Posts by Noel Smith Councillor - Newcastle Ward
2861 days ago

ANZAC Services

Noel Smith from Noel Smith Councillor - Newcastle Ward

ANZAC services will be held in eight townships across Waikato district on 25 April this year.

A Civic Service will be held in the Ngaruawahia War Memorial Hall at 11am.

Dawn services at 6am will be held at the Field of Remembrance in Ngaruawahia and at the Huntly Cenotaph, and at 6.15am at the Te Kauwhata War Memorial. Times and places for assembling for parades prior to these dawn services can be found on the Waikato District Council website (see below).

Other commemorative services will be held in:

• Gordonton (starting at the Gordonton Hall at 10am),

• Maramarua & Districts (assembling at the Red Fox car park at 8.45am to march to the War Memorial Monument, or in the Maramarua Hall if wet, for a service at 9am),

• Raglan (Raglan Cenotaph at 11am),

• Taupiri (assembling at Bob Byrne Park at 9.30am to march to the War Memorial Hall),

• Te Kauwhata (assembling outside Suits & Gumboots at 10.30am to march to College Hall for a service at 10.45am), and

• Tuakau (Tuakau Memorial Hall at 11am).

More details with regards all these events can be found on the Waikato District Council website at: www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz...

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3 days ago

Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
  • 59.3% Yes, supporting people is important!
    59.3% Complete
  • 25.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
    25.4% Complete
  • 15.3% ... It is complicated
    15.3% Complete
733 votes
4 days ago

A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?

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2 days ago

Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

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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