort of your home, try our new online store. Browse our hand-picked range online from anywhere at any time, and have your favourites delivered straight to your front door at www.spcaopshops.nz...

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Waikato Hospital needs to be open about mistakes

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

EDITORIAL: For all the travails assailing public hospitals, transparency should not be one of them.
Hospitals used to own up to their mistakes in a very public fashion. Each year they published a list of โ€œSentinel Eventsโ€ โ€” the most serious incidents involving patient harm.
That window of openness has slammed shut.

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15 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

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 Eastโ€™s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton Westโ€™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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Are you a Te Huia fan?
  • 81.6% Yes
    81.6% Complete
  • 18.4% No
    18.4% Complete
76 votes
5 days ago

Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

As reported in the Post, thereโ€™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 ๐Ÿช™๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿช™

One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship โ€” 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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Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
  • 59.7% Yes, supporting people is important!
    59.7% Complete
  • 26% No, individuals should take responsibility
    26% Complete
  • 14.3% ... It is complicated
    14.3% Complete
1056 votes