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Hey neighbours, we're keen to speak to anyone building a home for the first time, or making alterations to their homes, for a story on the new health and safety rules builders are adopting in response to Covid-19. Does this mean your home project is going to be delayed, who pays the bill for … View moreHey neighbours, we're keen to speak to anyone building a home for the first time, or making alterations to their homes, for a story on the new health and safety rules builders are adopting in response to Covid-19. Does this mean your home project is going to be delayed, who pays the bill for that? PM me or send an email to: lawrence.gullery@gmail.com
It was 1954 when Dorothy Jeans' mum asked her to give up an hour to help sell poppies to support ret…
It was 1954 when Dorothy Jeans' mum asked her to give up an hour to help sell poppies to support ret…
Fraser High School is the hub of Adult Learning in Hamilton and the Waikato district.
New online classes have been added to our Adult and Community Education programme. Our tutors will support you to get connected, get learning and enjoy a whole new adventure.
You can look, book and pay … View moreFraser High School is the hub of Adult Learning in Hamilton and the Waikato district.
New online classes have been added to our Adult and Community Education programme. Our tutors will support you to get connected, get learning and enjoy a whole new adventure.
You can look, book and pay online at www.fraserace.ac.nz or just email us on comed@fraser.school.nz Easy! Very easy!
Good afternoon,
As of the 4th of May, I will be of help where needed to get your business back up and running or maintaining any work that you as a business owner do not have time for.
WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU!
• Phone calls (call centre)
• Data entry
• Social media
• Advertising
… View moreGood afternoon,
As of the 4th of May, I will be of help where needed to get your business back up and running or maintaining any work that you as a business owner do not have time for.
WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU!
• Phone calls (call centre)
• Data entry
• Social media
• Advertising
• Mail outs
• Debt recovery
• Documenting
• Creating CV documents
• Appointment register management
• Newsletters
• Administration
Please email any enquiry through to kaeley88@gmail.com, I charge out per job so please get in touch with any work you may want to send my way.
Please note this can also be for private reasons as well.
Regards
KC
New Zealanders were asked to Stand at Dawn to recognise Anzac Day in their home bubbles. This week, …
ANZAC Day will be marked a little differently this year. We’ll be warm and cosy at home and The Last Post won’t start until you press play. But one thing will be the same – remembrance.
To help us remember those who served and understand what ‘to serve’ meant, … View moreANZAC Day will be marked a little differently this year. We’ll be warm and cosy at home and The Last Post won’t start until you press play. But one thing will be the same – remembrance.
To help us remember those who served and understand what ‘to serve’ meant, Ryman recorded their ANZAC resident’s stories. Some are humorous, others are tragic and eye-opening, but they all offer insight into the courage, bravery, and determination required to serve.
What better way to remember than to read the memories of those who were there?
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Now there’s a … View moreFor over 150 years, the news and information we uncover and provide have relied on your support, either through subscription to our newspapers, consuming news via our online sites, or indirectly through the patronage you provide to those who advertise with us.
Now there’s a new way you can support us: by making direct financial contributions to help power our news teams up and down the country.
Make a contribution and you’ll help our journalists continue to do what they do best: provide our readers with trustworthy, accurate and reliable news.
LEADERSHIP - CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME - HRRA Opinion Post - (Picture - Hamilton City Councillors 2020)
Plaudits should be given to those to whom it is due. It is great to see a small but growing number of community leaders following the lead of government ministers and the Director of Health and … View moreLEADERSHIP - CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME - HRRA Opinion Post - (Picture - Hamilton City Councillors 2020)
Plaudits should be given to those to whom it is due. It is great to see a small but growing number of community leaders following the lead of government ministers and the Director of Health and agreeing to donate a % of their exorbitant salaries. We do not use the exorbitant term lightly, by almost any measure NZ’s public servants’ salaries are massively disproportional to the population sizes, or more importantly incomes, of those they ‘serve’.
These massive salaries have been driven by a clever system of setting those salaries based upon % increases, and interesting benchmarks being made with a select group of top executives. So in a time where hundreds of thousands are destined to lose their jobs and have difficulty putting food on the table, or paying their rates in order to keep a roof over their heads, it is laudable that some of these high paid leaders are showing empathy.
We think this is a good start and call on it to go further on two fronts. First, in these very difficult times pay cuts across all senior levels of the public sector should be universal. The commentary from many political ‘leaders’ is that these cuts or donations are merely a drop in the bucket. This is an interesting commentary, and some might say self-serving. It is hardly a drop in the bucket when there are over 80 senior officials in the Auckland City Council who earn over $250,000 (1 Stuff 20th Apr 2020).
While we acknowledge Auckland is our biggest city, up and down the country we have council employees (of what would be considered almost villages in many countries), earning hundreds of thousands, not to mention all of the senior public servants in central government and senior executives in council-controlled organisations. We could add to this director’s fees and the list goes on and on. Some of these employees are also drawing superannuation, and/or a raft of other taxpayer funded perks. As some commentators point out ‘if you add up the smashed avocado’s you can save big’. In this case we are talking about hundreds of millions of smashed avocados. If we are to boost our economy through spending to get through this crisis, then let it come from our empathetic leaders, not be forced onto desperate taxpayers or future generations.
On the second front we also applaud the government fast tracking legislation to allow public servants to take pay cuts (2 Stuff 21st Apr 2020). Many of our local body politicians have stated that they are willing to make donations, to family members, their own organisations, or existing charities that they support (3 NZ Herald 20th Apr 2020). This is great but we are sure they will all agree that it is much better for them as leaders of their community to take this money as an actual pay cut as soon as the law allows. While we in no way doubt the integrity of our current group of councillors or senior public officials, in less ethical hands donating to your family, an organisation you control, or your own select charitable group may not have clear and transparent results. We therefore look forward to all Councillors and senior executives taking an actual and lasting pay cut to help us through this crisis. After all - We are All in This Together.
Finally, we would like to echo the words of our Prime Minister and thank the True Essential Workers. This crisis has put the focus on who our essential workers are. As the Prime Minister said in her Covid-19 announcement on Wednesday, we need to thank all the cleaners. Those people on the front line who often earn minimum wage. They risk their lives by going to clean and disinfect our workplaces and public spaces of this virus. Maybe those senior public ‘servants’ can go onto the front line and truly earn their massive salaries…
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The unmistakable sound of Anzac Day is about to ring out around Jodi Albery's neighbourhood in Hamil…
Create a simple hanging bird feeder from a few pieces of plywood and a terracotta pot and saucer.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself
Introducing Mighty Local – our new space where we proudly promote and profile everything local across the Mighty Waikato region.
Here we will be sharing how you can support local Waikato businesses during COVID-19 by getting your fav foods delivered and keeping up your fitness routines with … View moreIntroducing Mighty Local – our new space where we proudly promote and profile everything local across the Mighty Waikato region.
Here we will be sharing how you can support local Waikato businesses during COVID-19 by getting your fav foods delivered and keeping up your fitness routines with local gyms and studios. You’ll also be able to explore some of our fabulous Waikato destinations and attractions virtually and be entertained online by Waikato artists and performers.
He waka eke noa: we are all in this together. #mightylocal
Anzac Day is being celebrated differently this year, with virtual services and online events, all from our own living rooms, balconies and driveways. Download this pdf of a poppy, by award-winning illustrator Sharon Murdoch, to print off and stick in a front window - To show that even in lockdown, … View moreAnzac Day is being celebrated differently this year, with virtual services and online events, all from our own living rooms, balconies and driveways. Download this pdf of a poppy, by award-winning illustrator Sharon Murdoch, to print off and stick in a front window - To show that even in lockdown, in our small bubbles, we shall not forget. That we can still say thank you for the sacrifices, we can still pay tribute to the bravery of so many.
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