CHARITY BOOK COLLECTION AND SALE
The Bell Block & Districts Lions Club are planning a Charity Book sale on the 22nd of June 2019 at the Fred Tucker Memorial Community Centre, Bell Block.
The big blue container shown below is situated in the parking area outside the centre off Parklands Avenue is the collection point for those of you who wish to donate you excess books. There is a slot in the door for you to insert these. If you have a large quantity of books to donate, please feel free to call Stan on 758 7352 or Barrie on 757 8890 to arrange a pick up or delivery time.
Proceeds from the sale of these books will go towards supporting Community projects in your area. Keep the 22nd of June free to come and buy your next lot of reading material at very reasonable prices.
There’s still time to clean out those excess books from your cupboards and shelves and to donate to this worthy cause.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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35.5% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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64.5% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
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