Poll: Should old pines in Tamahere Reserve be left for the bats?
Bat and people priorities are being put to the test in the Tamahere Reserve.
Waikato District Council closed the reserve in late March, saying several pine trees posed a risk to the public.
DOC has previously declined applications from the council to fell pines in the reserve, because it would "kill or destroy the habitat of long-tailed bats".
Tamahere-Mangaone Restoration Trust volunteers have spent hours restoring the site, and say DOC won't let them fell mature pines to replace them with native trees.
"Yes, bats have been found foraging in the reserve, but no one can prove bats have lived here recently," trust member Bill Hodgson said.
And nearby resident John Simmons says about 30 trees are leaning perilously over Tauwhare Road.
Read more here and here.
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42.9% Yes, protect the native long-tailed bats.
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57.1% No, get rid of the trees if they're a risk.
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0% I don't mind either way.
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Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
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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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59.5% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.2% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.4% ... It is complicated
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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