Have your say on the Annual Budget
Every year we prepare an Annual Budget (called an annual plan) that sets out what we plan to do in the current financial year and how this impacts on your rates and Council’s debt. Our Annual Budgets are based on our 10 Year Plan which sets out what Council will do for residents over a ten-year period.
The 10 Year Plan is designed to bring our vision and goals to life, and covers the services we provide, upkeep of the city’s infrastructure, and new projects that’ll make our city an even better place to live. We’re now preparing our Annual Budget for 2019/20 and want to hear your thoughts. It’ll be based on year 2 of the 10 Year Plan for 2018-28.
For further information see: pncc.govt.nz/annualbudget or call 06 356 8199
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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