CAMEO POP-IN CENTRE MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
Good morning!
Cameo has several regular groups who meet in our rooms in Mahara Place, Waikanae, and we are always pleased to see more ($2 per person koha gratefully accepted) -
Our "Let's Share Words" group has just started up again on Tuesdays at 1.00pm to share poetry, stories, reviews - all and everything literary - and our Thursday group of musicians have gone from strength to strength over the last few months -
And Friday Line Dancing is always hilarious -
And as always you are all welcome just to "pop in", share a cuppa (and if you are lucky, some delicious baking from the Good Ladies who Bake (not their real name but I think this one is nicer :) -
We are starting to build up an Information corner as well and would love some help adding to its resources.
Some Choice News!
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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