1750 days ago

Kāpiti family pay tribute to 'sensitive, caring, funny' loving son

Reporter Community News

A Kāpiti family are “blown away” by the outpouring of love and support they have received after the death of their 11-year-old son.
Last Saturday morning, the Tate family went to wake up their eldest son, Jacob​, but he could not be roused and was unresponsive. The family called emergency services and attempted to resuscitate him, but it was too late.
Speaking on behalf of Jacob’s parents, Rachel and Andy Tate​, close friend Abby Woollaston said Jacob was a sensitive, caring and funny boy.
“He went against the flow and stood out in a crowd,” Woollaston said.

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3 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 37.8% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37.8% Complete
  • 62.2% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    62.2% Complete
738 votes
5 hours ago

Quote for the Day

Mike from Paraparaumu

" The happiness in your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
Marcus Auralius - Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher
[No pressure then]
Cheers
Mike

10 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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!

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