2838 days ago

Community invited to visit fire damaged home - 2nd June

The Webmaster from Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Bulls Volunteer Fire Brigade are holding an Open Home at the scene of a house fire in Hudson Street, Bulls.

Fire safety officer John Hotter says that the Open home on Saturday 2nd June between 10am and 3pm is a good opportunity for the public to see the devastating impact of a house fire.

Fire and Emergency NZ will take families through the house showing them significant points of interest like where and how the fire started, how damage could have been reduced and the impact of smoke and flames.

Fire safety information will be available for people to take away.

If you are unable to make this event and would like your smoke alarm checked please contact 0800 693 473 or your local fire station.
Find out more!

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5 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? ๐Ÿ›ป๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿš“

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? ๐Ÿ›ป๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿš“
  • 37.2% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37.2% Complete
  • 62.8% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    62.8% Complete
884 votes
12 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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, weโ€™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 โ€” and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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2 days ago

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Step back in time this weekend! ๐Ÿ“–

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Ever wondered about the secrets hidden in our local streets? This coming weekend, the Manawatลซ Heritage Festival is officially throwing open the doors to the past! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŒฑ

There are over 170 family-friendly activities across Te Papaioea Palmerston North, Te Awahou Foxton, and the wider Manawatลซ, so there is something for everyone ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ผ

Read more about the planned activities here

Any other weekend activities you can recommend to your online community?

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