EarthDiverse now offers daytime drop-in Mindfulness Meditation sessions beginning 15 February
EarthDiverse now offers drop-in Mindfulness Mediation sessions on a koha basis on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm, beginning 15 February, throughout the school Term. Our sessions are taught by Pam Chiles, a meditation instructor in the Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition and has spent many years living and studying in India and Nepal. We're located in the Hamilton CBD, just north of the Bus Station at 401 Angelsea Street (side entrance). For more information, please visit our website. If you're keen to attend, please register your interest on-line. Sessions also don’t need to be taken sequentially, just drop by when you have the time. A koha can be left at the class.
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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61.4% Yes, supporting people is important!
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22.5% No, individuals should take responsibility
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16.1% ... It is complicated
Hamilton woman’s $50 flax roses are helping her family get by
Marama Wade sits outside her River Rd home selling harakeke roses for $50, trying to keep food on the table and the rent paid.
The 54-year-old said the reason she’s out there is simple, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching.
“We’re broke. The reality is life is hard.”
Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up
Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.
The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.
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