
2025 Mahi Aroha Youth Award
The Youth Award celebrates a young volunteer (under 25) who is making a significant impact in their community. Their passion, energy and dedication are driving positive change, and they deserve to be recognized for their mahi.
Nominations are open! Know an inspiring young volunteer? Nominate them today.
A special shoutout to the Youth Impact leaders for being the faces of this video!


Poll: Is your nearest emergency department up to scratch?
Concerns have been raised about Nelson Hospital with complaints of lack of staffing and excessive wait times. Do you have confidence in your local emergency department?

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36.3% Yes, it serves us well
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63% No, I have concerns
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0.8% Other - I'll share below

Avalon cycleway (well, shared path actually!)
Fantastic to see the city continue to invest in making getting to school safer on bikes.
The city's getting denser. Every commute should feel like what it does during school holidays. The only way to get that to happen is when parents feel comfortable with their kids riding bikes and walking to school.
I've heard a few people moan that there's no bikes, so there's no need for a cycleway. But the lack of bikes is exactly the point. It indicates that people don't feel like bikes are a valid option.
Cycleways work all around the world. There's no magical curse which means that they won't work here too.


Poll: If you could rewind time, would you choose a different career?
It might not be too late for you, but some people look back and wish they had taken a different career path.
If you could go back in time, would you choose something different? Let us know what you would have chosen in the comments below.

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57.7% Yes
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41.8% No
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0.5% Other - I'll share below