Posters in Shop Windows
Something that really narks me is the profusion of out-of-date posters in shop windows.
I consider it’s not the responsibility of shop owners to take down leaflets and posters that they have kindly allowed to be fixed in their shop windows.
A couple of organisations I belong to, Rotary and Otorohanga’s District Council sponsored Events Committee, are fussy about getting around town and taking posters down within a day or two of the event having been held. They even take a spray can of window cleaner with them to remove the cello-tape marks.
The worst looking window is a vacant hot-bread shop in Otorohanga. Posters are stuck on the outside of the shop front, so should be very easy to remove. But no. There is a religious event poster from March 2017 and beside it is another poster for a similar event later this month – same organisation. One wonders.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59.5% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.2% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.3% ... It is complicated
Flooding ravages Waikato farms
Tim Brittain’s harrowing journey back to his farm late Friday evening was made worse when he discovered the damage to his farm.
Brittain co-owns Storth Oaks Angus stud with his wife in Mahiihi outside of Ōtorohanga. On Friday evening he was making his way back to his farm from Auckland, when his Range Rover hit deep water on Paewhenua road.
Waikato Hospital needs to be open about mistakes
EDITORIAL: For all the travails assailing public hospitals, transparency should not be one of them.
Hospitals used to own up to their mistakes in a very public fashion. Each year they published a list of “Sentinel Events” — the most serious incidents involving patient harm.
That window of openness has slammed shut.
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