Poll: Have you ever been bullied?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

People associate bullying with children in schools, but it can actually stretch beyond childhood to workplaces or neighbourhoods.

This Friday is Pink Shirt Day, which began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying after a new student was harassed for wearing pink. People across the globe are now encouraged to wear pink on this day to take a stand against bullying and promote inclusivity.

Have you or your whānau ever experienced bullying? Share your thoughts on Pink Shirt Day below.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

Have you ever been bullied?

• Yes
• No
• Other - I'll share below

Vote View Results

• 80.3% Yes
  80.3% Complete
• 19.7% No
  19.7% Complete
• 0% Other - I'll share below
  0% Complete

401 votes

Focus for Future - Environmental Short Film Competition

Lincoln Envirotown Coordinator from Lincoln Envirotown

Into Film? Passionate about the Environment? We challenge you to Focus for Future!

Make a short film (under 5 minutes) about our Environment or highlighting a specific environmental issue you are passionate about. Get creative and send us your film by 5pm, Tuesday 27th August 2024.

The competition is open to all, and you are encouraged to be as creative as you like, using any combination of live-action video, animation, graphics or slides to carry your environmental message.

There will be an Awards Ceremony & Film Screening in September 2024 at Te Ara Atea. Top films will be awarded prizes in multiple categories.

Instructions
1. Download the instructions and entry forms lincolnenvirotown.org.nz... – This includes everything you need to get started on your film.

2. Create your film (5 minutes or less) highlighting an environmental issue. Get creative!

3. Submit your completed film and entry forms by 5pm, Tuesday August 27th.

Focus for Future and inspire environmental action through the power of film!

Film Competition Entry Forms and Instructions.pdf Download View

And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...

Prospa

A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.

The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.

The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'

Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!