Waikato SPCA
Last year in October our local branch closed suddenly. Since February 2017 The branch opened again under administration by national office (RNZSPCA) and have steadily been restoring the branch back to the service and reputation it needs to be. At the SPCA National AGM in June 2017, the majority of SPCA branches voted to become ONE SPCA - no more 45 branches all trying to do their best with managing resources well.
www.rnzspca.org.nz...
If you have been a Waikato SPCA member, are a life member, supporter, volunteer, guardian angel but not involved currently, our branch needs all the local support it can get. We have a newly appointed branch manager who has been in place 5 weeks now, and the centre is a much different place than recent few years. Please consider engaging again locally. We have so many animals in this significant region, and need all the support we can to keep SPCA involved in keeping the welfare of animals protected and represented. Centre opening times are still limited currently, but these are extending as the re-establishment of the branch progresses.
Some Choice News!
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!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
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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31.9% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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68.1% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Poll: How are your manu skills?
Waikato MP Tim van de Molen could have inadvertently been gifted his new election campaign slogan after taking out the Waikato Times political manu challenge.
Guest judge Alia McQueen said the National Party MP showed loads of “style and energy” as he out-bombed his parliamentary colleagues at Saturday’s impromptu manu challenge at Wellington Street Beach in Hamilton.
How are your manu skills? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% I'm pretty good
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0% Need work
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100% I've never tried
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