ANZAC craft week at the Te Awamutu Museum!
Make a 3D ANZAC Wreath, & Poppies
Mon 19th - Fri 23rd April
10.15am - 3.30pm daily
We'll provide all the materials to
make your own 3D wreath and poppy
print outs for you to colour in, you
bring your creativity! Learn about
what red and purple poppies
symbolize.
Add your ANZAC poppy to our ANZAC exhibit
Wed 21st - Fri 23rd April
10.15am - 3.30pm daily
Bring your homemade poppy or
make one at the Museum. Add it to
our ANZAC exhibit, tag the
Museum's FB page and go into the
draw for a prize!
Hamilton woman’s $50 flax roses are helping her family get by
Marama Wade sits outside her River Rd home selling harakeke roses for $50, trying to keep food on the table and the rent paid.
The 54-year-old said the reason she’s out there is simple, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching.
“We’re broke. The reality is life is hard.”
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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60.1% Yes, supporting people is important!
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23.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
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16.5% ... It is complicated
Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up
Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.
The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.
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