Severe weather watch - strong winds, caution advised
Strong winds are expected for central New Zealand in the coming days. Moist northwesterlies with a number of embedded fronts are forecast to affect the country through to late Thursday, bringing periods of heavy rain and strong north to northwesterly winds, especially affecting central and southern parts of New Zealand.
Area: Waitomo, Taumarunui, Taranaki, Taihape, Whanganui and Manawatu
Valid: 6 hours from 11:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday
Forecast: Northerly winds may approach severe gale in exposed places during this time.
Please note, that for western areas of the South Island, this is a significant rain event and that total accumulations may exceed 500mm in some places by the end of the week. More information here.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? ๐ป๐จ๐
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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38.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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61.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
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, weโre 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!
๐๏ธ Step back in time this weekend! ๐
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! ๐๐ฑ
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 ๐ฅ๐ผ
Read more about the planned activities here
Any other weekend activities you can recommend to your online community?
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