New Plymouth: New Zealand's city of amazing free activities. Yea right:
This mornings Daily News head-- line is so typical of what I am always on about. "FREE", the reporter is either that naïve that she walks around with blinkers on, listening to all the spin doctored chatter at the Purple Palace head quarters! Or maybe she is the new breed that believes in myths and Fairy tales . These facilities cost the individual district's rate payers millions and millions of hard earned, tax paid plus GST, dollars.
Can she please rewrite this fairy tale without blinkered or Spin Doctored, using her own, independent looking eyes. Just imagine if she can, if that money being paid to those "FREE" facilities; that border on Fraudulent how they were obtained, was either left where it belonged legally, the rate payer pocket, or was only used for the core facilities that the NZ Local Govt Act states. It beggars belief that the local Daily Rag even printed it, little alone gave it front page. This is the biases dribble that the public are being forced to read, and to be taken as truth! Fake News!!!!!! think a bit about what Im saying please!
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
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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85.5% Yes
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13.3% No
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
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.
Baroque Spring Concert, Methodist Centre, Sunday November 24th, 4pm
Taranaki's Baroque Ensemble, 'I Barrochi' will be presenting their Spring concert on Sunday 24th November at 4pm. The programme includes Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.4 with soloists Adam Jasinski (violin), Barbara Mitchell (recorder) and Jocelyn Beath (flute). Students of Amanda Henry will play some Baroque pieces on the grand piano, followed by Soprano soloist Janey Mackenzie singing Bach's Cantata 'Ich habe genug' accompanied by the Baroque Ensemble.
Complimentary afternoon tea and coffee, Koha appreciated.
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