2049 days ago

Climate Change: Its Effects on Aotearoa and the South Pacific

Kylie from Hutt City Libraries

Hutt City Libraries is pleased to be hosting a panel discussion looking at the effects of climate change in the Hutt Valley and wider region.

Lower Hutt War Memorial Library, 2 Queens Drive
Thursday 11 April, 6:30pm

Join moderator Dr. James Renwick (2018 winner of the Prime Minister’s Science Communicator prize) and panellists:
Dr. Tim Naish (Professor in Earth Sciences, Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University)
Topic: Sea level rise and Antarctic ice

Dr. Judy Lawrence (Senior Research Fellow, Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University)
Topic: Resilience and adaptation in the Hutt Valley

Dr Pauline Harris (Chair, Society of Māori Astronomy Research &
Traditions (SMART) & Lecturer, Science in Society, Victoria University)
Topic: Ngā Takahuringā ō te ao: The effect of climate change on
traditional Māori calendars

Lisa McLaren (Coordinator of the Zero Carbon Act campaign, Generation-Zero)
Topic: Grassroots activism and the youth-led campaign for a Zero Carbon Act.

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More messages from your neighbours
4 days ago

Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.

This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.

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Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
  • 85.5% Yes
    85.5% Complete
  • 13.4% No
    13.4% Complete
  • 1.2% Other - I'll share below
    1.2% Complete
1891 votes
3 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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1 day ago

Railing planters

The Team from Resene ColorShop Lower Hutt

To gain extra growing space, make and hang these easy-to-build planters on almost any wooden fence or deck railing. Use Resene FX Blackboard Paint so you can easily identify what plants are in each. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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