November 2019 Report from KCA
Sincerest thanks to our sponsors and the general public who donated goods to KCA in the month of November 2019.
In the month of November our volunteers packed and redistributed 15,255.95kgs (over 15.2 tons) of food in the Greater Wellington region (Hutt, Wellington City and Porirua). Plus 174 banana boxes of clothing, shoes, and homewares plus chest of drawers, baby bath, baby stroller x 2, pram and highchair.
This stock was shared with agencies such as Salvation Army Porirua Foodbank, Salvation Army Lower Hutt Foodbank, St Vincent de Paul Porirua Foodbank, St Annes Pantry Foodbank, Newlands Foodbank, Natone Park School, Porirua Activity Centre to name a few.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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85.5% Yes
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13.3% No
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
The Hikoi on Tuesday 19th
I copied this from a Facebook page: The expected route of the hīkoi on Tuesday is from Takapuwahia Maree in Esldon towards Porirua and along Kenepuru Drive to Tawa, then up Middleton Road to Johnsonville, down Ngaraunga George and along the old Hutt Road to Wellington. They are anticipating significant congestion on the roads between 06.00am and 12.30pm.