1453 days ago

Pesky Pukekos

Marie from Waikanae

Has the Kapiti Observer gone mad? What planet are they on? How can they possibly think these garden thugs are endearing?
Perhaps I should post some photos of all the bulbs and plants they have dug up around here. The Muscari they dug up, not once, but three times. The Azaleas they ripped out. The Dahlia bulbs.... The fruit trees they have stripped. The potatoes and carrots they have dug up, (taking a bite out of each one). The poop they leave everywhere, fouling up our paddocks and making grazing impossible.
Most distressing is the way they swoop in and slaughter our precious native ducks and threatened grey teal. I hear the ducklings screaming as they are carried off and ripped apart, and there is nothing I can do to save them as cant get to them in time. Pukekos, in my view, are the most troublesome, gruesome, destructive birds imaginable.

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3 hours ago

Quote for the Day

Mike from Paraparaumu

May 5th 2008 The Michael Fowler Centre
Heckler: "Why aren't you wearing any shoes?"
[Duh!]
K D Lang: "Hmmm? Aw, you know, I figured, Wellingon?....Beach Town!"
Cheers, Mike

22 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.4% I want to be able to choose.
    43.4% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2518 votes
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19 hours ago

THE MAHARA PLACE MID-WEEK MARKET IS ON TODAY

Gary from Waikanae

The weather is looking good so make the most of it by coming down and supporting the stallholders at the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET which is on Tuesday from 9.30am until midday near the library in Waikanae. Valentines Day Gift Ideas, Fresh Fruit & Veg, Local Walnuts and Macadamia Nuts, Yummy Local Waikanae Honey, Bees Wax, Plants, Seedlings & Fresh Flowers, Local Handmade Sewing Crafts, Art & Cards, Rawleighs products, Clothing, Good quality Bric-a-Brac, Records, Books, and lots lots more. Grab a coffee, visit the market and the local shops- See you there...SUPPORT LOCAL