Poll: What's your New Year resolution?
Tell us about your New Year resolution. How are you going to make 2019 better for yourself, your friends, family and community?
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2.8% Eat better
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12.1% Lose a kilo or three
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10.2% Get up, get out and exercise more
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5.8% Take care of myself (eg getting more sleep)
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2.6% Quit the cigarettes
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1.5% Cut down on the booze
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3% Spend less money
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1.6% Read more books
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2% Learn a new skill, take up a hobby
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2.8% Get a new job
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1.9% Advance my career
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2.3% Make more money
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1% Spend less time online, eg social media
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1.2% Spend less time at work
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1.1% Make more environmentally-friendly choices
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2.7% Get out and enjoy NZ's natural environment more
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1.9% Make new friends/neighbours
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0.4% Focus more on my appearance
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3.3% Concentrate on my relationship/family
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0.8% Go on more dates
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0.1% Focus less on my appearance
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39.1% I'M NOT MAKING A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
Poll: How should Guy Fawkes be celebrated?
While it is a fun occasion, fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night has caused much conflict over the years, upsetting our pets and disrupting the sleep of neighbours.
How should we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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28.1% With a city-wide public fireworks display
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20.2% Small fireworks displays in each community
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7.6% Keep it as is
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32.5% We shouldn't celebrate it!
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11% Anything but fireworks
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0.4% Other - I'll share below
Three years’ worth of cocaine snorted in three months
More cocaine was taken across Waikato in the last three months than three whole years in the early 2020s.
That’s according to wastewater drug testing carried out by Crown research institute ESR for police.
Do you have a most-hated intersection in Waikato?
New data has pinpointed Hamilton’s most dangerous intersections, including a high risk Cobham Drive turn off that a resident and driving experts believe should be shut for good.
While that turn into Grey St has resulted in the highest number of injuries, most crashes occurred at the bustling intersection of Te Rapa Straight and Wairere Drive.
Do you have a most-hated intersection in Waikato? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).