Elections this year
One of the big problems we have, come local body election time, is that there is little in the way of reliable information about the candidates standing for (re)election. Sure, they'll all claim to be working for the community and acting in the best interests of the district but who's actually checking that, in the case of those re-standing, they're true to their word?
Well I've been keeping a very close eye on the actions of the SWDC and the individual councilors over the past decade or so and I will be publishing some extra information on who's performed as they promised and who hasn't.
Here's one thing voters should be aware of. Back in 2017 the SWDC promised to consult with the community before doing anything about the airfield tower at Tokoroa Airfield. Five short years later they demolished it without any consultation. So much for promises made to the community!
I've been told it cost ratepayers over $7,000 to have the tower demolished and it happened just weeks before a contingent of FORTY people went down to Wellington (on the ratepayer's ticket -- probably costing around $40,000) to beg central government for some cash. The Mayor claims we're an economically deprived region -- yet she and her council chose to refuse the offer made by members of the community to fully restore the airfield tower at no expense to ratepayers and instead demolish this globally recognised landmark. This move was made despite thousands of people from around the world showing their support (both morally and financially) on social media.
Just watch this video to see the level of support that the world showed to protect the Tokoroa Airfield Tower. The council spat in the face of these fine people and destroyed the tower that many of those people had put on their bucket-list to visit. Every year hundreds of people have come from around the world to visit the tower and get selfies but the council chose to destroy that tourist attraction. Yet they claim they want to attract visitors... more false promises. Sad, very sad.
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We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63% Summer
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35.7% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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